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To: smolejv@gmx.net who wrote (19171)	5/19/2002 10:43:06 PM
From: TobagoJack	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74559

Hi DJ, <<our lives get longer one month / year ... >> so much the better to read 4 more issues per year of ... money.msn.com S&P gets tough -- and Buffett bets on a fall <<I would love to be active when Im ninenty>> perhaps writing globe-viewing scary news letters that does this ... "... Contrarian Chronicles ... First off, let me say that while I don't want bad things to happen, in my opinion, they will. Yes, a contrarian is the bearer of an unpopular message, but the end result -- helping people to profit by avoiding mistakes -- is upbeat. My motive for doing this column, since I first began writing it elsewhere in 1996, has been to make a contribution to the debate and to discuss subjects that others can't or won't. Not many people want to deliver the news that the future holds considerable financial pain for the unprepared. That's where humorous titles and subheads come in. I like to use them to temper the seriousness of my message, without diluting its effect. Now, on to this week's edition." But hey, we of the thread already do that;0! Chugs, Jay

To: smolejv@gmx.net who wrote (19171)	5/19/2002 11:05:47 PM
From: TobagoJack	Respond to of 74559

Hi DJ, Decided to pep up my reading by ordering: "Only Yesterday : An Informal History of the 1920's" Frederick Lewis Allen; amazon.com <<Book Description Prohibition. Al Capone. The President Harding scandals. The revolution of manners and morals, Black Tuesday. These are only an inkling of the events and figures characterizing the wild, tumultuous era that was the Roaring Twenties. Originally published in 1931, Only Yesterday traces the rise of post-World War I prosperity up to the Wall Street crash of 1929 against the colorful backdrop of flappers, speakeasies, the first radio, and the scandalous rise of skirt hemlines. Hailed as an instant... read more>> ... and ... "Since Yesterday : The 1930s in America, September 3, 1929-September 3, 1939" Frederick Lewis Allen; amazon.com Chugs, Jay