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To: jim_p who wrote (17982)	2/8/2003 2:28:58 PM
From: chowder	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 206183

Brother bum! The mailman just snuck up on me with my brokerage account statements. I had planned on hiding from him. I even had my running shoes on. I wasn't going to get caught like that guy in the commercial, but alas, he caught me by surprise. I'm ashamed I tell you, absolutely ashamed. I only increased my portfolio by 4% in January. I didn't trade much, due to this fear I have about losing capital in a market that shows nothing but uncertainty. About the only good thing that happened in January is that I didn't lose money and I didn't have to take a single Rolaid. I promise, I'll try to do better in February but it isn't looking good at this time. I haven't traded anything yet, but I'm still looking. I did watch Band of Brothers 8 times, Gladiator 6 times and The Civil War series by Ken Burns twice. Your unsuccessful brother, dabum

To: jim_p who wrote (17982)	2/8/2003 3:05:04 PM
From: CpsOmis	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 206183

I'm a bit surprised there haven't been too many comments on Feinstein making a call to pull RRI's energy trading license by the FERC. The comments on the timing...just before a deadline for refi and one of the banks being in her home district..perhaps allowing them to justify a higher interest rate are intriguing. BUT... bottom line... is this a trial balloon, serious or just so much political bull hockey? Cynically, is she throwing out the anger and indignation routine knowing a Bush FERC isn't going to do anything so she can blame the Republicans? Or is she justifiably p.o.'d and going for the jugular? Why, in fact did Reliant shut down the power? Becuase they weren't getting paid, or to actually jack up prices? I can't seem to remember, but I can't imagine a business doing that without some kind of justification. Jacking up prices sounds to me like an angry liberal democrat hate the rich republicans line of crabola. It seems incredibly self defeating.... the real question, again, is whey did they shut down there plants at that particular time? Are they trying to say they were doing "planned maintenance"? Or? Anyone know or remember? Cosmo