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I tied my bandana, took my pack from the floor You were still sleeping,as I stood at the door Once more I was heading to,God only knows where That's when it hit me, I was already there I could ramble, a thousand miles or more Never find the light I've seen in your eyes before You gave me the freedom to go on my own way But you gave me much more, you gave me the freedom to stay -- Waylon ... read more

Sentiment is a hard thing to measure.  How do you quantify "bullishness"?  Sentiment, as defined by Webster, is an attitude, thought, or judgment prompted by feeling. And as anybody who's ever been in a stupid argument with a lover over who's done more for whom or who's done less to whom, then you know trying to count up and measure feelings is a fool's mission. Alas, sentiment matters when ... read more

The financial discussion I have most often with people when they actually open up and talk about their lives is about how they’ve lost big money over the years in one sort of trading scheme or tip sheet or newsletter or TV show or another as they try to make the quick buck. There ain’t no such thing as a quick buck. You gotta be patient and conservative…and if you are and you work hard and ... read more

A friend of mine on facebook, who friended me after seeing us on Happy Hour, recommended I break my post-1982 music ban to check out this Imogen Heap artist. She sent along this video from YouTube...color me impressed. Gonna download her albums off iTunes today and get to know the artist. Blogs are the new radio indeed, eh? ... read more

Happy Hour viewer, Jim, sent me this link with this intro: Should I get a 'good' house' for $450, or two houses for $100 each? read more

On the comments area of my Bullish on Google post, I got a question from loyal reader, SD: For perspective, on a trade like this which particular calls would you likely buy and what percentage of your capital would you risk on the trade? Thank you. It's funny....I used to not answer that question, when I was running money and writing my blog on TheStreet.com. Options aren't nearly as liquid as ... read more