tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5265757842252897204.post554155766364755771..comments2024-02-29T00:35:23.026-08:00Comments on It's Always Something...: What D'You Do If The Glass Is Neither Half Empty Nor Half Full......It Is Bone DryLohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08398370059689865989noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5265757842252897204.post-76006164419146345082012-06-27T14:16:22.111-07:002012-06-27T14:16:22.111-07:00Keeping you off the streets is what it's all a...Keeping you off the streets is what it's all about.<br /><br />:-)<br /><br />Hugs to you, Lo!<br /><br />PearlPearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5265757842252897204.post-6361135053559038232012-06-27T08:29:24.935-07:002012-06-27T08:29:24.935-07:00Har - Lo! I have my cell phone set to awaken me a...Har - Lo! I have my cell phone set to awaken me at 6:00 a.m. each day which gives me a half hour before the market opens. I *SO* hear you in this post. It's hard to take those big losses (I've taken some whoppers) so right now I have whittled my holdings down to cash, some mutual funds (4), and two stocks - one of which pays a whopping 12% dividend. Since the dividend is paid monthly, I'm a happy camper with that one. Otherwise...I'm still sitting on losses. But I think you are right. Doing nothing seems to work best. OR.. when you are UP - don't forget to put some stop-loss orders in to protect some of your gains. Maybe you are more sophisticated at this than I, however. I don't play with options. And I never sell short. And I never buy on margin. EVER. If I can't afford to pay for something, I just don't buy it. SO good to see you this morning. And I also feel as you do about posting to my blog. I actually do have something new to post in a couple of days (or three or four) but really, nothing much is happening here. We are considering moving to California (or, at least, purchasing a winter place down there). Sick of all this gray, icky weather in WA, I am. Signed: Yoda.RLM Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15218851852114927602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5265757842252897204.post-17733739441946301922012-06-25T16:23:29.365-07:002012-06-25T16:23:29.365-07:00Sweet Lo, I'd be a chicken if it meant finding...Sweet Lo, I'd be a chicken if it meant finding bits of your thoughts for the pecking...<br /><br />Live. No matter what. Don't screw with stable, but live. <br /><br />xoxChantelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10324845550553743658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5265757842252897204.post-88719803165586945282012-06-24T07:54:43.030-07:002012-06-24T07:54:43.030-07:00Due to auto spell correct I deleted a comment and ...Due to auto spell correct I deleted a comment and will try again . The crumb brain combo you refer to at the start sent my imagination into a forest and by the end I saw Hansel dumbfounded as he watched birds eat his means of getting home. Gretel was scared. Both were being watched. Grimm tale. <br />If our brain does that how well can any smart computer jump in and change our direction?<br />Someone is likely working on the math to figure it out.<br />Scary idea!!Heidrun Khokhar, KleinsteMottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16174142810114806410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5265757842252897204.post-60621995082899010472012-06-24T07:35:49.865-07:002012-06-24T07:35:49.865-07:00Our programs are now smart. They try to predict wh...Our programs are now smart. They try to predict what we want. Good luck trying to change that!<br />Even your market uses AI to keep things from crashing though I doubt that will be possible for the long haul.<br />Funds go up and down and we really have little control. We just want to believe we do.Heidrun Khokhar, KleinsteMottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16174142810114806410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5265757842252897204.post-11572548224686573282012-06-19T14:40:52.687-07:002012-06-19T14:40:52.687-07:00Hi Lo, it looks like you have got the font sorted ...Hi Lo, it looks like you have got the font sorted out.Happy Frog and Ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02679066739313347920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5265757842252897204.post-13586335791495056152012-06-19T13:59:33.489-07:002012-06-19T13:59:33.489-07:00As I'm sure you've noticed, Blogger has ma...As I'm sure you've noticed, Blogger has many, many flaws, not the least of which is that there is no way to contact whoever is in charge. Considering the trouble we all seem to have with it, I can only conclude that being unreachable is the way they want it.Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07309266986583326824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5265757842252897204.post-26574997301712829842012-06-19T11:14:08.928-07:002012-06-19T11:14:08.928-07:00If it gets you out of bed and you can afford it, g...If it gets you out of bed and you can afford it, go for it.Nancy/BLissed-Out Grandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17223278142557533175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5265757842252897204.post-65048417917985385222012-06-19T10:16:41.471-07:002012-06-19T10:16:41.471-07:00Sorry ~ I'm no help with either question! Just...Sorry ~ I'm no help with either question! Just wanted to let you know I'm thinking of you ~bobbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14353836074794786357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5265757842252897204.post-1455798330552324222012-06-19T08:39:06.386-07:002012-06-19T08:39:06.386-07:00The stock market is just a little bit more sophist...The stock market is just a little bit more sophisticated slot machine. It's gambling without the guilt of pulling the handle. Only invest that which you can afford to lose...and only that money that doesn't matter if you lose.<br /><br />I have had some successful investments, but more than likely, people will lose. It's best to invest in a sure thing (whatever that is nowadays!), slow growth is best as per messymimi's suggestion, however, for short term - it isn't going to make you much and time is of essense. I am not sure what to invest in anymore. <br /><br />I have been the most successful with real estate, however, in the USA (esp depending on where you buy) - it's probably not as good as where I live.Cartoon Charactershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07871661908222892370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5265757842252897204.post-81057147099829115482012-06-19T07:49:50.795-07:002012-06-19T07:49:50.795-07:00Your font looks fine to me.Your font looks fine to me.MAYBELLINEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09459481721591224275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5265757842252897204.post-7046435345911354192012-06-19T05:57:25.615-07:002012-06-19T05:57:25.615-07:00Lo- whatever brings you joy. Do it! Whatever gets ...Lo- whatever brings you joy. Do it! Whatever gets you through the night or up in the morning- do it! <br />And I love the idea of all of us being chickens scratching for tasty bugs. Of course, I love my chickens and their scratching delights me so...Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5265757842252897204.post-57787734241757069262012-06-19T05:20:47.858-07:002012-06-19T05:20:47.858-07:00Well, messymimi's advice bears repeating, so j...Well, messymimi's advice bears repeating, so just re-read what she said! I basically do the same thing because there seems to be a flaw in Blogger's font control. It still beats the typewriter and carbon paper; don't you think? Did we think about fonts, before? <br /><br />So far as the stock market is concerned, ditto. My daughter and SIL got very involved in the market, have four 25" monitors attached to their computers, attended a very expensive course delivered by a guy (my opinion) making money off the attendees as opposed to helping them earn in the market, and have made little or no profits in the last four years. I think it has to be your profession and other people's money to take the stress out of the job. You could certainly create a blog a day on each of those incredible market terms and enlighten us -- either through true knowledge or tongue-in-cheek refurbishing that you do so well. <br /><br />Your call. Come visit when you can.SharleneThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12180247939829055069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5265757842252897204.post-72729159520404105142012-06-19T04:40:48.502-07:002012-06-19T04:40:48.502-07:00The new Blogger interface changes font size, or co...The new Blogger interface changes font size, or color, or whether or not you want italic or bold, every time it thinks that what you are doing is not a continuation of what you've done before. At least that's what it seems to me.<br /><br />Example, if i am typing away, and go bottle feed a kitten, then come back and simply start exactly where i left off, all is well. If i move the cursor at all, it thinks i'm doing something not related to what came before, and i have to reset stuff.<br /><br />So i learned to just do it all in one font, one color, etc, until i am done. Then i go back and highlight the whole thing like i'm going to cut and paste it, and instead i chose a different font size or color or i highlight a section and click on bold or italic.<br /><br />It's one way around it.<br /><br />As for your stock market decision -- if you have a small sum you could lose without weeping and gnashing of teeth, and you want to play with it, go ahead. If every loss might mean missing a meal, you may want to stick with boring old growth stock mutual funds with good, long track records.messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.com