Got up early to watch the morning comments on CNBC. Reviewed my charting
book. Then tried to apply what I've learned to the charts on the net
about some of my stocks. (Hmmmm. . that graph sounded kind of Hemingway-esque.
Not bad. )
Do I worry more about money now that I have some of it than I did when
I was poor? Geez, back then I was consumed with trying to put it in
my pocket. Now I feel guilty if I'm not managing it properly; like it's
a sin if I don't make the stuff grow fast enough. The burden of the
unrealized potential. It's tough. Of course, when I say something like
that, I feel like old Fritz the Cat saying, "Being on your own is rough.
Urp. (As he digests his last big meal.)" But I do have to get a handle
on spending.
Can't believe that I let myself get sold that extra shirt at Texas
Clothier. Linda really needs the ones she bought-but I have more shirts
than I could ever wear. Dain's a master at knowing when to feint, all
right. If he hadn't given me that little discount, I would have put
it back on the shelf. Then there are all the arts groups we have spoiled
with constant donations. One development director the other day was
trying to lay the guilt trip on me. She had heard from one of her underlings
who I told that I needed to trim back. That attitude irritates me, when
I look at the donor list in the arts program and see people with ten
times our net worth coughing up $100-tip money.
The TV is bugging me. Some bigshot on CNBC was saying that Greenspan
is going to jack at least two more quarter point interest rate hits
on us and ruin the party. Sometimes I'm tempted to just close out every
position I have and put it all in munis. Then I could retire to landscaping
my backyard and reading good books. But I've never folded yet and that
seems like such a copout. Where did I get this competitive spirit, anyway?
Maybe it passed down through some of these relatives I'm finding out
about. What a gas to find out about Robert and Jessamin.
Well, now I've heard two bigshots say totally contradictory things
on CNBC about where the market is going. That's my signal to shower
up and get after it.