A perverse reaction to the falling stocks would be to cheer for more--as a possible trigger for a revolution against Trump and his dumb orders. But, yeh, that would be injury to the hoi polloi while Trump sails along, ripping people off.
I have very little of the little I have in stocks. :-) I plan to keep it that way no matter what the stock market does. We were burnt once years ago, never to forget. lol
I much enjoy and appreciate your writings - to include your comments on the stock market and 'our Subaru's.'
I note your comment about Dr. Irwin Corey. I think there's a diminishing number of folks who know/remember that gentleman and his 'tux.'
Back in the late 60s I took a lady friend (Gail; WHS '61) to the "Upstairs at the Downstairs", in midtown Manhattan. The primary performer was Dr. Irwin Corey - tux and all.
I thoroughly enjoyed his show - although my lady companion was kind of 'new' to his language. Dr. Corey certainly used words that we never heard when he performed on the Ed Sullivan show.
But his language was still good for that/our (much older) crowd; and no kids.
He brought back many good memories.
I wish we now had more performers like Dr. Irwin Corey.
Thank you for your mentioning the good "Dr.".
very best regards - and a very happy Easter - to you and Mrs. Wink,
My favorite sentence in your column, Fred: “It is difficult to imagine, oh, let’s say, Elon Musk, canceling dinner at some swank restaurant and settling for Chick-fil-A until things calm down.” As to those advising the elderly not to notice the stock market, I point to our late Newsday colleague, Don, whose desk was very close to a TV. He wasn’t even retired yet, but he often looked up to see how the market was doing. My only consolation is that some state attorney general or generals—I’m thinking of the estimable Letitia James of New York—will charge people around the Felon-in-Chief with insider trading. That’s a conviction he wouldn’t be able to erase with a pardon.
Got us coming and going.
No double talk from you, Jim. Many thanks.
Oh, to be an insider just long enough to break even.
Here's to hope!
Exactly, Roberta. What goes down, goes up a lot more slowly. Happy Easter, anyway.
Me, too. Does that make us special?
Yeah, just got my 401K quarterly statement and-no surprise - down 20k.
I’m retired, so no way to make up the loss. Am I worried? Damn straight! Can’t afford 4 more years of this.
So Fred, you have company😥
A perverse reaction to the falling stocks would be to cheer for more--as a possible trigger for a revolution against Trump and his dumb orders. But, yeh, that would be injury to the hoi polloi while Trump sails along, ripping people off.
I have very little of the little I have in stocks. :-) I plan to keep it that way no matter what the stock market does. We were burnt once years ago, never to forget. lol
I still haven't looked. I'm sure it will enrage me. I prefer to be oblivious at this point. There is only so much bad news one can take...
I stopped looking weeks ago. I don’t want to worry about this thing given all the other terrible activities being dumped on our nation.
Hi, Fred and Mrs. Wink,
I much enjoy and appreciate your writings - to include your comments on the stock market and 'our Subaru's.'
I note your comment about Dr. Irwin Corey. I think there's a diminishing number of folks who know/remember that gentleman and his 'tux.'
Back in the late 60s I took a lady friend (Gail; WHS '61) to the "Upstairs at the Downstairs", in midtown Manhattan. The primary performer was Dr. Irwin Corey - tux and all.
I thoroughly enjoyed his show - although my lady companion was kind of 'new' to his language. Dr. Corey certainly used words that we never heard when he performed on the Ed Sullivan show.
But his language was still good for that/our (much older) crowd; and no kids.
He brought back many good memories.
I wish we now had more performers like Dr. Irwin Corey.
Thank you for your mentioning the good "Dr.".
very best regards - and a very happy Easter - to you and Mrs. Wink,
Jim McNamara
My favorite sentence in your column, Fred: “It is difficult to imagine, oh, let’s say, Elon Musk, canceling dinner at some swank restaurant and settling for Chick-fil-A until things calm down.” As to those advising the elderly not to notice the stock market, I point to our late Newsday colleague, Don, whose desk was very close to a TV. He wasn’t even retired yet, but he often looked up to see how the market was doing. My only consolation is that some state attorney general or generals—I’m thinking of the estimable Letitia James of New York—will charge people around the Felon-in-Chief with insider trading. That’s a conviction he wouldn’t be able to erase with a pardon.
Happy Easter…and let’s hope brighter minds will prevail 🐇🐇
"Unknown cosmic forces are at work." Yeah, that pretty much explains everything that's ever happened to me.