^Seems I missed that little gem of Sputterfly's.
Why the angst Sputter? I don't hate you. Does it irritate you that I'm optimistic? Does it confound your fragile reasoning skills that I believe the world will go on and this is merely a blip on the big picture? Why must you, and your buddy RC, continually harp on my honorable service to my country which was awarded by a lifetime pension adjusted annually for inflation? Does that get under your skin for some reason? Why do you insist I quit Iraq? I've never been there and never wish to go. I didn't quit anything. I retired. If the services refused retirements to all eligibles for the past seven years, while the war was going on, the armed forces would be double the size they are now -- further exacerbating the financial dilemma.
My successes (modest though they are) have come from hard work and intelligent investing. And never getting too emotional or excited about the Chicken Little scenarios we are witnessing here. Brokers love those that buy or sell at the whisper of a crisis. They send their children to Yale and Princeton on the commissions these alarmists pay them. Don't be foolish Sputter, look on the bright side of life. Maybe you just have to try harder.
People find their lot in life largely based on the decisions they make. If you're not happy with your lot in life -- make better decisions.
