While many of us are rightfully very concerned about our stock market portfolios and the drop in value that has been lost over the past week or so ... keep in mind that there are quite a few investors/speculators who are taking this downturn opportunity to BUY stocks at these depressed prices. Rick advised to "ride it out" ... and that's what we're planning to do right now ... "ride it out" and let's see how the hand plays out.

As for the convention, we've made every one of them so far and our airline tix have already been purchased for next year, so short of some dramatic unforseen happening, Brenda and I will be there again in '09.