Controlling one’s emotions is a difficult thing to do. In my recent experience (see image, all times EDT), I had good control entering the trade, but then I lost it after a bit of time because I didn’t want to lose my position (fight or flight…). When at the whims of the market, one must control oneself.
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There’s a new phrase sweeping the nation… jumping the couch. Apparently it is used to describe those rare moments of insanity that some folks seem to display… as in…
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Wow….can you believe I know the guy riding this thing? Yeah, neither can I…. Lay off the drugs Bob.
I had an interview of sorts with Bob, once I saw this monstrous beast…
Andrew: So Bob, what’s it like to ride this bike?
Bob: the seat is about 4 1/2 feet off the ground. It feels like your riding way up.
Andrew: I see, that is very nice indeed. Tell me, can you pop wheelies on that bike?
Bob: You can do little ones, but it’s not a good idea. It’s kind of easy to flip backwards given the extra length.
Here’s a little tale behind the name ‘Bullwinkle’ (that’s the name of the bike see)….
Bob: [My Girl] wouldn’t let me name it the Christopher Reeves. I was thinking superman, until she reminded me of the whole wheel chair thing.
I put some gloves on the handlebars to reduce the pain when I was walking into them, and that made it look “remarkably moose-like”, so it became bullwinkle.
Now it’s not in the hallway, so it’s not as much of problem.
And that, my friends is my first entry into the wonderful world of blogs.
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