Economy

Pale Blue Dot

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50. Hey everyone

Sun Dec 18, 2011, 09:09 AM

Dec 2011

It's the holiday season, and that means that events beyond my control have been conspiring against me. In the space of 24 hours my life changed in ways I could not have anticipated. Every once in a while life sends a message reminding us to focus on what's important, and I got that message this week.

I'm being deliberately vague because I've become very cautious about what I put on the internet. In fact, I deliberately waited until this thread had many posts in order to bury this one. The bottom line is twofold: 1) I'm fine - safe and healthy, and 2) I must step down as head of the Stock Market Watch immediately. I have to turn all of my focus onto the people who need me right now.

So this is goodbye - maybe forever, maybe not. I wish everyone a very peaceful economic meltdown and I hope that my efforts have gone a little way towards helping prepare those of us with our eyes open for what is to come.

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Thanks for all that you have done PBD. Fuddnik Dec 2011 #51

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