Thursday, May 30, 2002
:: The Curmudgeon Waves Hello
The Curmudgeon can hardly contain herself over the cynicism the market can reflect. I remark over the "India-Pakistan news" that gapped the markets down yet again on the open, only to latter send the same market into a flush of goodwill surrounding the two minutes of silence observing the closure of the WTC recovery effort. The Curmudgeon could but think that while the right hand threw out a few coins of beneficence, the left hand was busy picking the purse clean.
Both have validity and both reflect the contrary nature of the people that comprise The Market. They are no different than you or I, as indeed they reflect aspects of you and I. The wheel's spokes are at times bent and broken, but somehow strong enough to keep it meandering along.