TG- Running with alchol and fire? Can anyone say human molitov cocktail? Ill just write “Countrywide” on my back and call it a political statement. My slogan can be “burning but still going.” Maybe Bear Stearns would be better, more timely. 🙂

And who cares that french wines are getting expensive. You live in arguabley the best wine growing region in the WORLD (CA, not temc.) and despite all their wishing and stupid NORCAL stickers, they use the same skydiving currency you do. Add in all the countries who HAVE to keep exporting good wines at any price since they have near no home market (Chile, Argentina, AUS) and you are sitting pretty. Well, ok you are stitting slovenly with a pokadotted use-to-be white shirt, but still. Expand your mind and your pallet, not your wallet my good man.

No, the real reason I am ok with it all is that I dont mind renting. I dont understand the mentality that renting is only for loosers and the poor. You are perfectly happy shorting the market but dont see the paralells to renting? Same as the idea that no one this side of college should have a roommate (not sharing the same bedroom, but the same house). Why? I have a better place with more stuff for less money? I also have an instant friend to share/use all the cool stuff. I know a bunch of people who have their own places, and they always seem to be out or at my place hanging with us. I dont want to live in a house with 20 other guys again, but I am not a hermet, I like at least SOME people out there. No, in a falling or just not appreciating market, the place to be is renting, waiting to pay you tomorrows inflata-dollar at 5 years ago prices. And while I wait, please fix everything that breaks, let me use all your appliances and fixtures so I dont wear out mine, and take care of my yard for me. All for the sky high price of HALF what it would cost me to buy it.