bush announces bird flu strategy, page-6

you guys make me nervous with your "counting your chickens before they hatch" attitude!
I sincerely hope your calculations are right and that if you've put an inordinate amount of money on it, you get the return you're after. But I'm reminded of my methods... way back then, when stocks were a great deal more stable. I remember hearing, for example, "BHP will be here for ever," and other such cr@p. Well, the lessons I've learnt are few (alas) but they include the one above. Don't fall in love with your stock (it's not your true and trusty girlfriend!), don't get all enthusiastic about the number of children you'll have (the first one might come out looking quite different to you) Do count the money your house will be worth "in a few years." It might be discovered that the land is -I don't know- sitting on a fault line, or on a pile of Uranium waste.

So take it easy with your expectations and pray to Mammon!