Checking Into the Dollar

With summer fleeting and the markets once again in turmoil, I decided to slip off to Cape Cod with the family for a little R&R. As the father of two young children, please note that those two R's stand for rum and Rolaids. Nothing like good food and copious amounts of drink to get one through the day!

It's interesting to note that in spite of the earthquake yesterday, and Gadhafi fleeing Libya, the local news feeds from Cape Cod, Boston and Providence continue to focus on Hurricane Irene as the lead story. Only 1,400 miles away, with an error of about 1,000 miles to its projected path, New England is fixated on this uncertain menace. Ah, human nature: It's so embedded in logic and reason....596 more words left in this article. To read them, just click below and try Real Money FREE for 14 days.

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