lt cap,

You're quite correct. I am always appreciative of how generous board members are in sharing theses/observations/data on stocks of interest. You and Jester often cover areas that were not on my radar, and as I said to a friend the other day about the board, I'm grateful to have access to people who in a number of areas are a lot smarter and a lot well versed than I am on a given subject. 

My only regret is that more old friends didn't follow us here, or at least aren't posting. It seems to me this started so long ago (the first instance I remember is on the yahoo ERTS board in 1999 when there were exactly 3 posters - Nisthil, me, and some other guy. When we met other good folks, and eventually migrated to Stockarena to avoid the constant, useless 'food fights' that people inevitably engaged in on Yahoo, it feels to me like we created a real community of 'friends', cyberly speaking, and part of the unsaid 'rules' of that community were that cooperation, sharing, and polite disagreement  - all part of the protocol. (Well, with the exception of me and Rodd, lol, but we dropped that diagreement long ago.) Some of those 'friendships' now are older than 10 years. I've learned a hell of a lot more here than in any other place about investing, and those that have taught me have been unfailingly kind and patient. I remember one PM years ago from Nsthil, begging me to get out of THQI despite the sunny picture that analysts were painting about its future. There was no particular reason why he should extend me that concern and kindness, except the 'bonds' formed by this community. He 'had my back' and saved me from a good deal of regret.

I don't want to wax too nostalgic about this, but the simple truth is I'm among some very wise folks.  Sometimes, life deals you a 'good hand' to play. Don't waste it.