Reality bites

I was at the health club today over noon and two 60-somethings were talking about the stock market today and bemoaning their portfolios and their shortening window for the market to recover. "I'm going to get on the treadmill and watch the Dow drop another 400 points today," one said glumly." I asked what the market had done so far, and the conversation quickly turned to talk of the bailout of the automakers and then to the topic of health insurance. One of two men brought up the point that a recent poll of doctors that indicated a high percentage wanted to get of out of family practice/general medicine in favor of specialization. How is that going to work, he asked, when/if we get national health insurance, with tens of millions of Americans now uninsured inundate the medical system?

Good grief, news has been discouraging lately. I keep waiting for the Christmas music now broadcast 24/7 by easy listening stations to slowly adjust everyone's attitude.Oh yes, we need a little Christmas, right this very minute....

Meanwhile, brace yourself for these headlines...

Dow falls below 8,000

Will even food banks need a bailout?