Who's Fooling Who? (Whom?)

IS IT TIME FOR A MODERN "BULL" RUN?

OK, so the stock market rallied for the month of March, ending a six-month downturn. "Huzzahs!" can be heard everywhere, particularly from the CEOs of those companies that are poster children for the whole damn thing (the pressure on them is easing up, and protesters aren't picketing their 8,000sq/ft homes anymore and goes back to being on A-Rod). The top guy at GM was forced to resign himself (in more ways than one)to what we've known for a long time: a Hummer can't compete with a Prius. He's gone...floating peacefully to earth uder a parachute made of fine, woven gold, hopefully in a modern rendition of the Icarus story. But are you ready to start shelling out the money in a spending spree? I'm guessing not...unless you just haven't been paying attention to things. Of course it's not over...it's like in the movies when someone looks out into the darkness and says, "It's quiet out there...TOO quiet...ugh!" and a bullet or an arrow slams into his chest and the screen explodes (sending my popcorn skyward!). Anyway, Forbes Magazine is nudging us to get out the wallet as they have listed the top ten things to BUY before the economy starts the Bull Run of 2010 (not to be confused with the Bull Run battles of the Civil War (1861, 1862---OR the Battles of Manassas, if you are from the South: same battles, different names since the South named battles after geographic landmarks like towns and the North named them after landmarks like rivers, as in this case).

Here are the top ten things Forbes recommends we all buy before the price goes up:
10. Furniture
9. Televisions
8. Women's clothing
7. Diamonds
6. Laptop computers
5. High-dividend stocks
4. Toys (huh?)
3. Erstwhile pricey vacations
2. Automobiles (natch!)

#1...you guessed it: a house

If you want more info, here's the URL:
http://shopping.yahoo.com/articles/yshoppingarticles/218/6-things-to-buy-before-the-economy-improves/

Me? I would get some of that stuff...if I had any damn money! Who are they trying to kid? I mean, other than me>