Hard to Be Woolly-Headed, Hard to Be Sick

2008/6/3 12:13:16

Deserted the main force for a week of AWOL, running off to places with beautiful scenery and beautiful food to feast and drink like mad — I truly must submit a serious self-criticism. What a rare week it has been. Of course, I'll just return to the ranks in woolly-headed fashion with a "Song of Woolliness."

Actually, the internet is a very good place to be woolly-headed. And of course, human life is itself a net — the best woolly-headed place of all. For instance, on the internet, everyone is genderless — which is very good. The usual gender distinctions and discrimination lose their meaning online. What's even more woolly-headed-worthy is internet handles. Probably this ID's once-most-famous handle is the finest example: "A Girl Who Likes Math." This name is perfectly genderless — it all depends on how you parse it. Different parsing yields different output values: "A girl / who likes math" = female; "One who likes / math's girl" = male/female. So the gender of this name is what makes it the perfect handle.

Being woolly-headed does not necessarily mean being sick. Being sick does not necessarily mean being woolly-headed. Of course, there are many kinds of sickness. The most crucial kind is that in life, you absolutely must have some things that let you act sick for a while. As for a sudden major illness of the body — well, that's even more meaningful. Hard to be sick, hard to be woolly-headed enough to take a long vacation. Tell me — when, other than when you're sick, can you eat and drink heartily every day with a cheerful mood?

Long live woolliness! Ten thousand years for being sick!

As for the stock market — nothing to worry about. Right now the trajectory is super-perfect: it has been adjusting along the 60-day moving average the whole time. Once the 3656-point watershed that this ID has been emphasizing is recaptured, it goes straight to the 60-day line, and the rally can be launched. Pay attention to the Bollinger bands lately — the possibility of a break-then-rebuild cannot be ruled out. Dig the well deep so you can stockpile more grain.

What is there plenty of this year? As said before: wells. After the well comes the ridge, after the ridge comes the mountain. This is our Jinggang Mountain.