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Stock Trading As Party

a: Stock trading ~
b: a party

What: The people that have the most fun at a party are those that arrive a little late and leave a bit early. They get the most of fun out of the event. Kiss Kiss gotta go, is the way to go. Trading , not investing, has a similar pattern. You want to make sure the stock, the party, is moving and grooving, and then jump into it little by little. Ease your way into it. And once it get going, add a little more, but not too much. Then, and here's the hard part, sense when it's all about to end and make a graceful exit. ie, sell you position.

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Writer: LucretiaMia
LCC: HB
Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Jun 18 2012 7:21 PM


Stunted And Trimmed To Perfection

a: Good writing ~
b: growing a bonsai

What: "Good writing is like growing a bonsai. Persistence. Dedication. Trimming down to perfection. The resemblance is not in the size, however,"

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Writer: Surat Lozowick
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Date: Mar 15 2013 3:40 PM



a: Semicolon ~
b: barbecuing

What: "Using a semicolon is like barbecuing: I'm never quite sure I'm doing it correctly."

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Writer: Nancy Friedman
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Date: Oct 15 2013 8:25 PM



a: anger ~
b: putting red into a load of white laundrey

What:

"The anger is like accidentally putting something red in with a load of all white laundry. The red has colored the whole load. The whites are now stained and the stains may be permanent."


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Writer: Not Stated
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Where:
Date: Feb 3 2014 9:33 PM



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