While this is a fishing & hunting forum and not Bloomberg, most of us men of good character operate our entire lives under assumptions and presumptions that have very little to do with the larger picture of the concepts pertaining to "dollars," "money," "value" and similar words steeped in both history and law. Therein lies the paradox betwixt what we *believe* to be real and what *is* very real, and our blind acceptance of such, as Brother Dan stated above.

My affliction with the concept of *why* has pleasantly plagued me from my youth and has taken me to all kinds of venues, both foreign and domestic, experiencing the inherent paradoxes therein. Regrettably, I can't/won't post a detailed summary and photographs of my sojourns on this public forum. Perhaps such private conversations could occur while navigating a productive stream of thought in either my DB or yours.....

I wish peace and good fortune to all the investors in Wall Street reading this, and, for those so inclined, proffer Genesis 39 - 47 read with the context of the Federal Reserve as Pharaoh. There is nothing new under the sun....