Tortoise Or Hare?

Bozo | Mar 17, 2020 | 1,375 posts since 2011

In a decidedly unfunny day, herewith a bit of humor.

I suspect many of us here at DA (given our obsession with CD ladders) might be considered investing tortoises. Those who invested solely in the stock market were hares (especially over the past decade or so).

Trivia: the average tortoise has a life expectancy many times that of a hare (two to five years). The Galapagos tortoise: 150 - 200 years. Even a garden-variety tortoise will usually outlive its owner/guardian.

Balanced portfolios, my friends, with a tilt to CD ladders for fixed income. Were we smart tortoises?

Meanwhile, we here in Contra Costa County (CA) are on lock-down until at least April 7, along with the denizens of adjacent Bay Area counties. We stocked up on Tito's vodka before the liquor store shut down. If we are under house-arrest, I would prefer to do it with a cocktail or two.

Stay safe.

Regards,

Bozo

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111 | Mar 17, 2020 | 672 posts since 2019

The vodka thing I get, and even admire. But surely you haven't fallen for this? https://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/foodnews/titos-is-warning-consumers-that-its-vodka-should-not-be-used-as-hand-sanitizer/ar-BB112Izn

Bozo | Mar 17, 2020 | 1,375 posts since 2011

I would never waste Tito's on my hands. I also would never drink soap.

Those of us of a certain age remember: "Water's for Washin' . . . Dickel's For Drinkin'" George Dickel, Tennessee Whisky.

Sylvia | Mar 17, 2020 | 389 posts since 2012

Thanks, Bozo. We can always count on you to help keep us grounded and to see the positive in every situation. I have read that the Galapagos tortoise spends the majority of the day resting, perhaps a reminder that we need to be more chill.

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