Wall street Stories

I am a simple country mouse. Exploring is fun. Walking down unfamiliar roads and trailsfeels wonderful. I like to wade through creeks, and turn over stones to see what bugs are under them. Experiencing new things is what brings happiness to my life. I don’t expect to ever see the Statue of Liberty or the Pietà. I don’t have the money for that kind of exploring, but I can explore those places with my intellect. Sometimes,...

They do not look like Long John Silver, or Blackbeard, or Calico Jack, or talk like Al Capone with a cigar, or mumble like Brando’s Corleone. They may not leap on trains like Jesse James or walk down dusty streets to rob the bank then gallop out of town— instead they fly their jets for an island lunch or drink champagne to celebrate the bonus they received when their firm went belly up and their stock holders took it on t...