Me too. No withdrawal symptoms at all. Just fresh air.

If former Governor John Lynch was interested, he'd also make a strong candidate. He's 72 now but has been out of politics for a while.

I'm right there with you. Feels great!

Kamala said in the debate with Trump that Putin would eat him for lunch. Bon appetit!

Ethics is just not his thing.

Same here. The TV has been off, other than to watch a few movies. Cancelled my enhanced TV package, and now just subscribe to basic. It will be a long time, if ever, before I watch news/commentary on TV again.

Don't forget to hit the local cinema after eating.

I don't think gold is the thing you want after the apocalypse. I'll take the coffee beans or something edible any day. See Cormac McCarthy - The Road

But subject to wild fluctuations. These guys should be smart enough to know that.

That's just plain fear. As Warren Buffett always preaches, other than some limited industrial and decorative uses, gold is not productive, does not compound in value, and is only worth what someone else is willing to pay for it. It's already trading at lofty levels. Who is going to buy it?