max, it's getting real tired. and, above all, real pointless. and, the latter, it's been ever since you started.
Christ, Paper Trader was bad enough, now Aphie's a Paper Gangster. Or would that be "Paper 'Gangsta' " in his vernacular?
max, although i generally enjoy your posts (some might call me crazy!) i think it's very bad etiquette to publicly air private messages (and i know you didn't divulge everything that was said). then again, given my behaviour on these boards, it's not really fair for me to be admonishing anybody.. (otherwise i'd say that although you MAY have valid points, antagonising everybody isn't the best way to get them across..)
Yes, I traded millions of DOLLARS ..not SHARES. And I made millions for the firm. I never said I made it for me. I clearly stated I got a small percentage. Yes, I put aside college money for my son. However, if you do more "research" on me, you will see that my wife died when my son was 10. I did not anticipate this, nor did I anticipate getting remarried to a woman with two of her own children. Their tuition was NOT arranged for by me. I did not know they even existed until they were 16 and 14 respectively. What else do you want to know? How about a little background on you? What makes MY life so interesting? I am just a guy trying to get by. Trying to take care of my family, and trying to survive a bad time in the economy. I am not, nor did I ever claim to be a millionaire or a "hotshot" trader. If you do more of your "sleuthing" you will see that all I ever said is quite consistent. I myself do not have the patience to search out everything I ever posted. But thankfully, we all have you to do it for us. Thanks Max. You are now given my authorization to do my biography if you think my life is interesting enough to justify it. rs7
Au contraire, my friend. Allow me to quote from the esteemed Mr. Rs7's pm: "If you think it serves a purpose to expose this, then go ahead." As far as your comment: "antagonising everybody isn't the best way to get them across.." Sorry, but if you are not a multiple aliased ET member that makes dubious claims only to accidently refute them elsewhere; Or even worse, postulate trading theorems out of books and pass them off as your own creative thought, then you shouldn't be antagonized in the least.
rs7, for what it's worth, you sound like a thoroughly nice guy who's been through a lot. i haven't read too much of what you've written elsewhere as i'm not a very diligent participant of boards, unless a certain topic grasps my attention like the subject of this thread, hehe, but, from what i've read from you here, you not only sound like a nice and decent person with quite some life experience and his priorities in order, but you're also someone who manages to stay incredibly fair in the face of quite some unwarranted adversity. cheers and best
Thanks VVV. I am glad that not everyone here is so angry. I cannot understand this relentless anger. And I feel quite foolish for even bothering to defend myself. I guess it just pissed me off to be quoted out of context, attacked as a liar, and called names. All because I thought it important enough to express my desire for PEACE. Truly, this is an unbelievable result for me. I feel sorry for a guy like Max. Obviously intelligent. But so angry. And apparently resentful. But for the life of me, I cannot understand why. It is true that I have endured a lot of bad shit. As well as good. My wife dying young. My boy losing his mom at 10 is the saddest thing imaginable. Even to this day, I can't relate to what he must have felt. And I am with him every day. He is now 17. But I assure you of one thing. He is NOT an angry person. And he is not maladjusted. So even though I was not prepared to be a mother as well as a father, I am proud that we both endured. And thus, being attacked by Max is really small stuff to me. I am embarrassed that I have even responded as I have. But I am more embarrassed for him. There are better ways to spend ones time than to just try and discredit someone with whom you disagree. Really a sad situation. But it encourages me to see that most responses here are critical of his behavior. I tried to PM him in the hopes of toning down the antagonism. It did not work, obviously. It backfired and added fuel to his fire. It is now very clear why he is so pro war. He loves to fight. I surrender. Peace, rs7
no one who hasn't been through that can ever understand, so i won't pretend i can, or even try and say sthg that will never really be equal to what you and your son have been through. so i'll just say that i'm very happy for you and your son that you've both together made the best you could out of one of the worst blows life can throw you imaginable. peace, i hope, and best
well it is true that from adversity comes strength. I have actually accomplished more of what is important TO ME since the death of my wife than I did prior to it. And making money is not among what I consider the most important achievements. To me, finding love again, and assembling a "new" family is my proudest achievement. There is so much of life that is to be appreciated. I myself took things for granted before my wife fell ill. My priorities certainly went through serious changes. Perhaps this all adds up to the fact that PEACE is to me the most important issue of life now. Peace in every sense. Peace of mind. Peace within the family. Peace within the world. Just peaceful coexistence. War is the antithesis of everything that is now important to me. Life is indeed too short to be wasted with hatred, fighting, and negativity. I feel truly sorry for Max and the anger he so strongly feels.