Again, I say "heh..."

John Scalzi reacts to Thursday's stock market:

I clicked over late in the day to see where the stocks were, saw they were down 400 points, and actually yelled “Oh, come on,” at the computer screen. How many 400-point-drop days does the Dow have left in it at this point?

(Yes, yes. 18. I have a calculator too, you know.)

I've about reached the conclusion there's little use in continuing to diagnose the problems. The roller coaster has left the platform; you're either buckled in or you're not. Me? I only started figuring out the economic stuff 4-5 years ago, so I have maybe half a harness. So when the "vehicle comes to a complete stop," maybe I'll only be missing an appendage or two.

Everyone should be so lucky.