Monday, August 29, 2011

Words

"Hamartia" - noun [$10]
Hamartia means the fatal flaw leading to the destruction of the tragic hero or heroine.
Sentence:  What is the hamartia of Hamlet?  I argue a general greed created a lack of focus permitting multiple conflicting objectives:  revenge against his father's murderer, desire to bring his mother down, and desire for the throne.  The lack of focus caused him to dither and delay, make blunders, and miss opportunities.  Unable to focus on a single objective, he completely bollixed up the entire effort. 

8 comments:

Spin-em said...

can you imagine if The Portage was this weekend????...lool

Bunkerman said...

yes, I can imagine that ... uhhhhhhhhhh

guess I got lucky.

Bud said...

Bman are there too many ETF's right now ?? should they be eliminated by the regulators ?

Bud said...

Bman do you like NVAX down here ?? bird-flu rumors

Spin-em said...

OBJECTION!!!...leading the witness

Bunkerman said...

yes, there are too many ETFs.

Many should be eliminated, especailly the phony ones that don't actually own stocks (or gold/silver/etc.)

No futures, no derivatives.

Bunkerman said...

I don't pay much attention to individual stocks anymore.

Just a few big ones that Mrs. B owns.

Spin-em said...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvJSBpI0fGE