Wretched excess is an unfortunate human trait that turns a perfectly good idea such as Christmas into a frenzy of read more

Wretched excess is an unfortunate human trait that turns a perfectly good idea such as Christmas into a frenzy of last-minute shopping-or attaches the name of St. Patrick to the day of the year that bartenders fear most.

They are hard to get because not only were there four major hurricanes last year, but also winter storms this read more

They are hard to get because not only were there four major hurricanes last year, but also winter storms this year caused great demand across the country. Manufacturers are producing them as fast as possible.

Any time you seem to gain momentum, they snatch it right back with a big shift right away or a read more

Any time you seem to gain momentum, they snatch it right back with a big shift right away or a couple of shifts later. They turn things around so quickly, it's frustrating.

In some years, we see the boating season just being delayed, and they might be able to make it up read more

In some years, we see the boating season just being delayed, and they might be able to make it up later in the year. Based on the tone of the last earnings call, I?m not expecting to see a spike for them in the third quarter. The next big question is: What is 2006 going to look like in terms of how the boating season shapes up and how successful will these new initiatives be that the management is waiting on?

We're not in combat the last time I checked. We've got some time.

We're not in combat the last time I checked. We've got some time.

They're just as good as we are. They look like West Point, just not as many of us.

They're just as good as we are. They look like West Point, just not as many of us.

Knots was about the relationships that were built over many years.

Knots was about the relationships that were built over many years.

In both fees and commissions, they're in good shape.

In both fees and commissions, they're in good shape.

They've always wanted to (unionize) and now they legally can. It's obviously going to cost us more money, but we're read more

They've always wanted to (unionize) and now they legally can. It's obviously going to cost us more money, but we're going to try to make a positive out of it, ... We will have a professional working relationship.