But I still don't have a clear idea of what my voice is.

But I still don't have a clear idea of what my voice is.

There are several things that have happened in this case . . . .

There are several things that have happened in this case . . . .

For purposes of action nothing is more useful than narrowness of thought combined with energy of will.

For purposes of action nothing is more useful than narrowness of thought combined with energy of will.

That second requirement is going to be hard to prove in a courtroom. It is questionable whether any individual fish read more

That second requirement is going to be hard to prove in a courtroom. It is questionable whether any individual fish could be removed from the marketplace.

Certainly Katrina eliminated boating activities in that part of the Gulf Coast, but for West Marine, 15 stores were directly read more

Certainly Katrina eliminated boating activities in that part of the Gulf Coast, but for West Marine, 15 stores were directly affected by the hurricane. Last year, they had 60 stores in the path of major hurricanes, and it affected earnings by about a penny. At least with respect to the hurricanes, it should be less (of an impact) than what happened last year.

We grew up competing with much larger institutions. They are very good at what they do and we knew that read more

We grew up competing with much larger institutions. They are very good at what they do and we knew that we couldn't beat them at their game.

Our 1999 (U.S.) GDP forecast was cut to 0.7 percent from 1.8 percent,

Our 1999 (U.S.) GDP forecast was cut to 0.7 percent from 1.8 percent,

We have in place a process through which we are carefully reviewing a range of options to increase the value read more

We have in place a process through which we are carefully reviewing a range of options to increase the value of our company, including those proposed by Mr. Icahn and his group. Investors should rest assured that this evaluation is being done in a prudent and deliberate manner with an eye toward creating sustainable value for all of our shareholders and as always we will keep our shareholders informed regarding our initiatives and direction.

I've really enjoyed the series, just playing again.

I've really enjoyed the series, just playing again.