Fortunately, there's no serious damage. There's definitely some soreness and stiffness, but other than that, I'm fine.

Fortunately, there's no serious damage. There's definitely some soreness and stiffness, but other than that, I'm fine.

The plastic virtues: purity, unity, and truth, keep nature in subjection.

The plastic virtues: purity, unity, and truth, keep nature in subjection.

I think we go on the floor expecting to win. I'm happy with that change of mentality. These girls are read more

I think we go on the floor expecting to win. I'm happy with that change of mentality. These girls are fighters and they'll fight until it's all done.

We should see continued consumer weakness in October and November, while industry overall does quite well. The soft trajectory going read more

We should see continued consumer weakness in October and November, while industry overall does quite well. The soft trajectory going into the fourth quarter has adverse implications.

'Tis said that wrath is the last thing in a man to grow old.

'Tis said that wrath is the last thing in a man to grow old.

I just see it as another guy trying to get what I'm trying to get, a win for our team. read more

I just see it as another guy trying to get what I'm trying to get, a win for our team. I treat it like a battlefield.

We are all in a holding pattern waiting to see what happens.

We are all in a holding pattern waiting to see what happens.

It's just been one of those years when so many dreams have come true.

It's just been one of those years when so many dreams have come true.

I think that the cost savings available in the deal are very real, and the deal should be accretive to read more

I think that the cost savings available in the deal are very real, and the deal should be accretive to Fleet's earnings, which is good thing financially, but what the banking industry in general has to prove to the investment world is that they can cross-sell additional products to all of those retail and small business and commercial banking customers. If they show real revenue growth doing these types of cross-selling activities, then a deal like this really might be something to get excited about.