Remember the first time You heard cash called cabbage? Remember what you thought? ISN'T MONEY FUNNY? I'VE BEEN A CASHIER ALOT IN THE PAST TWO YEARS, SO I'VE HEARD PEOPLE EXPRESSING THEMSELVES FREELY ABOUT THE NEW CURRENCY DESIGNS. AS BOB DYLAN ONCE SAID, "WOWIE!! PRETTY SCAREY!!!" I ASKED A SAVVY FRIEND OF MINE WHY THE DOW-JONES AVERAGE HAD STARTED TO SKY-ROCKET WHEN IT WAS AROUND 6000. HIS ANSWER WAS THIS: "PRIVATIZATION OF INFLATION." SO, WHO KNOWS WHAT $100 IS REALLY WORTH? WASN'T IT ALWAYS RELATIVE TO DEMAND? ANYHOW, HERE'S SOME FUN WITH MON - EY... NICKNAMES FOR CASH $1 - CHERRY TREE $5 - LOG CABIN $10 - AARON BURR $20 - MUDDY CARPETS $50 - TALES OF BRAVE? $100 - KITE FLYER GET THE IDEA? AMONG FRIENDS, WE TRUST! ALL OTHERS PAY CASH, RIGHT? SPEAKING OF FLYING KITES, HOW MIGHT THE ECONOMY BE LIKE A HOT-AIR BALOON? SOON, I WILL DESCRIBE HOW POSITIVES can "flip-over" and become NEGATIVES. WOULD ANYONE WANT TO BE IN A HOT-AIR BALOON - way high up - WHEN THIS HAPPENS? Think of it all as "staying GROUNDED" *****All materials copyrighted 1998-9 Jesse Slokum***** email - click here