It’s snowing here as I write this…actual flurries. We rarely get snow in Houston, so this is a fun time for us. The last time we had snow was Christmas eve, 2004. Prior to that it had been at least 10 years, so I’ll have to ask all of you that live in colder climates to bear with my reaction to the white stuff. We’ve been singing Bing Crosby’s “White Christmas” all evening around the Herriage household.

And hey, we had some fun on Wall Street today as well. Even though it was just a 70 point move higher, you’ve got to admit that it’s better than one of those down 500 days we’ve had so often over the last couple of months. And how about that move in gold today? I’ll take a $30 price increase here anytime.

The market rally should continue on the hopes and prayers that Obama’s $1 trillion infrastructure stimulus program will save the day. Don’t we all feel better?? All will once again be right with housing prices…employers will stop laying people off… and corporate profits, which are ...