My dad called me this weekend and asked if he should open an online (brokerage) account. I said, 'Dad, you've never made an investment in your life'.

They have enough trouble building an online brokerage. And now they want to build an online mall? Give me a break.

These are still baby steps. Last year at this time if you asked me when are the full-service guys going to get online, I would have said '1998.' They're scared to death of what the Internet is going to do to full-service brokers.

I think a lot of our pitchers settled in this weekend. We threw a lot of strikes and hit where we were supposed to this weekend and that will always help your defense.

What we're recommending is that people take out as much cash as they would need for a long weekend. And if you're relying on credit cards, request copies of your credit report before and after the century change so you can spot and correct any Y2K errors immediately.

I will play. I have not missed a league game and I can have a weekend off when we play North Walsham in the cup final.