You can't throw darts anymore. Our parents could buy utilities and it was almost clipping coupons on a bond. Now, there's much more involved.

Because of their high yields and stable cash flows, utilities are defensive stocks. But with deregulation, part of the business -- the power generation piece -- is exposed to supply and demand concerns where it wasn't before.

It's like lawn darts out there. It almost seems like you can birdie every hole. I don't know if I'll be in the mix, but I gave myself a chance. That's kind of what I came up here for.

Domestic bond yields have risen sharply and as a result utilities have lost their attractiveness.

We don't have Omar anymore. We know Omar can throw a lot of touchdown passes. We don't know that about our quarterbacks now.

I'm getting so old, I don't even buy green bananas anymore.