Diary

But as I lay at the park in the sun today I wondered what else I want. There aren't many physical things! Perhaps a BMW or Porsche, but not before July 1. All I want to achieve by July 1 is the stuff I've already wanted, before (up to) now. Like the dining room, a good stereo, and maintaining what I've got, like repairing the 280Z.

The big things I may want (like the Porsche) won't impress anyone here in Seattle, and I certainly won't buy one till I get a big bonus, if ever.

What I want are gay professional friends and better weather. Or maybe just getting a boyfriend to live with would do it, though I don't see how that would keep me going long term.

No, I think I need an existanace in San Francisco. But I want to stay with Microsoft if I can.

Out with Dick. Did coke but only had 2 tequilas + 2 beer. Home at 3:00.

SUNDAY 6/16

Slept in till 9:15 because I got in pretty late. Bob called. Breakfast listening to Mozart CD. Nice. Think awhile. Then go to beach at Noon. Beautiful, warm day. NO clouds. I was quite quiet at beach, reading "Class." Left at 3:00. Went to arboretum + Vol Park. Tired.

From 4 to 6:00 I went to gym, surprised that I had the energy! Good workout g iven how little sleep but maybe it helps to be a little hazy.

Home for dinner and started reading "Beef It" about squats and injuries. And I realized my whole problem may stem from not bending over far enough when I did full squats, and, as I discovered over last month from chiropractor + Kuharic, the need to do back exercises. The whole problem didn't start till ast fall when I gave up situps to streamline my workout. I wanted to cut down to 1 1/2 hours, so I cut situps, not realizing need for back exercise.

So if I do both of these correctly, then maybe I can develop some really good legs. I also want to do aerobics on my non-workout days. They help to airate my body + help me grow and stay alert. Do running tennis or aerobic exercises, 3 times a week.

Thus I have daily exercise! It'll be much easier to keep up this summer with good weather, but what about next winter? Leave!

Anyway the goal is to develop a great set of legs. If they grow so will everything else I hope. Another key is to do them slowly and all the way down to parallel. Great weight isn't needed perhaps. The deal is to tire the thigh muscles. This can be achieved without great weight, and with more reps and less speed.

Also, Bob called and we talked about being in love. We'd both like to be, with someone romantically. Prepare...

MON 6/17 - WED 6/19

Another 3 day period of getting my life in order after a long winter. First, I will discuss Finances. The easiest was picking up the new gold coin and putting it in a safety deposit box. Also, I thought about getting another Mutual Fund because I feel uneasy having so much of my assets in one fund (MORGAN) managed by just 2 guys. Also, it seems like there may be some better ones.

The first question is what to do about ML SciTech Fund. It is a load fund, so I'm sure I don't want to buy are more of it. Because I want another fund to contribute by DCA into, and because I want to limit total number of funds, I initially thought I should sell it off. But in the long run I think I should have 3 funds, just so that I can balance my need for few money manager against my desire to have more than just ONE. Even if I get another fund right now, like 20th Century Select

or Mutual Shares Corp, there would still be only 3, so there's no reason to sell it now for that reason.

Also, I could say that advisory fee of 1% is much too high, as are other expenses, but I pay a lot more than that with Fund for Tomorrow, which is doing well, and I haven't sold it off. Also, advisory fee isn't based on achievement like Morgan or Windsor, but Fund for Tomorrow isn't either.

So I'll hold onto it for a while longer, until I want to get a third fund going for the long term. Could go up now that dollar peaked.

But which fund should I start pumping money into now that I've decided to diversify away from Morgan. What do I want? The purpose is to allow an investor with a skill for differentiating the stars and the duds. I want a fund that has done this consistently, with no-load. In June's Money Magazine, 10 funds are shown which have been consistently