… There’s a new book planned called, “Phone Company Stock Splits for Dummies”, aimed at helping anyone who had AT&T stock before deregulation. However, many believe the math involved can be handled only be advanced academics. … “You’re watching baseball? You haven’t done that for years,” a friend said. “My doctor said I should avoid excitement. I though thought this is the closest I could get to that.” “Oh, come on, baseball isn’t like watching paint dry. It’s an art.” “Yes, it’s like painting, if you dip the brush in the bucket. You decide you’ve got too little. Dip the brush in the bucket again, and then decide you have too much. You stare at the wall a while to see if you have the right color. You talk to your wife for a few minutes about whether you are using the right technique and then you stop while you send your son out to buy some more paint. Meanwhile, you spit and scratch."