Freak Out Mode

The rerun tonight was from August 8. Stephen and others talked about the Dow Jones and Wall Street. And while the talking heads on the cable news networks were close to declaring it to be a doomsday scenario, Stephen stayed very calm while he packed all his gold, weapons, and live chicken into his Emergency Hobo Satchel. All this because Standard & Poor's downgraded our credit rating from AAA to AA+. The thing we have to remember is that the advice is to always stay in the stock market for the long run. The market will go up and it will go down, but the people who do well diversify and stay in it for years.

So, don't panic.

Vivos Five Star Underground Bunker is having a hard time getting people to sign up for their Doomsday Vacation Chalet. Well that's what I would call it. It's in the Mojave Desert and costs $50,000 to reserve a room. Anyway, they now have a cheaper Economy version, but it isn't quite as nice or roomy, but at least it's cheaper. Yep, for only $9,950 you can get in on the deal. Instead of a nice queen sized bed, you get a bunk bed in a small room that you share with 3 others. And it's curtains instead of doors. Stephen compared it to freshman year at Bob Jones University.

And then of course, Stephen told us about his Live Box 10 from The Prescott Group in their Prescott Survival Division. Cost is a mere 30 installments of $9.99, you don't have to share, and it comes with tasty dried Survival Nuggets which is not to be confused with Alpo Prime Cuts.

The thing is. If everything goes to heck in a hand basket, how will people get to the Mojave Desert to get into their Luxury (or Economy) Bunker? Are the Vivos people going to wait for everyone to get in before they shut the door? And what about people who try to get in if they don't have a "reservation?" Just exactly how do you keep "those" people out of the bunker?

So, don't panic.

Dr. Nassir Ghaemi was on to talk about his book, "A First-Rate Madness." He thinks that having a little bit of a twist to your way of thinking can make for a good leader. He even had examples of great leaders who exhibited the traits he talked about.

And again, don't panic.