Ellen, maybe this will help you on your way to realizing your dream of flying.

 

My one regret is taking up smoking.

Some other things I have done may not have been all that bright at the time but everything I did and all that I passed by led me to where I am today and about that I can't complain.

 

In 1986 I put in a bid to buy 5,000 shares of Microsoft at the IPO. I was closed out because the issue was oversubscribed. I meant to buy the shares that day or the next at market, but I never got around to it. I did put in an offer, but my offer was 1/2 point below the market and as a result I never got the shares. Had I raised my offer and bought the shares, I'd have a whole lot more money today. I learned a very valuable lesson, but I regret not having bought the stock.

Other than that, I really have no regrets abput things I did or didn't do. Life's been good, I married the woman I wanted to marry and have great kids. You can't really ask for much more than that. Besides, with a little luck I'll still have enough time left to do the other things that I've wanted to do and accomplish the other things I've wanted to accomplish but haven't gotten to yet.

 

The more I thought about this the more that I regret that I

 

"Regrets, I've had a few, but then again, to few to mention..." (sorry Frank)

 

I thought and thought about it but just could not prioritize.

 

Don't really have any. Except for maybe not seeing the original Hair on Broadway when I had the chance. A guy I dated in college wanted me to go, but I was too conservative to spend the weekend in NYC with him.

 

Buy it now Rob. It's pretty cheap!!!

 

I don't have regrets. I always made the best decision I was able to make at the time. If I had been able to make better ones I would have done so.

 

Except that Microsoft is now a mature company, no longer a growth company, and, the industry has changed. Besides, I now own far too many shares of the company, bought at a much later date.