For the rest of us, it still takes two breadwinners to pay the mortgage payments. A woodworker slowed down. Electricians and construction work still can pick and choose jobs, including painters, but there was a softening in the retail market and I can tell you many leasing companies tightened their credit criteria on used equipment, the trucking industry, and foresee some slowing down of the economy. I wish we spent more time being concerned about our own children and our schools and the time a father spends with his child as much as everyone seems so concerned about a Cuban young boy.
Leadership is very important.
Certain segments are seeing a boom not seen since the Gold Rush days in 1849. People complain about the long lines, but if you go in early, like 8am on weekdays or 9am on weekends, there are no lines. AMD has released their 900mhz into the marketplace. While both Intel and AMD have announced the 1.1 gig. It is not available to the public or even most distributors.