It's hard to sit still with all that's been going on in the financial markets. Volatility is up, and it seems that the stock market's going to do something big, I just don't know what.

But if I sit back and breathe into a paper bag for a little while, I know my investments are well-diversified. And regardless what happens, I'm in for the long, long run so this roller coaster ride is meaningless turbulence.

Still, it would be fun one of these days to put some money into commodities (gold or silver or oil perhaps), just for the excitement.