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Why not take some chances, have some fun?
Travel. Play. Hike the Appalachian Trail. Go on a long bike trip. What else do you have to do?
Do something good for somebody.
Take sailing lessons and sail around the world. Take up mountain climbing. You might not survive, but your demise will be seen as a positive thing - he died doing what he loved.
Rather than waste time putting your affairs and possessions in order, why not have a bonfire and get rid of it all?
Exercise and, maybe, medication are the things that work for depressed people. Tropical islands can't hurt, either.
Good analysis.
Obama should say that Wall Street will do whatever it chooses to do, and we should let it. The role of the stock market in the regular economy, and in the savings and investment strategies of regular people, should be radically de-emphasized.
Don't take blame, don't take credit, don't pay serious attention to the weekly fluctuations of the markets. They'll calm down when conditions warrant.