By Monday, the year will be gone, and 2012 will come to teach us again that the market is a fickle creature with her own set of conditions for allowing us to play within her sphere. Yes, at least the first part of 2012 will remind us of the above, as to the rest, well, as always, we will see. So, no predictions from me for 2012, at least not yet, just a wait-and-see attitude.
In the meantime, a reader emailed me with the following question, which reminded me of a time when my life seemed simpler, of a time when I wrote about listening to the birds while sitting in my anti-gravity chair …
Which anti-gravity chair do you prefer? I am in the market for one.
The reader above is a long-time reader, as I wrote about my anti-gravity chair some time back. In any case, I thank him for both staying with me for a long time and for reminding me of life seen from the viewpoint of reclining in an anti-gravity chair. Below is the relevant excerpt from the column I wrote about this topic seemingly so long ago …
What is an anti-gravity chair? It sounds really cool.
Anti-gravity chairs are the next evolutionary step in the comfort line of reclining furniture known as lounge chairs, ya know those long chairs that fold up and have several vertical slant positions, the ones found on every beach resort in the world, around every pool and backyard everywhere. Yet, they are not the traditional lounge chair. What makes anti-gravity chairs evolutionary and different is the ergonomic design and the more “sophisticated” locking mechanisms for holding certain comfort positions. The chair is labeled “anti-gravity” because the purpose of the design is to take the weight off your back when you recline. When in the steepest recline position, your feet are just barely above your eyes, and your middle body is resting in the curve of the chair. It is quite relaxing and comfortable, however, I must give you one, important caveat – drinking anything from this position is not advised. A “whoops” and laugh is natural the first time you attempt to consume your beverage from the steepest position. The next time, the words coming from your mouth will carry more frustration and self-admonition, for sure. The good news is that if you are a quick study, it may only take you a couple of times dribbling your beverage on your chest before you “get it” that the steepest recline position is for relaxing only. In the end, though, despite this design flaw, the chair is really “cool.”
Ant-gravity chairs are relaxing, but I don’t have a preference other than to say, you get what you pay for in life. As far as anti-gravity chairs go, one can pay a lot for a beautiful, leather-clad chair with locking and folding mechanisms that work superbly, or one can choose the route I chose which is buy the best of the least expensive chairs will mesh-type seating and reasonably solid plastic mechanisms. I chose this style because the chair would remain outside. If one were buying an anti-gravity chair for inside the house, well, then fancy-shmancy just might be the way to go. Good luck on deciding, and good choice for a relaxing chair.
As to 2012, I wish all my readers the best of all things. May this coming year bring some stability to the market, some certainty to the economy, and, most of all, may it bring jobs for those without and a sense of peace to those who suffer. May the coming year be prosperous.
Trade in the day – Invest in your life …
