CHAPTER 33
Michael had another surprise for me, though, shortly after we returned home to Kansas City.
Susie was at work. She already warned me I would be on my own for dinner and probably would be the rest of the week as she had a lot of catching up to do.
I was on my computer, doing some online trading, which had become somewhat of a hobby, if not an obsession, now. I loved following the market and trying to guess what would happen. Don't worry. The bulk of my newfound fortune I placed in the hands of professionals. Instead, I played with a more modest amount—what had been in Michael’s Schwab account, about $924,000. Well, now $1,015,000. I had gotten lucky on a few trades. I did not get cocky, though. I knew the market could be fickle, and I could lose my gains and more. However, it
