1.  Although I am having mine installed as the house is built, anyone can easily accomplish the same things without having to go inside the walls of the house.

2.  Although I can pay my bills with the interest I earn, I am waking up with a queasy stomach watching my principal decline by thousands of dollars.

3.  Although I feel more than a little foolish, I am actually experiencing a vague sense of rhythm as I slap the spoons up and down the vest.

4.  Although I have found advisers who have proved to be good and trustworthy, deep down I am convinced that they are far crazier than I am.

5.  As a columnist and reporter covering Wall Street, I am often writing about brokers behaving badly or industry practices that harm investors.

6.  As a feminist, I am saddened by Brown's self-destruction.

7.  As a former girl, and as a feminist and defender of girls, I am thrilled by Take Our Daughters to Work Day.

8.  Describing her own wedding, she said, "I am creating a definite monster."

9.  Despite good qualifications and good interviews, I am rarely offered a position.

10.  Despite my inclination toward procrastination, I am determined to send holiday cards this year.