Hi, I just checked the financial channel and the Dow just made it to 10,000. Why this is supposed to be a big deal I have no idea because unemployment is over 10% nationwide, millions of jobs have been lost never to return,and homes are still being foreclosed.Listening to some analysts, they say the next shoe to drop is commercial real estate. Some strip malls have closed around the country because the anchor stores have closed. I know for myself that my shopping habits have changed. I go to discount stores or the dollars store to do the majority of my shopping. I rarely set foot in a major department store. When I was younger the highlight of my week was going shopping at at a major mall. I loved Beachwood Place. The stores were high end and exclusive. Usually, I just window shopped and had lunch at the food court. I would fantasize about the clothes and where I could wear them. Since I had to wear a uniform at work I had no place in which to wear them. Now ,I am much older and my lifestyle has changed. I am almost at retirement age and casual clothes would be the most practical for me, jeans and sweats.