Resurrected dreams

It doesn't take much to rekindle my frequently dashed hopes of one day retiring to some exotic tropical clime before I'm fitted for a box. Wall Street's performance this week had me dreaming again. The Dow set four consecutive five-year records, closing today at 11,279. That's nearly 10 percent higher than it was back in October.

Will the rally last? Maybe not. But my dream of a life filled with white sand, blue sky and warm translucent water never will - regardless of the ups and downs of the stock market.