Noticing Patterns

I don't know if anybody is a big enough nerd to know that Tuesday was Square Day, it was 3/3/09.  I heard about it, I didn't celebrate; promise.

Today it's 3/6/09, no fancy name, but it still follows a pattern, which I think is interesting.

A bit of insight into the way my mind works, I studied music and then math and then history in college and each of these studies are similar in one major aspect: each of them is a study of patterns.

Here's an interesting pattern I've noticed: every time that a member of the government mentions that a company is getting bailout money or that a new stimulus measure is being passed the dow falls.  Why?

Here's my theory.  If you give them a little when they're doing ok but not great, you'll give them a lot when they're doing bad but not terrible.  Just imagine how much we'll give them when they're paying you to take the stock.

Anybody?  Bueller?