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Word of the Day - speculate

Consider things then do them.

speculate

verb
spec·u·late ˈspe-kyə-ˌlāt
speculated; speculating
intransitive verb
1a to meditate on or ponder a subject : reflect
1b to review something idly or casually and often inconclusively
2 to assume a business risk in hope of gain
especially : to make a relatively risky investment in something (such as stocks or real estate) in the hope of making a large short-term profit from market fluctuations
transitive verb
1 to take to be true on the basis of insufficient evidence : theorize
2 to be curious or doubtful about : wonder

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Pitiful Ponzi Ponders

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Would it not be really great
If we could safely speculate,
Get in at an early date,
And not just join up far too late?

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