Y2K. The bark that didn't bite?

What happened to the expected Y2K market panic? As a kid I loved apocalyptic fantasies like On the Beach, or Lord of the Flies. Late this summer it seemed prudent to pare back my holdings and get into a heavy cash position to take advantage of any Y2K mayhem that might ensue. As James Crammer says, "Wrong!" You can imagine my disappointment when the Dow never managed to correct to 9300 in October and the Nasdaq soared like an eagle. I spent November playing catch up and "shifting my mental paradigm" to that of an aggressive momentum player