Comments on: My Year in Cities 2009 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/01/my-year-in-cities-2009/ Macro Perspective on the Capital Markets, Economy, Geopolitics, Technology, and Digital Media Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:12:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: GregP http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/01/my-year-in-cities-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-245619 GregP Mon, 04 Jan 2010 07:17:32 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=47898#comment-245619 If you're interested in taking Mrs. BP somewhere nice and perhaps want to unplug for a bit, my favorite lodgings of the last three years are: La Paloma Lodge, Drake Bay, Costa Rica; Dilly Dally House (the cottage), Kapaa, Kauai. You don't appear to be the camping type. But if so, might suggest ShiShi Beach, Olympic NP, in August. You didn't mention your own favorite overnight stop of 2009- ? Thanks for a great blog. If you’re interested in taking Mrs. BP somewhere nice and perhaps want to unplug for a bit, my favorite lodgings of the last three years are: La Paloma Lodge, Drake Bay, Costa Rica; Dilly Dally House (the cottage), Kapaa, Kauai. You don’t appear to be the camping type. But if so, might suggest ShiShi Beach, Olympic NP, in August.
You didn’t mention your own favorite overnight stop of 2009- ? Thanks for a great blog.

]]> By: Struggling Man http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/01/my-year-in-cities-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-245612 Struggling Man Mon, 04 Jan 2010 04:12:04 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=47898#comment-245612 Barry, you are one hard working guy. Thanks for the great blog/web site. Keep up the good work. Best to you and your family in the New Year. H Barry, you are one hard working guy.

Thanks for the great blog/web site. Keep up the good work.

Best to you and your family in the New Year.

H

]]> By: CTX http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/01/my-year-in-cities-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-245587 CTX Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:53:11 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=47898#comment-245587 who needs to travel now anyway, it isnt pleasant.. your better off staying at home in Staten Island or is it Long Island or Rhode Island, Ellis Island which ever Island you live on who needs to travel now anyway, it isnt pleasant.. your better off staying at home in Staten Island or is it Long Island or Rhode Island, Ellis Island which ever Island you live on

]]> By: amandbrar http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/01/my-year-in-cities-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-245585 amandbrar Sun, 03 Jan 2010 23:59:15 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=47898#comment-245585 Hope I didn't miss a speaking engagement here in Indianapolis - would have loved to have seen you speak if that is what you were doing in town. All the best in 2010. ~~~ <strong>BR</strong>: Spoke to a group of independent power producers -- acronym is ACES Hope I didn’t miss a speaking engagement here in Indianapolis – would have loved to have seen you speak if that is what you were doing in town. All the best in 2010.

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BR: Spoke to a group of independent power producers — acronym is ACES

]]> By: b_thunder555@yahoo.com http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/01/my-year-in-cities-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-245584 b_thunder555@yahoo.com Sun, 03 Jan 2010 23:52:30 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=47898#comment-245584 Puerto Rico, St. Marten, Turks & Caicos, St. Croix, St. Barts, Antigua, Aruba - I wish I could cover that over 3 years! Was that a boat or a private yacht? If the latter, I'd never make a resolution to travel less.... Puerto Rico, St. Marten, Turks & Caicos, St. Croix, St. Barts, Antigua, Aruba – I wish I could cover that over 3 years!
Was that a boat or a private yacht? If the latter, I’d never make a resolution to travel less….

]]> By: snapshot http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/01/my-year-in-cities-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-245583 snapshot Sun, 03 Jan 2010 23:38:22 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=47898#comment-245583 http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=auCLZh_HZf9E&pos=1 OT - This Bernanke speech is all over the place. "Bernanke Says Low Rates Didn't Cause Housing Bubble" He is saying it was a regulation issue. Is he forgetting that Greenspan gave a speech 2/23/04 saying "American consumers might benefit if lenders provided greater mortgage product alternatives to the traditional fixed-rate mortgage." http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=auCLZh_HZf9E&pos=1

OT – This Bernanke speech is all over the place.

“Bernanke Says Low Rates Didn’t Cause Housing Bubble”

He is saying it was a regulation issue.

Is he forgetting that Greenspan gave a speech 2/23/04 saying “American consumers might benefit if lenders provided greater mortgage product alternatives to the traditional fixed-rate mortgage.”

]]> By: investorinpa http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/01/my-year-in-cities-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-245580 investorinpa Sun, 03 Jan 2010 22:29:48 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=47898#comment-245580 How come no trip to Philly?? You have a very decent following from the area I think! ~~~ <strong>BR</strong>: I was in Philly, and Washington DC -- both were daytrips . . . How come no trip to Philly?? You have a very decent following from the area I think!

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BR: I was in Philly, and Washington DC — both were daytrips . . .

]]> By: donna http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/01/my-year-in-cities-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-245575 donna Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:13:37 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=47898#comment-245575 I'll take your travel -- need to get to Florida... I’ll take your travel — need to get to Florida…

]]> By: How the Common Man Sees It http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/01/my-year-in-cities-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-245574 How the Common Man Sees It Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:07:35 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=47898#comment-245574 Barry, How could you forget Vancouver, BC Canada? That nice little town. :) ~~~ <strong>BR</strong>: Doh! Barry,

How could you forget Vancouver, BC Canada? That nice little town. :)

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BR: Doh!

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