Traveling !
Its been a busy time in the office, madness on the blog, and a miserable winter.
Thus, I am heading off to warmer climes this week for a little R&R.
I am leaving the blog in the estimable hands of Jonathan Miller of Miller Matrix and Invictus (Rosie’s former colleague).
I may squeeze in a few early morning posts while Mrs. Big Picture is catching Zzzzs.
The past few days have seen an immense surge of spam comments. 1,000s that are crushed by the filter, and about 2000 per day that are manually reviewed for false positives — with about 0.50% of all filtered spam comments showing flase positives — meaning, real comments thought to be spam. These will not be reviewed this week, so if your comments seem to take forever to appear, or worse yet, disappear, please bear with us.
Its likely a coincidence, but my travel history has the markets doing odd things when I travel The 2000 top and 2003 bottom, the October 2007 highs some far away city; most infamously, the Flash Crash took place while I was airborne at 30,000 feet.
Hence, if the markets do something screwy this week, at least you were warned (Heh heh).
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February 20th, 2011 at 9:48 am
“Thus, I am heading off….”
So, a big move in the markets (one way or the other) on Tuesday then?
February 20th, 2011 at 10:12 am
Have a great time in your short vacation, Barry!
February 20th, 2011 at 10:15 am
enjoy yourself, get brown
February 20th, 2011 at 10:22 am
I don’t think anything interesting will happen in the market while you’re gone, Barry. But perhaps we might see an interesting development politically. Will pro-democracy activists finally succeed in ending the Reign of Terror of Scott Mubarak?
The world wonders, the world hopes! =)
February 20th, 2011 at 11:42 am
Go easy on the Coconut Punch!
February 20th, 2011 at 12:26 pm
Senor Barry,
Should the SHTF to:
a)Admit nothing…
b)Deny everything…
c)State that you cannot remember…
and d)Call your legal counsel
Btw…given the Bull market of recent:
An American touring Spain stopped at a local restaurant following a day of sightseeing. While sipping his sangria, he noticed a sizzling, scrumptious looking platter being served at the next table. Not only did it look good, the smell was wonderful. He asked the waiter, “What is that you just served?”
The waiter replied, ” Ah senor, you have excellent taste! Those are bulls testicles from the bull fight this morning. A delicacy!”
The American, though momentarily daunted, said, “What the hell, I’m on vacation! Bring me an order!”
The waiter replied, “I am so sorry senor. There is only one serving per day because there is only one bull fight each morning. If you come early tomorrow and place your order, we will be sure to save you this delicacy!”
The next morning, the American returned, placed his order, and then that evening he was served the one and only special delicacy of the day.
After a few bites, and inspecting the contents of his platter, he called to the waiter and said, “These are delicious, but they are much, much smaller than the ones I saw you serve yesterday!”
The waiter shrugged his shoulders and replied, “Si senor. Sometimes the bull wins.”
February 20th, 2011 at 1:19 pm
while the cat’s away the mice will play :D
February 20th, 2011 at 2:21 pm
Good one, Cowboy – thanks for the chuckle.
February 20th, 2011 at 2:32 pm
BR,
Have you learned how to SCUBA, yet? sounds like you’ll be ‘in the vacinity’ to give it a go..
http://search.yippy.com/search?input-form=clusty-simple&v%3Asources=webplus&v%3Aproject=clusty&query=SCUBA+is+easier+than+you+think
anyway, have a good time~!
February 20th, 2011 at 2:59 pm
a little Jiummy to get you in the right frame of mind…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNrM7DnYz4Y
February 20th, 2011 at 3:55 pm
Enjoy the trip Barry. Assuming you will take a camera, please post some photos of the Barbados area if you don’t mind .
February 20th, 2011 at 7:21 pm
Good for you BR. Have a great week.
February 20th, 2011 at 7:24 pm
My favourite quote about the perils of travel for those you leave behind:
“Besides, on general principles it is best that I should not leave the country. Scotland Yard feels lonely without me, and it causes an unhealthy excitement among the criminal classes.”
Sherlock Holmes, in “The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax”
Maybe that’s what happens when you leave town Barry :-)
February 20th, 2011 at 7:32 pm
BR:
Never know. By the time you come back, another few governments might get toppled. ;-)
February 20th, 2011 at 11:35 pm
Man, I’m going to get the shakes without my daily Big Picture fix!
“All the news that’s fit to print” indeed!
February 21st, 2011 at 1:48 am
Have a good week, Barry. Hope you packed your Dow 10k hat!
[Muttley-esque snickering]
February 21st, 2011 at 3:06 am
Enjoy your vocation Barry.
February 21st, 2011 at 6:21 am
“Hence, if the markets do something screwy this week, at least you were warned (Heh heh).”
As I write, Silver is 33.50, crude is 93.34.
Thanks!!
February 21st, 2011 at 7:58 am
Could be the week where that correction begins.
I wonder if the Fed has included ME chaos in those bank stress test models.
The next crisis is at the doorstep. Not sure pure liquidity is the elixir.
February 21st, 2011 at 8:20 am
This palm looks like the one on the west coast of St. Croix,
which rhymes with ENJOY.
February 21st, 2011 at 8:59 am
Barry,
don’t wear silver that’s all.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5xm3F-s6xE&feature=related
Have a safe trip.
February 21st, 2011 at 9:09 am
So let’s get the pool going on how fast he starts posting :)
I may squeeze in a few early morning posts while Mrs. Big Picture is catching Zzzzs.
really means: as soon as those knockout drops kick in…..
February 21st, 2011 at 10:36 am
What Chief Tomahawk said – Will miss my daily Big Picture “fix”. Hopefully Mrs. Big Picture will let you sneak on in the early AM’s.
Have a great vacation, Barry!
February 21st, 2011 at 12:22 pm
And here comes the chaos:
Gold above $1,400 as Mid East violence spreads
http://af.reuters.com/article/metalsNews/idAFLDE68E0P820110221?sp=true
February 21st, 2011 at 3:33 pm
Indeed. Fesces to Fan: Incoming, over.
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February 22nd, 2011 at 10:59 am
Barry, I just got back from Barbados last night – what an incredible place! I hope you have a great time!
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February 23rd, 2011 at 1:27 pm
Why bother to come back to the cesspool?
I can tell you it’s easy to observe the world and manage money from a peaceful home at the beach.
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