My 3 week trip in South America was hosted by Gap Adventures. The name of the tour was In Search Of Iguassu - Rio to Buenos Aires. I’m glad I took the trip and got to visit a nice section of the world. Brazil underwhelmed me, Uruguay exceeded my expectations and Buenos Aires, Argentina [...]
I always find it interesting to measure my weight and bodyfat percentage before and after a vacation. Stepping away from my standard diet and exercise routine can shock my system into either weight gain or weight loss. Usually it is more common to gain weight on vacation. After 3 weeks in South America, I could [...]
Hope you missed me, I’m back in America. The last 3 weeks I was in Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina. And I even made a surprise unplanned trip to Paraguay. In the next 2 days, I plan to have the trip details and photo galleries completed.
Why the rush? Friday I head off on a 10 [...]
In the event I can’t post from the road, this will be my last blog for 3 weeks. Thursday morning I will arrive in Rio De Janeiro.
By the way, I forgot to mention that I received a free roundtrip airline ticket from my San Francisco trip for letting the airline bump me to a [...]
From San Diego’s own Reasons Unbeknownst on Are Economists Too Optimistic on Housing’s Soft Landing?:
“I do not see a Housing Bubble; rather, we have an extended asset class”
B.R. (Barry Ritholtz)
“I’m not fat, I’m big boned”
Eric Cartman
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Barry Ritholtz
I find it amusing that the same people who missed history’s biggest bubble ever — late 90s Dot.com/Tech [...]
Guavaween will be on Saturday, October 28th this year. It is held in the Ybor City district of Tampa, Florida. Of course I’ll be there. So far The TailGunner and I are coming. We will arrive Friday afternoon and leave on Sunday. If you wish to attend this year, get your hotel reservation now. [...]
The chart below was borrowed from The Big Picture blog. This one image is more valuable than my Finance degree from college. Because investing is never completely rational, understanding the sentiment of fellow investors can prove to be more financially rewarding than just crunching the numbers.
The Market Sentiment graph can be used to track investor [...]
On the show Seinfeld, George pledged to read a book during his time off.
George: I’m really going to do something with these three months.
Jerry: Like what?
George: I’m gonna read a book. From beginning to end. In that order.
I’m pleased to say I’ve met the Costanza Challenge. Here are the non-computer books that I’ve read [...]
On May 3rd I tackled part of Rock Climbers Loop Trail. Today I climbed further up the rocks.
Although I wasn’t required to have any special immunization for my trip to South America, I decided to play it safe and get shots for everything I might encounter. In the last few weeks, these are the shots I’ve received.
Hepatitis-A
Hepatitis-B
Typhoid
Yellow Fever
Tetanus
In addition to the warnings listed on the CDC web site, I’ve decided to kick [...]
