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Early Rumblings of Slopefest

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For many months, there has been chatter about having a real, live get-together amongst Slopers. I thought I'd float a survey to see how much interest there was in actually doing this.

It turns out that the Money Show in Las Vegas runs from May 10-13, and I'll be attending that. It would probably be as good a time as any to have a get-together, particularly since some of you might be going anyway (and it'll give you others things to do on top of just meeting and greeting fellow traders here).

So, if you think you actually would be interested in making a trip out to Las Vegas around that time, fill in your name and email on this survey (those are the only two data points it asks for). Oh, and if you're a troll, please note that IP addresses are recorded with each response, so take your troll-powers somewhere else. Anyway, it'll be interesting to see if more than two people express an interest in attending such a thing. Thanks.

Paging Doctor Freud

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I saw this fascinating photograph in yesterday's newspaper. The scene was of the president's top financial and economic advisors, flanking the President, who was discussing the 2011 federal budget.

Do these gentlemen seem posed in a way that suggests they are a little – – I dunno – – fearful? I have clustered them more tightly together than they were on the podium for the sake of space……….

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