Weekend Linkfest

Another week, another collection of mayhem: From the Fed pause to the not-so-friendly skies, indices lost between 1% and 1.5% this week as investors digested lots of news.

Surprisingly, the airports were not nearly as problematic as you might have suspected: I flew out of JFK the day the thwarted terror plot was announced, and aside from having to move all of our liquids to our carry-on bags -- which we then checked -- getting through security was fairly easy, and our flight to Denver departed on time (go figure).

Speaking of which, Vail is gorgeous during the summer, with sunny 85-degree days and delightful 75-degree evenings. And as long as the lodge has fast Internet access, I can get you the Weekend Linkfest: ...