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Percy Forced to Retire From Blogging

You've likely heard by now that the SEC, IRS and UFC have each launched an investigation of me.  You may have even seen some of the scurrilous attacks against me.



On the advice of counsel, I am ceasing blogging immediately.  I've been doing this for exactly one year, so it seems like the right time to focus my efforts elsewhere.  I'll probably spend some time scrubbing my entries of possibly inculpatory content, but that's all the blog writing my attorneys will allow for the foreseeable future.  If you know of anything incriminating in any of my posts, please let me know!

Anyway, thanks for reading!

PercyWalker.com Readers Help Bring Discount Airline Hub to Greensboro

I'm pleased to see that Skybus, the new U.S. airline modeled after the super successful European ultradiscount carrier Ryanair, will open a base of operations here in Greensboro.  All of my employees who don't need to use of one of our private jets will be required to use it.

So, how did you, the readers of Percywalker.com, help bring Skybus to Greensboro?  I don't want to overly downplay my own contacts with the investors in the company and the hard work of our local officials, but Julian Robertson's Tiger Management is one of the early investors in Skybus and contributed one of its own employees to serve as Chief Financial Officer of the airline.  (Details here and here.)  As you'll recall, the North Carolina native and UNC grad was voted by you as the greatest hedge fund manager of all times, which elicited this comment from Julie:


I like to think that this move by Skybus is a small token of Mr. Robertson's appreciation for his support in Greensboro.  Keep up the good work!

Percy Calls for New Patron Saint of Travelers

I don't often write about religion, but as a good Christian (i.e., Catholic), I've long been bothered by the popularity of St. Christopher and his status as the patron saint of travelers.  To this day, many Catholics carry around images of St. Christopher for protection on journeys even though his name was dropped from the liturgical calendar in 1969 and isn't associated with any decent hotels.



With the demotion of St. Christopher, there is no good reason to continue to carry around his image while traveling.  We should instead be carrying around images of St. Regis and staying at the hotels named for him in one of the fourteen cities where they can be found, at least until Mandarin Oriental has been canonized.



I'll be presenting to Pope Benedict the case for elevation of St. Regis to patron saint of travelers.  I encourage you to set up an audience or brunch with your archbishop and do the same.

Another good idea for protection while traveling: hold stock in Starwood, the parent of St. Regis hotels.  I currently do!

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