Call it dirty names and humorous titles.

AFKS. The ever amusing Mrs. Netgear = suck it. Mom's medical procedure mania.

I don't get the feeling I am living in momentous times.

Sister of WPKAW (SoWPKAW) turned 30 on Thursday.

The weekend was spent in Welsh Wales with WPKAW's family.

On my first visit to Tsukiji, I felt as though I was on a movie set - no doubt due to those old Hollywood movies that attempted to capture the hustle & bustle of a seaport, a train platform, a ballroom, etc., by having a bunch of extras wander back and forth on a large stage in southern California made up to look like a more crowded exotic city somewhere else in the world.  But after walking around for a few hours, it all began to seem quite normal and ordinary.

I have no idea what that title means, but it sounded clever in my head.

Will be the big day.

Also, Natural Selection

John Hempton of Bronte Capital is a semi-retired Auian investment/fund-manager. He has three posts looking at how a public servant, Shiela  Bair [head of FDIC], caused WaMu and Wachovia into people having a run on them, resulting in buy out deals.

Reading: "Children of Prometheus: The Accelerating Pace of Human Evolution". Listening: "Something Rotten". Web.

I just did not have time to write diaries. So I'll summarize quickly my three weeks there while I am still jet lagged and unable to go to sleep ....

- Mexico City: Independence parade. Terrorism.

- Cancun: Xcaret, folk dancing and songs, Yucatecan food.

- Mexico City: books, football, classical music and all that jazz.

- Financial crisis: blame the Dems.