You know inflation is skyrocketing in your country when you have to introduce the $100 Billion banknote. The poor residents of Zimbabwe (despite most of the country being billionaires, they are indeed dirt poor) such astronomical inflation that they literally bring wheelbarrows full of cash to market to purchase basic groceries. In fact, the new $100 billion note only gets you some fruit. Rather than address the root causes of its inflation, the government of Zimbabwe responds by issuing more currency, and at higher and higher denominations. I’m assuming that their government is readying the trillion dollar note, and eventually the Googol dollar note.
But hey, the new bill at least gets Earth off the hook easily with Dr. Evil, no?
We just finished another fun week at the Lair. It was so nice to unwind, see our friends, let the kids run amok, and hang out in the mountains. Here are some pics, and click thru for a special vid…
I started reading about predictions about an attack against Iranian nuclear facilities a few months ago. At first I thought these stories were just tales from the rumor mill. But today one of Olmert’s deputies came out and flatly said that attacking Iran comes next. That’s laying your cards on the table, I’d say.
Could the Bush administration be so stupid and hawkish as to get involved in yet another war when Iraq has been so successful and such a hit with the public? If Israelis want to start a fight, let them do it - just don’t drag the U.S. into it. Why start a war with Iran and bog our troops down in a third conflict?
We’re in a recession and job losses are mounting. The dollar is plummeting. Oil prices are going through the roof. Russia, China and India are hugely dependant on Iranian oil, and will hardly take our side. We need to get used to the fact that nuclear proliferation is here to stay. Starting a conflict will not change that in the long run. But Israel knows that if they want any help against Iran, they need to do it while the current idiot is in the White House. So my prediction is that by November, we’ll be waging Yet Another War.
I've become one of those people that constantly wears a wrist support for carpal tunnel syndrome. One week later, I still need it. Crap.
10:05:10 AM November 19, 2008 from web
at Voicecon San Francisco (Moscone) this week. Good crowds at the keynotes this morning. About to start uploading photos and vids.
01:18:17 PM November 11, 2008 from digsby
Jul 19th, 2008
