Hi CB, <<"Investment" - yes. The Pax Americana costs a lot of money, but pays off big time for free trade and tourism, and is cheaper than real war, and cheaper than old fashioned empires, which were, for the most part, money sinks>> I agree. This is OK by me, fine by most HK and Taiwan folks, even hats tipped by many on the Chinese mainland, and certainly appreciated by majority of Trinis as well.
Problem. I see the waiter coming to the table with an inflationary tab to be paid. Japan has got food poisoning. Europe, as usual, is not real fast with the wallet. Asia ex-Japan/China/India is tapped out for the moment. Latin America is either sleeping or fainted, can never tell the difference. China/India is competing to own the restaurant. The rest of the crew are fighting over one thing or another, but not over the tab. Meanwhile, some unseen diner is planning to blow up the whole restaurant.
I just saw Maurice standing up to visit the wash closet and then check on the motor of the car in the parking lot:0)
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Depending on how events work out, we all could end up with radioactive curry or germ encrusted chicken cashew all over ourselves, in the dark, with Maurice Q-ing up in nuclear-free NZ.
BTW, In a way, Einstein and company did a great deed. Imagine if you can, the world without nuclear weapons; then a real mess, as opposed to a feared mess.
No Maurice, that does not mean we should democratize more nuclear bombs all over the place, unlike Q!
Oh, another detail; the dinner tab may be denominated in Aztec metal.
Meantime, for some odd reason, some guy just placed and order for kosher food, and another insisted that pork we all go on fast.
Troubling scene.
Chugs, Jay |
