Hi Jay - I have been discussing France via PM with another SI person who I will ping with this post.
He says:
>>Re. France - the leading foreign policy expert of the conservative opposition, Wolfgang Schäuble,
wolfgang-schaeuble.de
has a view of France similar to mine :-)
Pondering the reasons for the rift, Schaeuble said it is very difficult for Americans to understand what is going on in Europe and it is very difficult for France to accept the loss of its position as a world power.
nytimes.com
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As you might guess, the person is German, but for some strange reason we in the US are not ticked off at the Germans, just the French. Attitude, I suppose. The French have it, the Germans don't.
Re: Rover, no, not boycotting, they are now owned by Ford, and thus, no longer have the snooty cachet, but my Rover still dutifully crunches roads that cause sleeker and more supple vehicles to flinch. Two weeks ago I carried home from a plant sale so many new bushes and trees that my husband had to sit on the back seat, because the front seat was occupied by a tall crepe myrtle. He looked like he was surrounded by jungle. A few days ago it was full of cases of bottled water and canned food. A useful tool for acquisition and transportation of various consumables.
The American economy hasn't really sputtered yet. Amazing, that. I kind of wish it would as I've started hankering to handle more bankruptcies. I like the lack of stress entailed in bankruptcies, for me, anyway.
We managed to refinance (did I already tell ya'll this?) at 5.25%, two weeks too late for 5 1/8, which was offered, but my husband dilly-dallied hoping for 5. |
