Living like sea turtles
Kirstin and I are fascinated by the multitude of sea turtles that we have seen. They stay on the surface for 3-5 seconds, their bulbous head scanning around.........then they dive for 5-7 minutes. As I was sipping a delightful Sancerre (which I highly recommend), I was struck by the notion that due to our intermittent wifi signal, Kirstin and I are much like our aquatic friends.
When our signal is good, we ravenously scan Advisory Board email........How is Q1 going ? How is Ryan doing ? We look at our investments, pay some bills...........and our greatest collective vice.........we check CNN. Whitney Houston died 3 days ago ? Really ? (Rats.......She's not on our death list, unlike Margaret Thatcher, Fidel Castro, and Aretha Franklin). Rick Santorum ? Who is he ? What happened to that guy from Texas ? Or that lady from Minnesota ? Wow...........all that happened in 2 weeks ?
The stock market has been soaring, but we hear about things like rumors spreading through the gypsy community in Romania................the market is up ? is there a rumor ?............does Pierre know someone who knows someone ? Some of this would be better if we took the time to learn French or Creole. Kirstin actually is taking French lessons on her IPOD.......although she can now order pastries and dinner fluently, no other benefit has arisen.
Anyway, I actually like this. The stories in the news are all the same anyway. Something blows up, the economy sucks.........Greek waiters retire with full benefits at 35..........and some politician has to apologize for revealing his/her true beliefs instead of the party line. More to come.
When our signal is good, we ravenously scan Advisory Board email........How is Q1 going ? How is Ryan doing ? We look at our investments, pay some bills...........and our greatest collective vice.........we check CNN. Whitney Houston died 3 days ago ? Really ? (Rats.......She's not on our death list, unlike Margaret Thatcher, Fidel Castro, and Aretha Franklin). Rick Santorum ? Who is he ? What happened to that guy from Texas ? Or that lady from Minnesota ? Wow...........all that happened in 2 weeks ?
The stock market has been soaring, but we hear about things like rumors spreading through the gypsy community in Romania................the market is up ? is there a rumor ?............does Pierre know someone who knows someone ? Some of this would be better if we took the time to learn French or Creole. Kirstin actually is taking French lessons on her IPOD.......although she can now order pastries and dinner fluently, no other benefit has arisen.
Anyway, I actually like this. The stories in the news are all the same anyway. Something blows up, the economy sucks.........Greek waiters retire with full benefits at 35..........and some politician has to apologize for revealing his/her true beliefs instead of the party line. More to come.