Small stuff

November 13, 2008 | Filed Under Main |

Hey! Where is all that cash the Gov’ment was going to drop on the economy? Could it be they were bluffing – hoping the “idea” of $700 Billion would just make Wall Street “feel” better? I hope not. If things keep dropping, more people will get laid off. If more people get laid off, the economy will REALLY tank. And if that happens… I may never get out of Kuwait.

Though the weather here has been better. It rained a couple of times in the early morning. Now – it’s not so dusty and the temp is only 75 degrees in the afternoon (cooler at night). There is air finally. Like Spring…

The new apartment has cable, so I get movies – especially Turner Classic which has had some great ones recently. They also for some strange reason have the Ellen show on seven days a week… on the Comedy channel! It’s just not that funny… HOWEVER there is also an HBO channel and I have been able to watch John From Cincinnati again! And I missed the first two episodes – again. I need the DVDs.

Finally – I went to a function last night. I was forwarded an invitation to go to the membership meeting for the Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC). This is a group that functions through the American Embassy as sort of an outreach to the Americans in country. The Ambassador was even in attendance and spoke to us. And, of course, the meeting was about security. Big security and little security. The security of your security to provide security to the security’s security. SECURITY, Damn It! And – believe it or not – this is the ONLY outreach program the American Embassy has. A few weeks back, the British Embassy hosted a Kuwaiti “Battle of the Bands” – open to anyone. I will not hold my breath for this at our Embassy. However, I did meet some people and I signed up. Mainly to get emails to tell me what’s going on and to go to other functions to meet people. Also – it might be interesting to watch whatever transition might take place in the next few months.

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