We started the week off with Galina making a trip to the dentist to have a couple of loose teeth yanked. Easily done when there is a visit expected by the Tooth Fairy overnight. Nico woke up with this on his mind an promptly snatched the 5 YTL prize from under Galina's pillow before she knew what had happened. On most days wild horses usually couldn't drag him out of bed before Galina.
For the last few weeks I have been glued to Bloomberg watching the latest in the ongoing banking crisis unfold and waiting for the price of gold to skyrocket after the dismal performance lately. For several weeks now the financial news released on the weekend would normally see a rush to gold on Monday mornings. President Bush's plan to request 700 BILLION dollars from congress to help bail out the wayward banks will be like throwing fuel on the fire in the long run. Based on all the commentary I follow I have been predicting a return to $US1000 per ounce levels by the end of the year, and perhaps even by the end of the month. What has been happening lately, although expected for some time, is nothing short of incredible. This is going to continue for about a year I figure and $US700,000,000,000 may not be enough. Where does everyone think the money is coming from?
After several months of submitting various papers and waiting for the Turkish Embassy in Ottawa to verify stuff, I am now the proud owner of a Turkish driver's license and after two trips to the police station and a trip to Esme for a blood test, I was able to take delivery.
For the last few weeks I have been glued to Bloomberg watching the latest in the ongoing banking crisis unfold and waiting for the price of gold to skyrocket after the dismal performance lately. For several weeks now the financial news released on the weekend would normally see a rush to gold on Monday mornings. President Bush's plan to request 700 BILLION dollars from congress to help bail out the wayward banks will be like throwing fuel on the fire in the long run. Based on all the commentary I follow I have been predicting a return to $US1000 per ounce levels by the end of the year, and perhaps even by the end of the month. What has been happening lately, although expected for some time, is nothing short of incredible. This is going to continue for about a year I figure and $US700,000,000,000 may not be enough. Where does everyone think the money is coming from?
After several months of submitting various papers and waiting for the Turkish Embassy in Ottawa to verify stuff, I am now the proud owner of a Turkish driver's license and after two trips to the police station and a trip to Esme for a blood test, I was able to take delivery.
The week was capped off by a nice get together with friends on Friday evening; Richard Miller with his geotechnical consultants, Peter and Allan, along with Robin and Gill Kamke and Cuneyd Cimen to polish off all the leftovers.
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