It’s really turned into one of those “fuck me, that is a lot of news” weeks, hasn’t it? Even Paul Krugman’s taking a day off.
OPERATIONS: behind on all things, so today’s a dead run with no fun
STATUS: 8hrs 34m sleep which was NOT enough and I am waiting on a delivery of truffled salt to season venison burgers and fries with tonight because I am exactly that monster. And I just had to order a family member a ton of foreign currency for their holiday (that I am also paying for) and I feel like I just lost a kidney, except of course that my kidneys probably aren’t worth that much money
READING: CHOKEPOINTS, Edward Fishman (UK) (US+)
“To keep the English away from the Continent by blockade without possessing fleets is just as impossible as to forbid the birds to build their nests in our country,” concluded a contemporary report from Germany.
LISTENING: LE JARDIN music podcast is back with S4E1.
LAST WATCHED: lots of CNN, Bloomberg and BBC last night…
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