When on a recent trip into town, my #2 Son recently pointed out a snazzy Hummer [1] 1 (H1) SUV that was driving alongside us. I mentioned their $80K+ price tag and their pitiful fuel mileage. I added “at least they have high ground clearance and a low center of gravity.” Always ready with his sharp wit, #2 Son replied,”Yep, low center of gravity, but a high center of poverty.”
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Russia to supply AK-47s and Mi-24 Hind-D attack helicopters to Afghanistan? [2] I think that the Hinds might be a bad idea, they might evoke too many bad memories from the 1980s.
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[3] The global derivatives market blossoms to $285 Trillion dollars [4]. Not billion, trillion. Talk about a ticking time bomb!