Have have been assigned new job responsibilities - Im sort of in the middle of the boot camp - first time in nearly 10 years - i have been sleeping before 11 (out of exhaustion) and waking up earlier than 6 for more than 7-8 days in a row.

Two completely unrelated thoughts:

a) The kinds of things happening with the world today with currency crises, price fluctuations, stock market troubles etc. - is not just stuff that usually comes in the papers about Russian soldiers selling their uniforms outside the Red square or AIDS in somalia - its big, maybe once in a lifetime kind of thing for many people and is having far reaching consequences for what one does for a living in a rural place in tamilnadu. Time for caution and a lot of introspection.

b) One must really learn spanish - theres a large part of Latin America - very receptive, much more conducive to business than ever before - its probably going to be a thing to watch out for as a business theme in the next decade.

*Yawn*