It's for the birds and silver chopsticks

This is Kim Jong Il, the man who eats from silver chopsticks, in what appears to be a horrifically awkward picture.

Anyways, the South Korea/North Korea issue is at a real turning point. This is going to be one of the biggest stories in the upcoming year. As you may know, South Korea and North Korea have never signed a treaty to conclude the Korean War. They are technically still at war. In the recent month or two, there have been major, major changes. Just recently:


"Let's lead the rest of our life in joy and become reunited after reunification."

BTW, This is a good article of the story that is the basis for many B-movies.

The investor's theory of relativity.

Compare apples to apples? Or compare apples to oranges like Mr. Kiyosaki?

The dollar in your pocket decreased 9% last year in relation to the Euro (i.e. for every dollar in your pocket at the beginning of the year, you now have 9 cents less! You didn't have to do anything!)

Also, this is pretty cool: Terminator 4: Rise of the Mosquitos

Chavez's visible hand*

Hugo Chavez is quite entertaining. This is my favorite. There are probably very few people happier than a Venezuelan short seller.

Also, more currency news for you to ponder.

*reference to Adam Smith's invisible hand.