Monday Morning Ramblings - Zagato, Fishkini, Anti-Satellite Weapons, Economy

I watched a car auction on the Discovery Channel HD Theater yesterday and caught a glimpse of a beautiful 1961 Aston Martin DB4 Zagato. It was at it's highest bid of 2.5 million and it still didn't meet the owner's reserve! I guess he wanted at least 3.5 million. That particular Zagato had been in some major races and I guess you also pay for its colorful racing history. If I was a minor millionaire I'd probably settle for a newer Porsche or Ferrari. But if I was a major player and had chump change of about 4 million sitting around, sure I'd make a bid on that sweet car.



In other news, a company out of Bangkok, Thailand has created a new fashion trend utilizing the skin of the Talapia fish. It's been used in hand bags and wallets and now it's getting rave reviews in the bikini market. It actually looks pretty cool and drys faster as it's waterproof. It takes about 15 fish skins to make one bikini. Go on, be a mermaid!



So now it seems that we have a new threat to be worried about - the threat of anti-satellite weapons that can knock out a lot of the major communications services we take for granted and rely on more and more each day. This anti-satellite weapon was tested by China early this year on one of their own defunct weather satellites and now the U.S. is a bit on the worried side. Will this cause an arms race in outer space? We shall see.

It seems the mortgage companies in the U.S. aren't the only ones that are hurting. Customers lined up in droves Monday morning outside of Northern Rock PLC mortgage company in London and its other bank branch locations across Britain to withdraw billions upon fears of insolvency. I fear something bad is coming our way economically.

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