I’m not an economist by any stretch — sort of the opposite, really. But this blows me away: When I arrived in Zimbabwe, the exchange rate we got was roughly 180,000 zim to $1US. When I left, it was about 340,000 zim to $1US. Today, it’s 1,000,000 zim to $1US. Jesus christ on toast. A [...]
Archive for October 20th, 2007
‘Night, Grandpa
October 20th, 2007
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This morning, my paternal grandfather passed away. It… wasn’t entirely unexpected, given that he had lung cancer that had spread to his lymph nodes, but for it to be this soon was a bit surprising. I was able to go out to the hospital in Surrey on Wednesday to visit him, even though we all [...]