What's the only thing worse than a lawyer?

Could it be a politician?

Walk home (Part 2)

So tonight I walked home over London Bridge after meeting a few friends for a drink. This building/home (pictured), which is right on the Thames on the NW corner of London Bridge itself, always looks fantastic at night (because of the massive ballroom - you can catch a glimpse of the chandeliers through the top right window). Snapped this photo with my phone. Although I suspect this is actually a guild hall, or even a proper business of some sort, I can't work out what it is using the internet.

Testate

Ok, I'm putting up this picture for no particular reason. I like my local shops - the grocer, butcher and baker (no - there isn't a candlestick maker, but the florist and funeral director seem to have a highly symbiotic relationship going on). I stopped in to buy some vegetables at the end of my run. Voila.

So, yesterday I made my will. I'm testate, for the first time (or I might be: hard to say, because I drafted the will myself and I don't know much about probate or trusts...). Although there's not a lot to leave behind, it's now accounted for, at least in theory. And Brad, put that bloody axe down - I know times are tough, but they're not that tough.

Finally, for anyone who doesn't have a chance to check out my (our) cousin Rebecca's blog (link on the right), the picture and description below are taken from her most recent post. It was so good that I just stole it.



"***This is absolutely amazing and must be shared! THE ARNOLD APPLE: This is a Styrian Power Apple. From "the homeland of Arnold Schwarzenegger", this apple offers incomparable strength and taste..."Lovingly tended by skilled and dedicated fruit growers in their small and medium-sized orchards it is a rich natural source of health, strenth and flavor"!! At the ridiculous price of €1 per apple, it was totally worth it!!"

£1 = $2.079

Unbelievable. Let's say a person took out an $80k student loan over the course of a few years about 10 years ago, when the dollar was, on average, about $1.46 to the pound. Let's say that same person is now paying the student loans back in pounds sterling.

The exchange rate at the close of play yesterday was £1 = $2.079. If that person paid back all of his student loans overnight, not factoring in interest (which is ridiculously low anyway), that person would make a PROFIT on his student loans of roughly $16,333. In other words, after paying back the borrowings, that person would have a theoretical $16k in the bank (if he hadn't spent it already).