Random

• Much of the rest of the world is in economic panic mode (unnecessarily so!) but Africa seems to be riding high above it all (relatively speaking) -- perhaps even playing a little catch-up. ~ link

• "A parking attendant in Landskrona in southern Sweden took advantage of an armed bank robbery on Thursday to slap a ticket on a police car parked outside a branch of the Nordea bank in the town centre." ~ link

• The future of PIBC and Pacific Islands University is coming into focus ~ link

• Dave is all excited because he received his $14 2005 Guam tax return -- which GovGuam couldn't afford to pay him until now. They've gone on a borrowing spree.

• There is a new AM radio signal on Guam. KVOG has been playing a test loop with speeches made by long-gone US presidents and running tones at 1530. Apparently there is some history to the station since I found FCC records of a construction license issued in 2005. But currently there are only three AM stations operating on Guam. If KVOG makes it onto the air it will be the fourth.

• We had pretty much given up on finding any real Mexican food on Guam. That's why we hadn't bothered with the Caliente Mexican Taqueria, which opened in Hagåtña about a year ago. But then tonight Cheryl had this hankering for Mexican food and we decided to give it a shot. Wow -- it's great -- taco truck style in a pleasant environment. It's so good to finally find a Mexican restaurant which cooks with Mexican rather than Asian spices.