The hair-cutting salon was small and also provides manicures and pedicures. I wondered how adept the young lady cutting my hair would be. As we all know, at the best of times it is hard to find a good barber and get a haircut that will not scare young children. Today things worked out happily. My hat now sits an inch lower on my head.
I finally finished my book on Currency Wars. The last sentence was, "The road to disorder has just begun." As informative as the book is, naturally one cannot agree with everything. For example, I believe it can be proven the road to disorder began about six thousand years ago. The author also believes the main problem is systems gradually get too big and complex to function properly. Well, the biggest system we know of is the universe and it is breath-takingly magnificent. On the other hand an example of a small system not working well could be a taxi ride where the driver takes you on a roundabout route. It's not the system as much as the trustworthiness of its users. Re-designing systems to fix problems can be like an architect re-designing a building so it will stand when the reason it keeps crumbling is because the concrete is defective.
We saw Charlie again today and his twin, Black Beauty. Patient horses!
That's it for now. Tomorrow (or thereabouts) I'll tell you about the new book I started this afternoon. Something completely different.
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