Do not write - Ringo’s too busy to reply; floating a paper boat; and, the US National Debt Clock runs out of numbers…
• Ringo Starr is too busy to reply to his fan mail. The former Beatle released a video on his website this week saying that he will not be reading or replying to any fan mail or requests for pictures after 20th October. None. Speaking on the video, Mr Starr says that, “with peace and love”, he’s just got too much to do.
• A Chinese school teacher is reportedly looking to cross the 180 kilometre wide Taiwan Straits in a paper boat. While he successfully tested a similar boat in 2005, he intends a short voyage in salt water before attempting the feat. Fortunately, he will apparently be escorted by a lifeboat.
• The National Debt Clock in New York ran out of digits recently when spiralling debt levels crossed the $US10 trillion dollar mark for the first time. The clock only has 13 digits, so in a stop-gap measure, the dollar sign has been converted to a 1. The clock was erected in 1989 when the national debt was only $US2.7 trillion.