Markets Continue to Fall

• Last week I spent it in Colombia. It was very busy and the only time I got a chance to see a bit of Bogota was at lunch. I was working with Banco de la Republica.
• I stayed at the Crown Plaza - Taquendama hotel. It was a small room with nothing of a view. I requested 2 beds. There was a flat screen on the wall, next to a small desk. The internet was slow. I was in room 445.
• The first morning I had breakfast - it was good. I appreciated it because I did not have dinner the night before. I went for 2 rounds. It was rice and beans (moros y cristianos), sweet plantains, small sausages, scrambled eggs, cinnamon rolls, and coffee.
• The people at Banco de la Republica were very nice. I liked the fact that it was next to a mountain.
• Cindy changed the flight on Thursday as Hurricane Ike was about to hit Houston. As a matter of fact, the gentleman who came with me to Bogota flew back in the same flight as well. On Friday, the flight to Houston was cancelled. Luckily we changed to Newark. I took a train from Newark to Philly. Cindy picked me up...it was raining.
• Saturday, Cindy and I went to Cuba Libre (have pictures), and then went to see Tropic Thunder. The movie was funny and politically incorrect in every way.
• Sunday we went shopping to King of Prussia and had our teeth whitened. Here we are spending on the day that Lehman went bankrupt, and Merrill Lynch was sold to Bank of America.
• On Sunday, I stayed up most of the night watching the news.
• Monday night we went close to the border with NY...long drive. Cindy had a mini-golf event on Tuesday. We stayed at a Comfort Inn. The way back was very nice with lots of trees. I drilled the kids on science and history. Late on Tuesday I watched the Tudors.
• Wednesday...I worked from home, did my expenses.