And that’s it. I’m off to the airport in a few minutes. Time for a vacation from work.

Where am I going? New Zealand again. I can’t wait. Going to visit the Coromandel Peninsulay and Cape Reinga, along with a few days in Auckland.

Here’s an interesting past time. Walk Sydney Streets Photos – Home: this old fella’s walking every street in Sydney Australia.

“As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.” — H. L. Mencken

Title says it all. The Hilton on Guam sold to DaVinci-RP Hotel Investors LLC for $30 million. Speculation at lunch centered around how the Hilton was pushing hard for Prop A this past election, and that the sale price of the hotel was contingent upon whether the gambling iniative passed or not.

Hilton International will continue to manage the hotel under an agreement with the new owners. This is a trend for other hotels on island, including the Marriott. Expect other major hotels chains to divest their properties and continue to manage operations on Guam.

Super Size ME!

Hardee’s Monster Thickburger: 2/3 pound hamburger with bacon and cheese.

My heart is shuddering just from looking at that mound of beef. I might just have to try one of those next time I see a Hardee’s. I’m sure I will regret it though.

A few stories on Wal-Mart:

• New York Post Online Edition: Store Wars
• frontline: is wal-mart good for america?
• The New York Times: What Wal-Mart Knows About Customer’s Habits