PEACE AND QUIET

Attila and Genghis, my 2 american colleagues, are no-shows so far this morning. I think they are at the American Club watching the Superbowl. As a result there have been no rows, no threats of violence, and most importantly, no politics so far today. It's wonderful. Sadly I'm sure normal service will be resumed later, especially with "Super Tuesday" tomorrow (though what's so "super" about it is a bit of a mystery to those of us uninitiated in the murky world of the American political process - and before anyone has a go at me, I think all political processes are murky, not just the american one)