Racing away

Narrowly escaped endless hours of whining motor cars by politely declining a Grand Prix invitation offered by a regional airline CEO. Heat, the general public, and the stench and sound of burning rubber are surely best saved for the Seventh Circle of Hell.

The US has closed its embassy in Abu Dhabi and consulate in Dubai due to terror warnings. A nation refusing to condemn the murder of an elderly crippled gentleman in a wheelchair, much less one that paid for the bombs that killed him, can hardly wonder why it is unpopular to the point of utter loathing.