All in all, and now that I think about it, I wonder whether I should be offended that it costs me more than the Italian Republic to borrow.

BBC: Who would you lend to �C Italy or Peston?

And I wonder what they would think if they came here now, those hapless port drinkers.

NPR: 'Ancestor Stones:' Life and War in Sierra Leone

So I wonder what the White House assessment is right now, and what are the issues under consideration for not assisting the rebels with arms?

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

Over the weekend you had the president of the Syrian National Coalition leave, and I wonder if the White House sees that as the opposition crumbling now in Syria.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Josh Earnest

And little wonder, since I was staying at the old Jewish Music Club, now the Shanghai Music Conservatory.

CNN: The Ghosts of Shanghai

Perhaps I should just leave it at that and not wonder if it indicates the market now really believes employment is a leading indicator, and housing and consumer confidence, so important last year, are now lagging and unimportant indicators, that employment can recover and economic growth can continue, if the housing sector and autos roll over to the downside again.

FORBES: Housing data is more important than jobs data!