The B-Squad's TOP 5 REASONS WHY WE'RE IN IRAQ
5. To get those Iraqi civilians back for what Osama did to us on 9/11.
4. Iraq doesn't follow the U after Q rule. Watch it Qatar, you're next.
3. Hummus.
2. Because a car that runs on hydrogen is still make-believe.
1. We've already invaded ARGENTINA, CHILE, HAITI, KOREA, PANAMA, NICARAGUA, PHILIPPINES, CUBA, GUAM, SAMOA, HONDURAS, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, MEXICO, RUSSIA, YUGOSLAVIA, TURKEY, EL SALVADOR, IRAN, URUGUAY, GREECE, GERMANY, VIETNAM, EGYPT, LEBANON, LAOS, INDONESIA, FRANCE, ITALY, CAMBODIA, ENGLAND, OMAN, CHILE, ANGOLA, LIBYA, GRENADA, BOLIVIA, LIBERIA, SAUDI ARABIA, KUWAIT, SOMALIA, BOSNIA, ZAIRE, ALBANIA, SUDAN, AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN, & JAPAN...

But my main purpose is to respond to the request for a story about Italian igo/go players that we took to dinner on... Tuesday? I don't really remember, but I will give you some background as to why they were here and why we knew about it.

Last summer, when we were in Italy, we visited a family friend and reestablished contact. The elder daughter of the family has a friend who is the women's igo champion of Italy. I had no idea they even played in Italy. It turns out, however, that there was an international pair igo tournament in Tokyo and she and another champion were invited to come play. We went to dinner and coffee, had choppy conversation, a mix of English, Italian, and Japanese (they came with their teacher/interpreter) and had a pleasant time.

I want to change the layout, but I have plenty of homework to do before that. We'll see how long it takes...