Saudi Arabia To Fine People Who Lie About Their Health Status Upon Entry To Kingdom -- March 9, 2020

Wow, it's impossible to keep up. I just blogged about how the Saudis are scrounging for cash (see this post) and now a reader sends me this headline story from Reuters: Saudi Arabia to fine people up to $133,000 for hiding health details on entry.

That's a crazy number, $133,000. I'm sure it's based on rials and today's conversion rate turned it into $133,000.

By tomorrow, the rials may be worthless. Just saying.

And, oh, by the way, $133,000, or even $150,000 is better than having your right hand cut off.

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Helloooooo? It's The 21st Century (Outside of Saudi Arabia)

Have You Considered A Video-Teleconference?

MDU Resources postpones its annual investor analyst seminar. The reason, if you have not guessed: coronavirus.

By the way, speaking of coronavirus, a staff worker at Disneyland, Paris, France, has tested positive for the little bugger.

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Breakfast of Champions

The most important thing to note about this photograph? The can of Spam is the original flavor, the real deal -- none of those specialty flavors -- back in 2012 there were thirteen varieties of Spam. I don't know how many there are today. Hormel occasionally comes out with "limited" seasonal varieties.

Someone, of course, came along and ranked them. I was completely surprised to see Portuguese Sausage; I did not know. I was thrilled to see Chorizo Seasoning -- Mex-Tex -- come out on top.