A few bits of news first: President Donald Trump announced that a peace deal with Iran will be signed tomorrow, Sunday. At least it won't be another Groundhog Day, for some progress will be shown, such as another ceasefire, perhaps  discussions to open the Strait of Hormuz and some sanctions relief for Iran. Israel will not sign this memorandum of understanding. Thus, some have called this not a deal, but only signing on to future talks on an agenda to discuss certain items, like that nuclear matter. Where will this signing occur, and by whom?   Not said, although Geneva has been mentioned in the past. Maybe this will occur on Monday or later, as Trump will attend the G7 summit from June 15-17 in the French Alps. Keep in mind that the previous 60-day Islamabad ceasefire agreement was never signed . Yes, Elon Musk is today worth approximately $1.1 trillion, and has become the first trillionaire.  His initial public offering of SpaceX went very well, ending at $161/sha...

Before I get into the topic of the day, plus our current cruise activities, a few newsworthy topics of the day This article indicates that the  annual joke of today, April 1 in the media, began only in 1957 when the BBC claimed  that spaghetti trees in southern Switzerland near the Italian border had reached harvest season. I recall being in Japan on numerous first of Aprils. Japan Times  usually has a front-page April Fool's Joke.  Not sure about today.  Google AI couldn't find anything. However  Tokyo Paladin  with Jake Adelstein  published an article yesterday ( March 31 ) about new bicycle laws to be enforced from today. First you wonder if this is one of those spoofs. Then you realize this could really be true. Under any circumstances, though, very funny and worth your while to  read the entire article . Has to do with 113 new ways to break the law on a bicycle. Many say the Japanese are wise, and their wisdom as a collective decision co...