right, OK, this is serious. my favourite picture of all time (probably) is up for sale. can someone lend me some money to buy it (ref FT weekend, W9)? on reflection i suppose that i would probably fail to afford the requisite insurance premiums, let alone the servicing of any loan. still, it would make a lovely birthday present. goodness me.

the weekend looks bleak apart from perhaps some fun tonight. to be honest it all looks a bit bleak until mid-april save next weekend in cambridge and maybe a trip to cheltenham for dinner. and tyler brule's "replacement" should be sacked for being boring. i dont give a damn about your poxy university/charity/tax-regime. when will someone brief me in on w)taps related developments at davos and the new ANA uniforms? hopefully in only 10 short days.