This afternoon I had to wait a few minutes for a meeting so I picked up a copy of that gripping guilty pleasure, The National Underwriter <motto: The Leader in Property & Casualty News>. Luckily I only had to read for a few minutes or I might have fallen into an irreversible coma, but I did manage to read most of one interesting article on bizarre risks.

For instance, remember a couple years ago when the Red Sox fell victim to an enthusiastic fan who grabbed a ball before the outfielder could get it? Someone bought it and blew it up with dynamite as a publicity stunt, but apparently at the last second they panicked and decided they'd better by some coverage in case someone sued that bad luck had spewed all over them. Elsewhere, a European wine expert had her taste buds insured for 10 million pounds.

In other news, my brother sent me pictures of the new Airbus A380 and I'm telling you, I have never seen anything so decadently luxurious as the first class cabin. Wow.