Today (ET), my Apple Watch Series 8 arrived. Designed in California, Made in China - how much more global can it get?! I have been busy most of the day playing with my new gadget which I absolutely love! I'm hoping it will help me get fitter, coupled with a subscription to Apple Fitness+ However, I bought the Watch on credit. Just now, I checked the US National Debt Clock which records current US debt at around the $31.5trn mark. This would not be so worrying were it not for the fact that the current speaker of the House shows signs of succumbing to right-wing pressure NOT to raise the ceiling. If the US were to default, contagion could spread worldwide. Let's hope it doesn't! The Fall-back is Gold. PS I have every intention of paying back the credit on my Apple Watch!