Not only did my Xbox 360 die (and, miraculously, return from the dead, albeit with a different serial #), but I’m a Washington Mutual customer and cnn is telling me that my bank just failed.

This may be an odd reaction, and all that, but, you know, when you’re kind of the weird guy that doesn’t have much in common with anyone else, you have to take common ground with the rest of humanity where you can find it.

Also I’m curious to see FDIC insurance actually in action.  It’s one of those things you take for granted, but you never really expect to see it working.