Just about everyone has had that sort of night. And we ordinarily pay for it the next day. Hopefully you haven’t taken the notion to such extremes as films such as The Hangover. But, if you find yourself on vacation in a place like Rio de Janeiro and you’re having a great time, well, where can you draw the line? Obviously, the more you drink, the more unreadable this line becomes. So whether you have become inebriated in Copacabana or Ipanema you are left with an important question. How can I find my way home to my apartments or hotels?

As you start reading this article I have some careful instructions for you. Immediately go into your kitchen and look for some aluminum foil. All apartments should be stocked with this vital supply. If you can’t find any in the kitchen, just go to the local Rio de Janeiro grocery store and you will be sure to find some for sale. Do that now. I’m waiting.

Turtles, that’s right, turtles. Yeah, sure they appear like they travel slow at first. They appear tame. They appear like they wouldn’t do you a harm on the earth. Just wandering about on random pieces of real estate, nibbling on bits of fruit. Well, my friend, I’m sorry but you are already lulled into a false a feeling of security. You see, the turtles of Rio de Janeiro have been plotting on us for quite a while now. They are giant marauding godless killing machines. And they are coming over to our apartments and hotels for a meal.

The information that Bin Laden was in fact dead, spurred markets higher yesterday. However, now the world is worried about Taliban and Al Qaeda retaliating as affiliates of the militant organizations have promised to undertake. Interpol instructed its virtually two hundred member nations to be on “full alert” after the liquidation of the al-Qaeda chief in Pakistan. The U.S. is not going to lower its fight versus the group and won’t reduce its efforts to end terrorism, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Monday.