| Country | Gross Debt as a % of GDP |
|---|---|
| Japan | 266 |
| Italy | 162 |
| United States | 131 |
| France | 119 |
| Canada | 115 |
| United Kingdom | 108 |
| Germany | 73 |
| China (PRC) | 62 |
| Switzerland | 49 |
| Russian Federation | 19 |
Source: IMF October 2020
Retired Admiral William H. McRaven was involved in high profile special operations missions, including the capture of Saddam Hussein, the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips, and the raid to kill Osama bin Laden.
Admiral McRaven narrates his audiobook entitled Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations skillfully. I felt as though I was sitting in my living room hearing a brave, articulate person tell tales that made me feel proud to be an American. This is among the best audiobooks in my library.
You can get a sense of the author in this podcast.
Singer Helen Reddy, who was born in Australia in 1941, died in Los Angeles on September 29, 2020 at the age of 78.
I loved her music. Her first hit was a 1971 cover of “I Don’t Know How to Love Him,” from the award-winning stage show “Jesus Christ Superstar.” Her trademark song — “I Am Woman,” — came a year later. It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in December 1972. Reddy was the first Australian-born artist to win a Grammy and the first to make the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Reddy did not have an easy life. She had a kidney removed at 17 lived with Addison’s disease.
May her soul rest in peace.
