Springing to life nearly a mile above sea level, the Zambezi River gathers strength, speed and tributaries for more than two hundred miles before hurtling over the Chavuma Falls in Western Zambia. 

Despite a strong January jobs report, real economic growth is continuing to decelerate in the first quarter of 2020 and could fall below 2% year-over-year for the first time since 2016.

Last week, I decided to avoid shaking anyone’s hand. It’s not that I have a virus.  It’s just that my job, which involves lots of plane travel and hand-shaking, make me particularly susceptible to getting one.  And I would really rather not be ill.

Among the card games of my misspent youth was a game called Pontoon. The rules of Pontoon are very similar to Blackjack – the object is to get as close to 21 as possible without going over.