friday will now be my wife

I wasn't aware of this particular despot.

"In neighboring Turkmenistan, President Saparmurat Niyazov — a despot who requires all clocks to bear his likeness and renamed the days of the week after his family — "
~NY Times

Attempts to find a picture of a Turkmen watch or clock have proved fruitless. Sight unseen a Turkmeni time piece just shot up to the top of my Christmas list.

"President Saparmurat NIYAZOV retains absolute control over the country and opposition is not tolerated."
~CIA Factbook

The factbook lists the U.S. Ambassador job as vacant. I bet that seat won't sit empty for long. Think of it as a throw back to a brighter era of iron fisted dictators. Who wouldn't want the job? Turkmenistan seems like a nice country to work in. After all, the U.S.' present regime has taught me not judge a country too harshly based on its leaders.