So...what did I miss?

As you may have followed, I was gone last week, and I was not paying attention.

These are the things that I was aware of:

• Italy and Spain had their economies propped up by the ECB.
• We had a really volatile week in the markets.
• Someone was shot in England and the UK was lit on fire.
• Michelle Bachmann won the Iowa Straw Poll.
• Goodhair declared his intention to seek the nomination of the Republican Party for the office of PotUS.
• Bert and Ernie had to release a statement saying that they had no intention to marry.

So, what did I miss that was important?