Through what looked like a buyers frenzy on the NYSE floor I walked right past the crowd, flashed my VIP ticket, accepted a free Sam Adams from an attendant and now Im waiting for Bill Gates to take the stage here in Las Vegas.

It seems like a terrorist would do way more damage hitting the CES expo than any G8 meeting. The international brain power in this room is effecting me without even thinking about it.

I was invited by Edelman and Microsoft to attend. They paid for the plane, hotel, ticket, etc. There must be some mistake because they put me in a super-suite at the Venetian Hotel where I could probably fit about about 35 people.