Avoiding the ninjas

I stopped for coffee ten minutes earlier than normal this morning. I also didn't leave clues as to when or where I was going to lunch. By doing these things, I managed to avoid the ninjas in black helicopters who are obviously out to kill me. Or so I would say if I was Fidel Castro.

Cuban President Fidel Castro said his visit to Venezuela for a Caribbean oil summit Wednesday was possibly the first overseas trip he has taken in which foes have not mounted a plot to assassinate him.

Castro told Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and other Caribbean leaders that his last-minute decision to attend the meeting in Venezuela appeared to have thrown off anyone who may have been plotting against him.

Are Castro and Chavez really that paranoid, or do they think that claiming they barely avoided an assassination attempt is a good PR move? I guess in some ways it is a good PR move. The media always cover their statements, no matter how crazy.

This opens up the question: what did you do today to avoid assassination by your enemies?