And my Spaniard friend says....

That the last piece of rumor doing the rounds in the bars frequented by the journalists embedded in Havana is that kasstro will reappear for his birthday, in a brief video or radio message. They better include some element that allows for us to date that material with some precission! The only thing that could precipitate an earlier return would be a power grabbing crisis. So let's see if we have a show at the end of the countdown on August 13.