Quote of the Week: The Financial Crash

"Confident
men took leave of common sense and bet on the idea of perpetual profit
in the real state market and crashed. But it wasn't their money. It
was your money they were messing with. And that's why we need
government regulators. Gimlet-eyed men with steel-rim glasses and
crepe-soled shoes who check the numbers and have the power to say,
'This is a scam and a hustle and either you cease and desist or you
spend a few years in a minimum-security federal facility playing
backgammon.' "

Garrison Keillor, Alternet, October 6, 2008

Allergy Meds as a tracking device

We were sitting around the breakfast table the other day and chatting about the upcoming allergy season.
The comment was made as how difficult it is to get a decongestant at the drugstore of any strength. You have to show ID and sign and they track your purchases across stores and locations to make sure you are not buying too much.

It was then that someone's light bulb sparked to full strength when they said,

"I get it now! We just have to wait until Osama bin Laden has a bout of allergies and we'll know exactly where he is. Very sneaky!"

Brilliant!