A public service announcement

The downside of giving up a daily newspaper is that I miss little announcements, such as the following:
It will cost a bit more to mail letters and parcels starting Monday. A first-class letter will go up 2 cents to 41 cents.
But there is also some good news — folks will be able to buy “forever” [...]

Even downplayed, it still seems problematic

Through Gerry Charlotte Phelps, I heard the story of a woman in Maine who, after breaking a CFL bulb (one of those “green” bulbs), ended up being stuck with a $2,000 hazardous waste disposal bill:
How much money does it take to screw in a compact fluorescent lightbulb? About $4.28 for the bulb and labor — [...]

Weasel election results

The Watcher of Weasels stayed up late last night and counted votes. The results are in and I’m happy to report the following:
For posts written by Council members, first placed went to Big Lizard’s Does American Elect Defeatists? As you’ve probably noticed, I don’t share with you where the posts I supported placed, [...]