When you’re out for a stroll downtown, belly full of lunch, complacent and therefore vulnerable – she is there, patrolling the intersection. It doesn’t matters which way you approach the intersection, or which corner you come up on – she’s there. Glossy postcards in hand, glossy smile on face, she ensnares with conversation. “Hey, I [...]
You know the Cough. You’ve heard it in class if you’re a student, or maybe at the movie theater, or, say, during a terribly long and boring financial training seminar for work. The Cough makes more frequent appearances in the winter, but it transcends seasons and places. It comes up in any situation that involves [...]
From the Guardian: a confidential report from the World Bank reveals that biofuels have driven food prices up by as much as 75%. Not much of a surprise that this is happening – the global appetite for both food and energy are insatiable, and you just can’t put all of the strain of that demand [...]
Oh lord, hello traffic from LJ World comments section…and shine on you crazy diamonds. Who else could turn any story, be it about murder or a bake sale, into the basis for a heated discussion about illegal immigration and Topeka bashing! I’ve taken down the post that was here, mostly to protect the privacy of [...]
