from today's SLATE news recap: >The NY [TIMES] says rising food and gas prices are producing thrifty and creative new consumption habits. Tighter budgets are leading to tighter belts, and Americans are trading in their Lucky Charms and Tide for less costly store-brand alternatives. ... Says one retail consultant: "It hasn't gotten to human food mixed with pet food yet, but it is certainly headed in that direction."<
Wow. This reminds me of a time in the early 1970s, when some of my hippie friends ate dog food... Gaines Burgers aren't half bad with the right spices. >In other domestic economic news, the Post reports that a rise in housing foreclosures and a tumbling real estate market have made vacant properties "havens for squatters, vandals, thieves, partying teenagers and worse."< what's worse than partying teens? Michael P's killer bees? -- Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
