It looks like Congress is on the verge of passing the bailout bill. Sigh. I feel like I want to say more about that, but it's not coming. In the meantime,
this background explanation from David Director Friedman seems sound to me.
To maybe bring some cheer in the wake of that, it's clean-out-the-browser-tabs day:
The sanctuary in the desert, modernized by
hobbitblue:
You can go North, South, East or West
>N
There is a table of bread here
>Eat bread
You are not hungry, trust me.
[...]
The great schlep -- an organized campaign to send kids to Florida to convince their grandparents to vote for Obama. Or, at least, they'll visit. :-) Link from
browngirl and
mamadeb.
Duckling scam from
zachkessin.
Q: How many children of a dysfunctional family does it take to change a light bulb?
A: Your brother would know.
Passed on by
siderea.
Sarah Palin Disney (video) forwarded by
tangerinpenguin made me laugh.
hrj made
mock sushi.
I want this lamp (from
nancylebov).
I found
this video touching, right before Rosh Hashana (it has no religious content). Forwarded by
530nm330hz.
And finally,
sing to your pooky is a thoughtful entry from
scaharp.