Finally...

...some good news?

Gas prices have dropped like a rock over the last two weeks. We paid $3.19 on Saturday. Demand is falling pushing down the price, which is a good thing, but for a not-so-good base cause.

Meanwhile, governments all over the world are "rescuing" the stock markets by devaluing currencies, and taking over banks. In the US, the banks have not yet been nationalized, but there is a great deal of pressure to do so. (Because we all know that we must, must, do everything England does. Two-hundred-plus years later, and we still have the colonial attitude.) Why stock investors view this as good news is beyond me, but all the indexes are way up this morning.

Quiet weekend here in Arizona. We cleaned, watched movies, took naps, etc. It's getting below freezing at night, but being a cheap-skate, I haven't turned on the heat. It isn't getting warm enough during the day to heat up the apartment, so our indoor temperature is gradually dropping day-by-day. But a) it's supposed to be warming back up in a couple days, and b) like the great Jimmy Carter said, put on a sweater.

The cafe opens for real today. I still have no idea how to make the signature salad, and don't have all the ingredients for two other salads (or didn't have as of Friday). It should be an interesting day. Got to run.