Thursday: Slow Blogging Continues Amid Family Commitments

From a 1970s Steve Martin act:

I'm into bread. I love money, I love everything about money, I love to eat it. Money.

They say you can't take it with you? I'm taking it with me.

I'm into bread. I love bread.

I bought some pretty good stuff. Got me a $300 pair of socks. I got a fur sink. Oh, let's see.... Electric dog polisher, that was a good one. Gasoline-powered turtleneck sweater.

And of course I've bought some dumb stuff too.

Today, that gasoline-powered turtleneck sweater doesn't look bizarre: A Japanese lingerie firm has unveiled the perfect gadget for eco-friendly sun worshippers - the solar-powered bra.
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Cool graphic: How Americans spend their money. Move mouse over smaller items for figures.