OK, the Independence day holiday came and went. Hope you enjoyed your cookouts and 4th of July fireworks.

The just-say-no-to-Chinese boycott is technically over, but you don't have to stop. Every time you put that Chinese product back on the shelf, you proclaim your independence. Keep it up, please.

unemployment figures

Heard on the radio today: they are up. Oh yeah, what's new?
Ah, but the devil's in the details.


Men
10% unemployed

Women
under 8% unemployed

Whassup w'dat? Easy.
They're keepin' the wimmen becuz they're cheaper, lower wages.
Axe a man, save a bundle.

Specially when you can get his job done now by overburdening a woman you kept on the job. Aaaah, capitalism. Gotta love it.