Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Wednesday morning roundup

Wen Jiabao is trying out the role of reformer, but the level of substance is unclear.

Dr. Rice on Egypt's future.

For our reading list: "A Thousand Rooms of Dream and Fear."

Pearlstein makes a compelling case for raising the gas tax.

Room for Debate takes on the food crisis. It kind of makes me feel bad about having switched to wheat-based kitty litter, even though it is more sustainable.

Sarah Palin is birthers' candidate of choice.

This is why I don't complain about customer service unless it's really, really warranted. I nearly complained about Trader Joe's the other day--I had a few things, including sweet potatoes and heirloom tomatoes, and the cashier put them out of my reach but didn't start bagging them--waited for the bag guy to get back. Then the bag guy *put the tomatoes in first* and was about to put the potatoes in over them. Is not putting tomatoes in a bag first not the first thing they teach you in bag training, and even if it isn't, isn't it common sense?

Computerized Monopoly?? Why mess with a classic?

Only the Post would recommend some local area living blogs without linking to them or providing URLs.

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