Normally, I would not front-page this myself, but it's too darn good. This video is going viral on YouTube. But will the President and Democrats fight to let the Bush tax cuts lapse?

There was a big banner hanging from the HOWS supermarket at Huntington and San Gabriel yesterday, announcing that the store was staying open forever. I had no idea what that sign was all about until I read today's Los Angeles Times.

You can get 10Mb/s broadband for only $20 a month... if you live in the UK.

Virgin Media UK

But for us saps here in the US, who like, invented the internet, it costs $40 a month to get 3Mb/s internet from AT&T.

Man stabs brother with scissors.

In my parents' generation, Asian gardeners were usually Nisei who took care of the yards of the wealthier white people in southern California. Now, Asian gardeners are gang members growing marijuana inside of houses. Progress?

A whole slew of election-related "reforms" are going to be kicking in over the next two years. I'm pretty skeptical about whether the changes they will bring will be positive.

There have been a number of interesting political stories in the LA Times recently. A few days ago, they reported that voters still want to have their cake and eat it too: They don't want to raise taxes, but don't want to cut any services, either.

ABC story on Chinese imports from Washington state. Almond Rocha is a delicacy. So is Washington state wine--if you add Coca-Cola to it!