Taken for granted

That would be our first amendment rights - freedom of speech, freedom of the press and the right to peaceably assemble here in this country. People say stupid stuff here all the time that drives me nuts, but dang it, they have a right to say it. We have no idea what others have to go through to make their words heard... including prison.

Remind me again how China, that paragon of virtue and human rights, got to host the Olympics?

What the world eats

Absolutely fascinating Web site that shows various international families and what that family eats, and the cost, for a week.

The American one is typically depressing (everything is processed or refined, basically). I was surprised at the cost for the Germans, though. And check out the soda consumption for the family in Mexico!