tenth leaving train

i've been hearing a lot lately about austerity, haven't you? yes, that's what i thought as well.

so what is austerity? well, it's when a government reduces its spending and/or increases fees and taxes to pay back its creditors. that is straight from wikipedia. the page was last modified monday at 10:48, so the definition could have been different then.

but back to austerity, well, that's what it is. so when you use it next, you'll know.

this is a pretty good article from the nyt regarding the changing structure of the american dream. were the boomers the last prosperous generation of americans? that might end up being the case.

i have my lebron james prediction ready. he will play for the washington senators who will finally beat those pesky globetrotters!!! go senators!! go!!!