economy

The unrest half a world away is causing gas prices to rise in the US and here locally.

You can finally throw out all of your frayed, hole-ridden underwear... the good times are here again, baby! Kiplinger.com just put out a list of indicators that the economy is on the way back up, and the big one is that people are finally replacing their old underwear.  When the economy started tanking, underwear sales fell.  Now they've finally stabilized.

This is pretty much the textbook definition of looking for a silver lining.  Yes, the recession has had an impact on every single person in this country.  Yes, it's wreaked havoc on all of our jobs.  Yes, it's hurt countless people's lives...