Borders Filing For Bankruptcy, Stores closing.

I remember when the first Borders opened here in 1990, and subsequently, most of our decades-old independent bookstores shut down, there isn't going to be much left to fill the gap. Some blame the failings in the recession and e-readers. My only fear is, paper books will become more expensive (then they already are) and there will be less paper books in libraries - maybe there will eventually be virtual libraries, but I love going to the local library, with is wonderfully light-filled high ceilings, the park and the coffee shop.

And I love well made books, the paper, the bindings, holding them in my hand. While e-reading is fine, I always wonder, what if the reader breaks, or I lose power, or my file gets corrupted? Or what if they begin selling books that have an expiration date? You don't have those issues with a paper book.

http://s.wsj.net/public/resources/documents/st_borders0216_20110216.html

OMG Bacon and Chocolate

Bacon and Chocolate Bars
Bacon and Caramel Chocolate Eggs
Bacon Caramel Toffee
Bacon, Chocolate Chip pancake mix!!!!!

http://www.vosgeschocolate.com/category/bacon_chocolate_gifts

Join One Million Americans in the push to keep funding National Public Radio and Television

Democrats pushed back Republican attempts today in the House to cut funding, but come January, the Republicans will be back there are six—bills by ultra-conservatives that would slash all funding for NPR, PBS, and other public media.

National public broadcasting is remarkably cost effective, providing local news and information, free of charge, for millions of viewers while only receiving about .0001% of the federal budget.More to the point, it's nearly impossible to put a price tag on the actual value of public broadcasting.

In many rural and less affluent communities, broadcasters rely on federal funding to provide the only available high-quality news and public affairs programming. Without public media, corporate media monopolies would increase their already large control of what we see on television, hear on the radio or read in the newspaper.

At a time when media consolidation is shrinking the number of perspectives we have access to over the airwaves and when newsrooms are shrinking, we need more diversity in our media not less. And we simply cannot afford to lose what public media brings to the table.


http://www.freepress.net/press-release/2011/2/16/1000000-americans-petition-congress-protect-npr-pbs-and-other-public-media

Very Cool Guys, Very Cool

DURAN DURAN will headline the Ice and Diamonds Ball, at Battersea Power Station on 3rd March in support of the upcoming Walking with the Wounded North Pole expedition.

The goal of the Ice & Diamonds Ball is to raise funds to retrain & rehabilitate injured servicemen & women from the British Armed Forces. Prince Harry is the expedition patron.

http://walkingwiththewounded.org.uk/

This. Is. Such. A. Fun. Song.

Had to get up and dance. Luckily, kids also love DD.