everything old is new again

Another classic Bloom County. And let me say that I’m getting real tired of people saying things like “in 1970 dollars the price of oil is still low.” Gas is $2 a gallon. It wasn’t this way a couple of years ago. 1970 has nothing to do with it.

Numbers

My son is six and learning math. He’ll frequently ask things like “What’s five four?” or “What’s six one one two?” Sometimes he’s seeing a price on a sign, or a phone number, or an address. Here’s a new one: What’s “One one zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero?” That’s how much Enron […]