Words to sleep by
While most kids his age have their noses stuck in portable video games, my 8-year-old son has had his nose stuck in books for most of this year and especially this summer.

While most kids his age have their noses stuck in portable video games, my 8-year-old son has had his nose stuck in books for most of this year and especially this summer.
There's nothing to do. It's a common refrain I've heard from children to young co-workers to old people like me. But a couple of Saturdays ago, I indeed had nothing to do. It seemed that no one around me really had anything to do, either. And I'd forgotten how nice that can be.
After conducting numerous analyses of the markets, tracking trends on Wall Street and running various computer models of financial forecasts, it is with much confidence that I can tell you that our nation's economy is as valuable as one warm bucket of hamster vomit. OK, maybe two.
Warning: The following column is politically incorrect. Furthermore, the person writing it is hopelessly politically incorrect and doesn't really care. Therefore, if you are a touchy, whiny, oversensitive person, stop reading now. I implore you. Unless you just want to see how I can cover Sarah Palin, the Jonas Brothers and a cute, young waitress in one column .