Pretty neat,

although expensive: customized energy bars.
You Bar – Fresh, Handmade Nutrition Bars – Home

Grade 1 spelling games

Spell ‘I cup.’ Read the letters out.
From the bus stop wait today.

Clever paper title

The Economics of Workaholism: We Should Not Have Worked on This Paper
Daniel S. Hamermesh, University of Texas at AustinJoel B. Slemrod, University of Michigan

Abstract
A large literature examines the addictive properties of such behaviors as smoking, drinking alcohol, gambling and eating. We argue that for some people addictive behavior may apply to a much more [...]

God help us,

since we have a girl who is obsessed with Hannah Montana and are planning on a Disney trip. But no to this. No to this. No to this. No to this. Keep repeating.
Disney Needs To Stop | Dlisted
via:Mortimer’s Mom: Another Disney pleasure my daughters will never know
I don’t mind the CD-generic bubble [...]

The mess

Richard’s Real Estate and Urban Economics Blog: Why an Interest Rate Freeze won’t solve the Subprime Problem
I am still confused about exactly what news caused the meltdown.  There are lots of good reasons to be worried about the feedback from house prices to the overall level of economic activity, and then back to house prices, [...]

Alive

and more than barely!
The last few months have been like a long and unsettling dream.  But we are waking up in a warm bed, and the sky is clearing.