But, much to do before then, since it's only Wednesday. A couple of quick reminders - Sunday is the beginning of Daylight Savings Time. Clocks go back an hour at bedtime Saturday night. I'm noting that today, mostly as a mental reminder to myself, since I really wanted to do it LAST weekend! Also, let me point out a couple of interesting things over in the vertical panel on the right side of this blog. The Graboid software continues to impress me. They still have a free level. If you're into movies or TV, check it out. And the Blogrush widget is much more useful now that they've cleaned up their member list. It's a good way to find other bloggers who write about similar topics.
With that out of the way, a quick Halloween note. It's likely too late for most of you, but it really does confirm the absolute lunacy of the attempts to cut back on staffing and funding for the safety inspection of things we come in contact with on a daily basis.
"100 times the US standard on lead in paint " in Halloween costume
It doesn't even need a quote. The headline says it all. Just take a moment to read it and shake your head in disbelief. And, then, you'll understand why this news conference was necessary.
Pelosi: We Must Do More to Protect Our Children From Unsafe Toys
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Representatives Bobby Rush, Rosa DeLauro, Bart Stupak, and Diana DeGette and consumer advocate Donald Mays held a news conference in the Capitol yesterday afternoon on Democratic efforts to promote consumer product and toy safety [...]
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