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Well, I suppose if Gunner can post on economics, I can post on gardening. If we're really heading into the next Great Depression, gardening might soon become more than a hobby for a lot of folks. So... let's jump in and get dirty!

First of all - it's Fall! I'm originally from South Florida (zone 10!) so this is the time I would be planting if I was still there.

Matthew Yglesias on 9/11:

I was in my office, a steaming cup of coffee warming my hands. The background noise was National Public Radio's morning news, as it was every day. My desk faced the windows. It was a bright blue day.

This whole post is great, but I love the part about the explanation of why Vikings burnt the bodies of their fallen comrads.

There seems to be a ruckus a brewing over the super-secret detention facility being built in Denver to house protesters if arrested during the convention.

That’s the way Rich Hailey sees it:

Is there a reason why we allow this useless parasitic organization of thugs and murderers to continue to meet on our soil? Kick the UN out of America, let them set up shop somewhere else, and on somebody else’s dime.

The economically nationalist Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mike Padgett takes a surprising endorsement hit on his own soil:

With this video now making the rounds, I have to say that I honestly am tired of hearing candidates on whirlwind tours of the United States talking about how we can’t run our air conditioners or drive big SUVs.