clip from the story:

Then came the pushback from the postmasters, who told Pearson and other lawmakers that “standard” mail, the post office’s name for junk mail, has become the lifeblood of the U.S. Postal Service and that jobs depend on it.

this is both a metaphor for why capitalism is broken AND proof that capitalism is breaking…now. clicky.

these are the first two photos that i made my favorites on flickr, and they are HILARIOUS together.

that’s stew on the left, and a fantastic puppet by the ultra-fantastic stacey rebecca on the right. stacey’s muenster cheese finger puppet was my first etsy purchase ever.