Writing and the Recession

Perhaps you've heard? The economy sucks right now.

Apparently, it's even become fashionable to be frugal. I just read about the term "recessionista," which is defined as someone who is ostentatiously penny pinching because it's what all the cool kids are doing.

The good news is that library usage is up. I read the precise statistics somewhere, but I can only confirm it anecdotally. Thanks to warmish weather here in Minnesota (40 - 60F,) my son has rediscovered the joys of bicycle riding. We've be