This article regarding big business' response to fast-food lawsuits was quite interesting. The lawsuits struck me as a bit dubious, seeing as the dangers of eating deep-fried everything should be fairly obvious, but reading business groups deny a link between fast food and obesity makes one wonder if they really are as truth-challenged as the tobacco industry. And seeing as the lawsuits seem directly responsible for the removal of trans fats from several popular foods, it's hard to dismiss them.

Cox cable came out today, and $50 later, I'm on-line at a decent speed at last (and my television service is vastly improved...The Simpsons have never looked better).