The Economy of the Oldest......

......   profession

No , not fishing
In the new Greek economy , prostitutes are charging the price of a sandwich for sex. From a high of $ 75 to 4 , the slump in the Greek economy has reached the streets.
This factoid was included in the ' World by  the Numbers ' , the TorStar.
And the numbers game plays out in the U.S.
29           % of young Americans who doubt the American dream
12           % felt that way in 1986

0            % change for Black young Americans
70          % of white workers w/ out a college degree , struggling

$ 58 , 197 is the median income for whites in the 25 - 34 age bracket
43, 957 for 25 - 34 yr old blacks

Criminy , this is , a depressing section of the TorStar.

Good news ??? Alabama plays Michigan for the semi finals of the National Championship. Go Tide.
Arsenal of the EPL, are in second.
Both these teams have been my favourites for decades. Alabama from the mid 60 s and Arsenal from approx 1976.

Weather : gray and very slight wind , temperature holding at 44 F.
Our seasonal average temperature is 33 F. we will cool down this week.
Last year , we had 3 in of snow on the ground ,in this past week.

The cookie company. We are now finished the first batch ( only ? )
of Xmas cookies. Cookies taste like Xmas. Decorations vary from sublime to ............ 
It was our first try. I can't remember rolling out anything for baking
b/c typically I drop batter into cups or onto a tray.
Icing was a new problem. We used pre - made plastic squeeze bottles instead of icing bags. A whole lot of wasted icing occurred.
Of course , not knowing how the icing should turn out was difficult.
Maybe a mite wetter ... but that means longer to set or even not set
We are a cookie work in progress.