Very Local News

• One of the pods had an interview with a banker who made the bank for a couple years. There is a site or book called "Damn it feels good to be a banker." Not bad. They spoke about the four weekends they got during the summer. Bankers worked 80 hour weeks regularly. People coming in at the bottom are considering other opportunities.
• Ex-Enron employees went to work for Wall Street. That is where we got $147 a barrel oil last summer.
• It is day two of the new cat box. It is one of those automatic scooper jobs. The cats sat and stared at the box while shooting looks at each other. So far, no injuries. I'll keep every one up to date.
• Elle turned her nose up at Nat's wonderful home made chicken and noodle soup this evening. Nat told her she could go to bed without dinner and Elle suddenly found an appreciation for home made chicken and noodle soup.
  
• Elle nearly said a proper "R" this evening. Nat and I ganged up on her and pretty much backed her in to a corner. At least she tried. She almost sound enthusiastic. Then she got a raspberry pretzel for a reward.