Link-o-rama

Some good stuff on other blogs today:

My friend Nancy Carpentier Brown has an amazing animal story. A cat, a burning house... well, just go read it.

A blogging friend who I've never actually met, Rich Glasgow, has an interesting post about recalls of products Made in China. My mother has boycotted everything made in China for years; she certainly is vindicated in that by recent events. Anyway, go read Rich's post; you'll probably want to join her in that boycott.

Finally, Althouse (who needs no other name, just "Althouse"), links to a NYT article about how fewer kids are getting their driver's licenses at age 16.

Heck, the NYT could have just asked my hairdresser; she told me last year that kids weren't as eager to get their licenses anymore.

That fits with our experience here: Our 17 yo took Driver's Ed two years ago and still doesn't have her license. But, as she says, why should she, as she wouldn't have a car to drive to work anyway? True; I would still need the van for carpooling while she's at work.

However, her younger sister, age 15-1/2, is now taking Driver's Ed and seems more interested in getting that license as soon as possible. In addtion, the 17 yo knows that she needs to get that license before starting college.

So we may go from 2 drivers in the family to 4 in no time at all.