Early Week Bits

• What happens when you call the offices of all 100 US Senators
• Why does America hate America so much?
• Waitress, I'll take one side of Alli with that slice of triple-layer chocolate cake
• Jason Godesky, in his essay, "It Will Be Impossible To Rebuild Civilization", describes how agriculture is the key to a successful civilization, and how ours cannot be successful as a consequence of factors currently coming to a head.
• Preparing for life after the oil crash
• The sun sets on West Wing
• California extends the Emergency Drug Supply for Medicare and Medi-Cal beneficiaries until Friday January 27, 2006