Camping was a disaster on several levels, not the least of which was Drew's health. He got a nasty cold he can't shake. Pretty piss-poor timing, considering we're leaving town in 14 days.

I personally feel unmotivated to do much of anything except compile long list of things I need to be doing.

From an article in today's NYT:

"In the last two years, the staff of the consumer product commission has been cut by more than 10 percent, leaving fewer regulators to monitor the safety of the growing flood of imports.

Some consumer advocates say that such staff cuts under the Bush administration have made the commission a lax regulator. The commission, for example, acknowledged in a recent budget document that 'because of resource limitations,' it was planning next year to curtail its efforts aimed at preventing children from drowning in swimming pools and bathtubs."

Sweet.