accidental knowledge and good things

As usual, I was busy not paying a lot of attention to bad news, but today I got curious about the appearance of the Chevy Volt, which led to my accidentally learning that GM lost $57.5 billion in the last year and a half. This is not a new observation, but that's a lot of money, and it seems pretty clear to me that American car companies didn't learn anything in the 1970s.

Other than that, I can put one coat of paint on 10 16-ft baseboards before I get tired, which is better than last time I tried that, and the really, really sick lady has gotten enough better that I can help her all by myself again. She laughs again now, too, which is really good to hear.