News Bits!

- Because caffeine can cause anxiety, depression, bad-moods and increased levels of stress, (Imagine what we're like without our coffee!!) several coffee shops are going to start labeling their grinds accordingly.
- When you're watching football this season, be sure to check out the referees' new threads. We know that's what you watched football for anyway.
- We heard that the downtown Austin Post Office could transform in to a another residential high-rise.
- Our intelligent minds would like to speculate that the rising cost of gas is making it more appealing to live closer to work and play, hence all the new residential projects downtown.
- But if you insist on a life in the suburbs, you should know that all those smog-challenged hybrid cars actually consume more fuel than the manufacturers claim, anyway. Hey Toyota- we don't drive in a vacuum.
- We know we're good, but don't call us clever; we might blush and that would embarrass us because we are very image conscious.
- Finally, we'd like to suggest that you bake some cookies this weekend. It will help you get over the drama reulting from your morning cup o' java.
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