Trivia

I guess it qualifies as trivia...unless you live in Portugal and own a car and put gasoline in it. Since I had reported earlier on the price of gasoline (in May 2006, it was $6.85 a gallon --- in July 2007 = $7.47 --- November 2007 = $8.09), I noticed the price was €1.508 per litre today, a new high. And with the dollar at a new low, I wondered if we had reached the $9/gal. plateau, yet. The results are in and, alas!, we have fallen short of the mark. Gasoline is only $8.88 a gallon. There is some consolation, however: "8" is such a nice, round, smooth number, with no jagged edges. And to have three of them! But just because a pill is smooth and round, doesn't mean it isn't bitter.