Blowing & Drifting

Forecast: Significant blowing and drifting, with the possibility of heavy accumulation in rural areas.

Eyeliner, Advil, Magazine, Candy, Videocamera

The Sunday paper included a Walgreens flyer which featured, in a prominent spot on the front page, an $80 digital still/video camera. It made by Aptek, which isn't exactly known as a maker of top-of-the-line consumer electronics, but I was still struck by the oddity of Walgreens - a freaking drug store! - selling this rather complicated gadget, something that a few years ago was the domain of your Best Buys and Targets.

Truly, Chinese manufacturing is a many-splendored thing.