Tom Purcell • published July 26, 2008 12:15 am “Life isn’t much fun anymore now that the wife has me doing all kinds of nutty things to economize.” “Ah, yes, you speak of the way Americans are responding to rapidly rising fuel and food costs.” “You got that right. The wife and I used to enjoy dining out. Now we sit around clipping coupons, searching for bargains and thinking up ideas to cut our household costs.” “The horror.” “Take one of the wife’s bright ideas. Because meat and poultry are so high, she decided we’re vegetarians now. I wake nights dreaming of juicy burgers. As one wit said, if God didn’t want us to eat animals why did he make them taste so good?” “An excellent point.” “But it’s not like vegetables are cheap, either. So the wife made me plant a large garden. I spend hours digging, planting, pruning and...
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