The International House of Bacon

Feels like Friday, and that’s alright by me.

* The Massachusetts cigarette tax went up by a dollar this week. Meanwhile, the “end the income tax” proposition made the ballot for 2008. It did surprisingly well last time it hit the ballot, so I’m interested to see how it works out.

* Okay, maybe we’re not going to unilaterally re-open NAFTA.

* Christopher Hitches got himself waterboarded for a piece in Vanity Fair. Very compelling read no matter which side of the discussion you’re on.

* Interestingly, that uber-annoying Katy Perry song, “I Kissed a Girl?” There’s a bit of hubbub about it, as Perry used to be a Christian music artist, but it never took off. That’s nearly as funny to me as Alanis Morissette’s rise to fame through You Can’t Do That on Television.

* Reason on fireworks. I live in a state where they’re legal, and rarely a night goes by during the summer that I don’t hear some going off during the summer.

* Finally, an amazingly detailed look at Game & Watch, the precursor to Game Boy. Talk about a memory trip.

That’s all I’ve got. Happy Fourth!