tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10764311.post-52171385355684604642008-04-24T20:26:00.003-04:002008-04-24T20:58:29.605-04:00Rice shortage?<br /><br />Several stores are now "rationing" rice due to a severe <a href="http://media.www.keeneequinox.com/media/storage/paper537/news/2008/04/03/Opinions/Rising.Inflation.Leads.To.Global.Rice.Shortages-3298274.shtml">rice shortage</a>. Ohhhhkaaaay... Costco's idea of rationing is to limit each customer to four 20-pound bags of rice. I don't think <em><strong>80 pounds</strong></em> of rice is going to last me very long. I'd better find another store to buy from and stock up!<br /><br />And in the meantime, I can have free rice donated to poor people on my behalf while testing my intelligence with a fun game. <a href="http://www.freerice.com/">Check this out</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_PSRuJS3qwBw/SBEqb4kGCaI/AAAAAAAAAAU/_ag5M8zBxpc/s1600-h/rice.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192978503863503266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_PSRuJS3qwBw/SBEqb4kGCaI/AAAAAAAAAAU/_ag5M8zBxpc/s320/rice.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#ff9900;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Cat </span><br /></span></em></strong>Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12353381745277679315noreply@blogger.com