03-18-2011, 12:58 AM
Black wrote:
The family is limiting its electricity use as much as possible, responding to official calls to conserve power, shivering at night under extra sweaters in Tokyo's unseasonable cold.
Bless their hearts. Imagine 21st-century Americans responding to "official calls" with this sort of community-mindedness. Can't see it.
Yep, the last time that happened our nation voted him out of office partly for giving news no one wanted to hear---conserve. The not-so-subtle images of wearing the cardigan sweater and fireplace in the background as "alternative heating sources" were anathema.