I enjoyed an article that my cousin Ethan just wrote about people connecting more during tough economic times. All along I’ve been watching vehicle mileage trends and hearing about “the staycation”, thinking about how good this downturn has been for global warming. But Ethan talks about where this stuff hits home, literally.

A quote from a recent piece about Obama’s campaign in the New Yorker keeps coming back— “our biggest weakness can be our biggest strength.” So far, that has really rung true with this downturn.