Wednesday digest

- According to this study, the average worker screws around for over 2 hours a day. That seems low to me for some reason, but then again, I live in Ottawa, a town dominated by government employees and techophiles, two subgroups of the labour market which are probably more apt to spend their time goofing around on Facebook, Blogger, MSN Messenger or Myspace than is the rest of the world.

- Johnny Stossel talks about the economically illiterate voter, here. Is it any wonder you haven't heard any pol (with the exception of the current President a few summers ago) ever discuss the need to reform entitlement spending, or articulate a clear argument against raising the minimum wage?

- Right on cue, we've got some loony lefties wishing death on Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court John Roberts after he suffered a seizure this week.

- An Ohio mother is upset because her condo association won't let her bring her 1-year old boy into the community pool because they are afraid he might take a leak, or worse, pinch a loaf in the water. Hey lady - if you don't like it, why not just move?