I'm glad to see you pound out a good long stream of consciousness.

I'm not exactly sure how they come up with the notion inflation ain't too bad and the economy is hanging tough. I somehow don't think the index takes important stuff like pharm and other medical stuff into account, nor does it register that a bag of crisps might not have gone up in price per bag, but dam if there aren't a helluva lot fewer crisps and a lot more air in that bag!

Never worry that your streams of consciousness will induce boredom here, and keep punching the keys as you find opportunity and motivation!