Here's a two-part quiz: which chain has the most stores in NYC and how many are there, rounded to the nearest hundred? Answer below.
In an op-ed piece in today's NY Post, Deroy Murdock cites the benefits of fracking as opposed to other forms of energy retrieval. A study found that natural gas companies use 0.4 acres of land to generate a year’s supply of electricity for 1,000 households. Nuclear power requires 0.7 acres. Coal consumes 0.75 acres. Wind power needs six acres, and kills thousands of birds. And solar cells require 8.4 acres to fuel 1,000 households annually -- 21 times natural gas’ habitat impact. Fracking also uses considerably less water. Due in large part to the boom in natural gas production, CO2 emissions were down eight percent in the U.S. in 2012, while they rose 32% globally. And yet fracking still has not been approved in New York, where there is a vast quantity of natural gas underground waiting to revive the devastated economy outside of NYC. Politicians approved gambling but not fracking.
Ladies take note -- it's not called Big Sky country for nothing. According to a blurb in the Weird But True section of the Post, more XL condoms are sold per capita in Montana than anywhere else. Great news for women who believe size matters. Maybe the porn industry should move there.
Damn Yankees. As the Bombers' management did the last time the team failed to make the playoffs, it has gone on the offensive, already making two great off-season moves, signing free agent catcher Brian McCann and free agent outfielder Jacoby Elsbury, a former Red Sox mainstay. If those two stay healthy, the Skanks will be much, much improved. Bastards.
In terms of sales, today was an exact repeat of yesterday at the floating book shop. I sold five books in one Russian and one in English. The difference was book donations from Natalia & Benedict, Al, and another gentleman. Thanks, folks.
According to an article in the Post, there are 515 Dunkin' Donuts in the five boroughs. Starbucks? 283.
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