I have been ruminating a lot, mostly about the impending war. I don't believe, however, that I have anything new to say on the topic today.

And my sense is that perhaps we all could use a break from it.

So today, here's "How Chee-tos are made" courtesy of 13 Laboratories, one of the many entertaining Chicago-based blogs I'm discovering.

You, examining the back of the bag, whistle thinking "180 calories from fat if I eat the whole bag". You then eat the whole bag. You miserable thing! You could have eaten half the bag, because you knew the bag said it was 2 servings, but you ate it anyway. You are quite possibly a very bad person.