The Times

     I'm writing to the editor of The New York Times offering him a special discount on the frequent links I make to his paper.

     I'm going to let the Times have the first five links free per month, and then charge them a sliding scale for the rest.

     The decision is light of today's announcement that access to the Times online (The "Digital Times" as they call it) will start costing money at the end of the month. 20 stories free...then start paying. I've scaled down my own rate structure because,, well just because.

     And by the way, the above link to the Times is 100% free as part of my introductory offer.

An Early Statement of Alabama Secession

     The Yankee...er, New York..Times...has a wonderful dispatch about a message of Alabama Secession that was sent to Abraham Lincoln a half-dozen days before the Alabama Legislature's official declaration on January 11th.

     Being the Northern media that they are, the story focus is on the life of a Federal soldier. Still, an interesting read,as they say. (-: