Signs of the times.

Go, my friends, to KTVZ.com and gaze upon the magnificently seedy mug shots of a guy who managed to total two cars in one day, a group of young losers who burglarized a restaurant and immediately ratted each other out, the two very, very scary dudes who kidnapped and raped a young man, observe the transient who tried to pass 5.00 bills (5.00 bills? Why not a 20.00 at least?) in a gambling joint. (Allegedly, all?)

Then go, my friends, to the front page of the business section of the Bulletin, which tells us in gigantic letters that it's BOOM TIMES! for some businesses, such a pawnshops and repo businesses and foreclosure servers.

A sign of the times, my friends, a sign of the times.