A modest proposal.

There should be a National Nap holiday in February. It would make all the difference.

And another thing. OK, this would make two modest proposals, I guess. So two then.

Everybody who disapproves of John McCain's campaign workers could not vote for John McCain; everybody who disapproves of John Edwards' campaign workers could not vote for John Edwards. (If you haven't been reading the blogs today this might not make much sense to you but believe me, it's modest. It's also sort of a no-brainer, isn't it?)

Speaking of naps, New York state Senator Carl Kruger could probably use one himself.

Kruger is introducing legislation today that would fine pedestrians in New York's big cities $100 apiece for using their Blackberrys, iPods, cell phones, and other electronics while crossing the street.
(ars technica)

Kruger cites a case where someone in his district was killed while walking across a street listening to an iPod - probably by a driver listening to a loud CD. As a pedestrian of long standing myself, I'm all for street-crossing safety. And I'm thinking if they're going to ban iPods they really ought to ban car radios too. Of course they won't.

So let's be careful out there.