Wanna private beach? Talk to the mayor!

The clever citizens of Gloucester, MA (pronounced "glo-ster") have figured out a way to have their own private beach. Just for the citizens of Gloucester.

You can't, of course, have a locals-only beach, that would be ridiculous, wound't it? But you can have locals-only parking. Add two and two, and voila: all you need to do is declare all parking around the beach "resident permit only". And, just in case some non-local basterds feel like walking a little, also declare several blocks around "no parking any time".

Bravo!

Tax-free weekend in Massachusetts

I just found out. Seriously, they have it here. It's like "casual Friday in prison". Like "bring-your-ugly-little-browser day in a girls-only school". Like "a spoon of honey in a barrel of shit".

Seriously. They have a tax-free weekend. The whole weekend. Two whole days. Absolutely no sales tax. In Massachusetts.

Really? No sales tax?! For two days?! IN MASSACHUSETTS?!!

Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you very much. I'm sooooo grateful. Where do I send a "thank you" card?