Two stories in today's Globe (today's #1 and #2 most e-mailed) caught my eye:

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The first is about how firms are trying to stave off famine by feeding their financially ruined rank-and-file.  Forget corporate cars and Christmas bonuses, this year you're getting a chicken and a sack of meal.

The second is about how residents of 48 Commonwealth Ave. "engaged in a bidding war for [a parking] space, driving the asking price of $250,000 up to the record-breaking $300,000." 

The best of times, the worst of times, indeed.

Oh, and not surprisingly: "the winning bidder did not want to be identified."

I wouldn't either.  The natives are restless.  And once that pizza runs out things could get ugly...