On Friday I turned 50 years old, and although I haven't changed, this country sure has...

``I could probably write those headlines without actually looking at either of the two sites. What stops me in my tracks is what isn't there... in fact it's nowhere to be found on most days... I'm talking about any news of the financial or foreclosure crises. If I didn't know any better, I'd start to wonder if we weren't having one.''