tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2710412033151937285.post-5305398545702617662008-07-03T08:45:00.004-05:002008-07-03T12:18:03.736-05:002008-07-03T12:18:03.736-05:00With July 4 less than 24 hours away, gasoline prices in the US hit another all-time record, <a target=new href="http://money.cnn.com/2008/07/03/news/economy/gas/index.htm?cnn=yes">passing $4/gallon on a national average for the very first time.</a><br /><br />This is bad news on many different levels, but, <a target=new href="http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/0,28757,1819594,00.html">TIME reminds us</a>, it's also good in ways we might not be imagining.Todd Simchuknoreply@blogger.com