Ultimately, the price of beer, doughnuts and crimson meat is what matters most- at least to a couple of of us, albeit a dying breed. To the Homer Simpsons of the world, I bring good tidings of fantastic pleasure. Safeway is promoting a dozen doughnuts this week for $3.ninety nine. SaveMart has N.Y. steaks on sale for $2.97 lb., and the pride of Belgium- Budweiser- can be had just about anywhere for 2007 prices. Meanwhile, the wholesale price of sugar, wheat, corn, espresso- you title it- is at multi-yr highs. Why, then, is the U.S. consumer getting off so cheap?

The blind (little blind or large blind) - this is a pressured bet that substitutes the antes in traditional poker.