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Readers are still thinking up how they can emulate Mayor Alan Autry's no-suit, no-tie protest of Sacramento's failure to put a water-bond package on the November ballot.

Says NerdMom: If we women were really going to give something up, it would be shaving our legs."

Meanwhile, an anonymous Fresno City Hall worker suggests that all municipal employees should be able to work from home -- or Starbucks -- as the mayor does.

"Before the current mayor leaves we would like to give him a tribute," the employee writes. "Declare one day 'Bubba's Day,' have EVERY City employee report to a neighborhood Starbucks and call in any critical work.

"Of course, we would have to leave ourselves voice mails or emails because NOBODY WOULD BE THERE. Sewer, Water PD, FD, FAX, City Hall, Corp Yard, Parks.... all shut down because we are working to the mayor's standards for Bubba's Day."

Capitol Weekly has issued it annual ranking of California's legislators, with a 100 score indicating someone is a "perfect" liberal and a 0 score indicating a "perfect" conservative.

These are the rankings for our local Assembly Members: Juan Arambula, 64; Bill Maze, 0; Nicole Parra, 52; Mike Villines, pictured above, 0.

The local Senate rankings are: Roy Ashburn, 12; Dave Cogdill, 0; Dean Florez, 72.

You can read the full rankings here.

On the net: Gen. David Petraeus explains why vigilance is still needed in Iraq, and why Afghanistan in some ways is a bigger worry. Read Newsweek's Q&A with the general here.

Laugh of the Day: "I love being married. It's so great to find that one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life." -- Rita Rudner

Quote of the Day: "You can't stay the same. If you're a musician and a singer, you have to change, that's the way it works." -- Van Morrison