Really, what more could you want in today's Sixpack?

Mice are literally overrunning Australia. Seems this is a phenomenon that happens about once a decade and corresponds with heavy rainfall.

Mice thrie in rainfall because it gives them plenty to forage on.

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In other news...

Cargo Is Piling Up Everywhere, And It's Making Inflation Worse

Soaring demand from Americans for everything from iPads to cars is leading to a surge in freight crossing the Pacific, hitting business owners such as Nephew.

When the cargo with his games finally arrived on the West Coast, the container was immediately emptied so it could be sent back to China for another load.

The games then continued on to Minnesota by truck, rather than rail, which would have been more economical. The final shipping cost was about $12,000, at least 50% more than the game maker had budgeted.

Businesses around the country are wrestling with similar challenges in getting their goods.

The Port of Los Angeles just logged its busiest month in history, handling more than 1 million shipping containers in May, more than half loaded with imports from Asia.

“We feel the importer and exporter pain,” says Gene Seroka, executive director of the country's busiest cargo port. “The impacts that all of this has had is noticeably hurtful to these men and women who are trying to do their jobs in the supply chain.”

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Bill

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