Monthly Archives: July 2013

Well, OK, one of my pet peeves. This is a common sight in coffee shops. In this case it’s at my favorite local coffee shop, Johnston Street Java in Lafayette. Why the owners/managers would tolerate such an obvious trip hazard … Continue reading →

http://www.oginfo.com/texas_oil_gas_info/texas_better_equipped_than_epa TX RRC’S CRADDICK TELLS WASHINGTON – TEXAS BETTER EQUIPPED THAN THE EPA Texas Railroad Commissioner Christi Craddick, in testimony July 25th before the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources’ subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, said that efforts to … Continue reading →

http://www.tulsaworld.com/article.aspx/Songwriter_Tulsa_Sound_innovator_JJ_Cale_dies_at_74/20130728_11_A13_CUTLIN786158 He cut a wide path through 1970s rock ‘n’ roll, influencing some of the most famous musicians at the time with songs that were laid-back and mellow, yet imbued with a driving groove. Clapton, Neil Young, Mark Knopfler and … Continue reading →

In the first four years of the Obama Administration, the Department of Labor spent $595 million training workers for the New Green Economy that President Obama promised. A recent Washington Post article (“Why it’s hard for the government to create … Continue reading →

http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidblackmon/2013/07/16/as-fracking-rises-peak-oil-theory-slowly-dies/ Those of us who are advanced enough in age will remember U.S. President Jimmy Carter, in 1978, telling the public in a televised speech that the world was in fact running out of oil at a rapid pace – … Continue reading →