The price of gas jumped 10 cents overnight here in KC on the Missouri side. WTF? FYI: I’ve noticed a trend in gas prices at the QT at 103rd and Wornall: Up on Thursday night or Friday, down a few pennies on Monday evening, then a big jump on Tuesday morning.
What did you do with your big whopping stimulus check? I paid my doctor and bought a pair of shoes. There’s a few dollars left, so I might get my car cleaned. Woo.
This week during my lunch break, I’ve started walking in and around the park near the office. Today, I saw a critter that looked an awful lot like a coyote — at least it looked like the coyote pictured in the wikipedia entry. I know there have been reports of coyote sightings here in the ‘burbs, but further south around 151st Street. I’m at roughly 112th. If it wasn’t a coyote, then it was a…
About 1:45 am, a storm cell hit this part of town. The sound of it caught my attention and disturbed me. It was a loud, constant roar, but the tree tops seemed listless, then waved wildly, and then seemed confused. And still, the roar continued, with hail and heavy rain. I think I’ve finally figured it out. I remember a similar sound from back in South Carolina, when we rode out Hurricane Hugo. We were about 100…
Wake up, folks. It’s not just the oil companies getting rich off of our current economic misfortunes. The following comes from an article in the Wall Street Journal “Food-Price Rise Aids Companies Tied to Farming”. Quarterly profit reports and estimates for companies that support the grain industry are skyrocketing. Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. – 3rd quarter profit up 42%, with a 7x increase in net income in its unit that stores, transports and trades grains. Cargill Inc.…
