Tina Is More Entertaining

Sat Sep 13, 2008 12:27 pm by McGehee Talk back [Our Times] [Nature]

She had that high-heel strut thing going on in that video for “What’s Love Got to Do With It?” Ike, on the other hand, just sloshes all over the place, blowing out windows and flooding neighborhoods. Also, driving up gas prices. In my area, the prices I saw for unleaded today ranged from $4.079 at a regional-chain convenience store to $4.359 (or thereabouts) at another regional-chain convenience store. And yet the highest price I saw for diesel in the same sampling of gas stations was $4.199 at a freeway-side gas station. Flash Foods had diesel for $3.999, and its closest competitor (literally and figuratively) was selling diesel for the same price as it had for unleaded: $4.099. Now, I’ve mentioned here before that I’ve noticed an equilibrium of sorts between the price of gasoline and the price of diesel at stations that sell both. Generally speaking in our area—at least until the last few months—diesel has tended to be priced at most a few cents higher than premium. If any grade of gasoline went very much higher than diesel, one of two things was pretty much guaranteed to happen: either diesel would start creeping upward, or gasoline would eventually drop back down where the price of diesel indicated it should be. During this past summer the gap between diesel and premium soared, even as the prices of the various grades of gasoline was going way up. Recently, until the Ike scare set in, that gap has been narrowing gradually as the price of gasoline has subsided and diesel has come down with it. Now, while the Kroger fuel center sells unleaded and diesel at the same price, and Metro Petro actually sells diesel about 25 cents cheaper than unleaded, I think it’s fair to say the price of gasoline is going to be coming down fairly quickly unless the infrastructure damage from Ike matches the worst-case scenario predictions trumpeted in the media. I’ll say here more or less what I told my wife’s aunt via Facebook a couple of nights ago: unless you’re really hurting for gas right now, hold off a while before getting into line at the pumps. Never participate in a price panic—it costs you money and it doesn’t teach the retailers noth’n’.

That Would Be a Shame
Fri Sep 12, 2008 11:51 pm by McGehee Talk back [Get Offa My Lawn!]	Says here Hurricane Ike could complicate Barack Obama’s scheduled appearance on “Saturday Night Live.” I hope not. I’m sure he would feel right at home with all the other Not Ready for Prime Time Players.

A Sandwich Is a Sandwich…
Fri Sep 12, 2008 5:08 pm by McGehee 1 comment [Asides] [Humor?]	...but taking second place in a caption contest is more like a cheesesteak with a pickle spear and a side order of nice, hot fries.

This Post Is About ‘That’ Topic
Fri Sep 12, 2008 1:15 am by McGehee [Get Offa My Lawn!] [SARAH!]	No, not the yesterday topic—the day before yesterday topic. So, if you’ve had enough of that one, don’t look below the fold. » Read more "This Post Is About ‘That’ Topic"

REMEMBER

Thu Sep 11, 2008 8:46 am by McGehee [War] [9/11]

Seven years. I’d have to say that, all in all, our men and women engaged in the war on terror have done a pretty damn good job—as have the American people and most of the politicians who have been called upon to support their efforts. Not all of the politicians, but most. The mission in Iraq seems to be accepted as successful now even by those among the reasonable who most strongly opposed it—what the unreasonable say is not important, and we do not hear their words. Anyway, I doubt we’ll be hearing much anymore about how Iraq is a “distraction” from the real war, which is supposed to be in Afghanistan. I do remember that some of these pols and media people were, actually, opposed to going into Afghanistan. They spoke of the brutal Afghan winter, and how the British and the Soviets had failed so how could we hope to succeed? Today those same people now insist they favored the mission in Afghanistan all along. Success has a million fathers. Where is Osama bin Laden? Does he even know anymore? Seven years of vigilance. That means it’s about time for seven more. Remember.

…sigh…
Wed Sep 10, 2008 1:45 pm by McGehee [Asides] [Alaska]	Autumn’s coming, at least way up north. The trees in this parking lot at the University of Alaska Fairbanks have turned a brilliant orange. You can see a live shot of this view and some others around Fairbanks here.

…apropos of nothing
Wed Sep 10, 2008 1:26 pm by McGehee [Asides] [Get Offa My Lawn!] [Here's Your Sign]	I don’t care if Obama meant to refer to Gov. Palin with his lipstick reference, since obviously most people saw it that way. I don’t think “I’m stupid” is any better a message for him to send than “I’m sexist.”

Wise Words

Wed Sep 10, 2008 9:49 am by McGehee [Our Times] [Yee-haw!]

Yolo Cowboy: The world is run by those who show up. » Time to double down He’s talking about a local issue and local government, but it’s true at every level. Does your congressman or Senator know what you think about what he and his colleagues have been doing the last couple of years? No? Then the next time you see in the paper that he’s having a “town hall” event, show up. You can take it from there.

I Don’t Follow Sports
Tue Sep 9, 2008 1:17 pm by McGehee 5 comments [Asides]	...but since I read those who do, sports follow me. My Sacramento River Cats are playing (again) for the Pacific Coast League AAA minor league baseball championship. Sorry about those RedHawks, Charles.

Oh. My. Head.
Tue Sep 9, 2008 12:56 pm by McGehee 2 comments [Wackadoodle]	Must be seen to be believed. H/t: Jawa Report.

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