Jan

24

The Sparks of Economic Destruction

January 24, 2012 | 6 Comments

Your humble writer had a tense conversation with a former banker yesterday over the points that trigger economies to topple out of their comfortable zone.  Amazingly this banker is convinced the problem is not spending enough money from the government down to the poor.  The belief is printing money or “quantitative easing”, going into debt, [...]

Jan

19

Political Insolence For the Entire World to See

January 19, 2012 | 4 Comments

Today the U.S. President’s State Department issued its decision denying the Keystone XL Pipeline application. Your shocked, humbled and deeply embarrassed writer apologizes to the whole of Canada, in particular those who have risked and worked, invested and managed the development of their resources and willingness to work with us to benefit from them. The [...]

Dec

29

Iran Could Be an Oil Price and Environmental Threat

December 29, 2011 | 3 Comments

It’s easy to see the Iranian Mullahs and their allied minions as a world threat.  The country is a significant source of crude oil, has a strategic location over the Strait of Hormuz, seems to be busily building an atomic arsenal with missile delivery systems, supports radical and violent extraterritorial groups and many believe is [...]

Jul

19

Debt Limit Insanity

July 19, 2011 | 6 Comments

Last week your humble writer was awoken by a dream of the Federal Debt Limit being increased and the dollar value crashing.  Dreams are inexact things that might portend the future – perhaps they are early warnings systems of the unconscious or subconscious.  Dreams are surely nothing to do with energy and fuel, and nothing [...]

Jun

24

You’ve Been Sold Out

June 24, 2011 | 20 Comments

Your humble writer saw the commodity market news that the administration is releasing 30 millions barrels of crude oil from the strategic reserve.  1st thought . . . Pfft.  The U.S.’s thirty million plus thirty million from others is about 2/3 of a day’s use or production.  It’s below paltry – its two thirds of [...]

Jun

22

Freedom At Risk

June 22, 2011 | 6 Comments

One hundred years ago having a horse was the vehicle of personal freedom – personal transportation, the means to go where we want when we want.  Loose that and freedom as an experience of life will diminish, the standard of living as felt collapses, access to choice goes out of reach.  Your freedom is under [...]

Mar

11

No Fear on Gas Prices

March 11, 2011 | 3 Comments

One hundred dollar oil sends a shiver through the economy. One hundred ten dollar oil gets consumer reactions.  If oil prices stay climbing the consuming economic players will respond with demand destruction.  If one believes the hysteria in the press and the pundits, a rollout of $200 a barrel oil and gasoline over $5 is [...]

Jan

11

Please Lord Set My Economy Free

January 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment

Considering the state of the economy a little divine intervention might be worthwhile.  In view of the trends in politics a little divine intervention might be worthwhile, too.  Believer or not, a little introspection can’t hurt.  A driver or an idea to light off something big for the economy doesn’t seem to be out there [...]

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