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Archive for August, 2005

Is it clear yet?

Wednesday, August 31st, 2005

In Peak Crisco, in early July, I noted that oil prices had hit $60 per barrel, with some predicting $80-100 by Winter. It’s now been hovering around $70, a little ahead of schedule. Peak Oil is now mainstream news, if only as a theory. I have a friend who has tolerated my talk of impending [...]

Learning

Friday, August 26th, 2005

Last week, I said I’d pick up the last of my necessary parts — that week. But they still weren’t ready for pickup on Friday, nor the following Monday, nor Tuesday. They were ready Wednesday, but I couldn’t reserve a truck until today, Friday. To make a long story short, today I learned that once [...]