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“Mrs. O’Callahan instructed the artist painting her portrait to add to it a gold bracelet on each of her wrists, a strand of pearls around her neck, ruby earrings, and a diamond tiara.
The artist pointed out that would be tantamount to lying.
Said Mrs. O’Callahan, “Look, my husband’s running around with a young blonde. After I [...]

This is a good article about one of the reasons we are seeing the prices we are seeing:
http://www.usnews.com/blogs/flowchart/2008/3/10/why-gas-prices-rise-as-the-dollar-falls.html
 
This is a map of the country and the various gas prices…
http://michigangasprices.com/map_gas_prices.aspx?z=0&lat=37.984375&long=-96.312500&ft=A&tl=48
 

 
 
 
This is where the country should be focusing dollars at
http://www.mrsolar.com/
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=a-solar-grand-plan
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/current.shtml
 
My one hope with the outrageously high fuel prices (yes Europe… I know how high it has [...]

There is no such thing as a problem without a gift for you in its hands.
You seek problems because you need their gifts.
    - Richard Bach “Illusions”

Anybody who’s ever mattered, anybody who’s ever been happy, anybody who’s ever given any gift into the world has been a divinely selfish soul, living for his own best interest. No exceptions.
    - Richard Bach “Illusions”