Joseph PalmerCold Facts, and a Hot Cup'a JoeOil at $126.20- May 9, 2008 &8212; Even though I've been following Peak Oil for years, it's still jarring when the effects show up at the door. &8212; I'm rather pleased that Obama didn't fall for the 'gas tax holiday' scheme. That's just circuses and cakes when what we're facing is a literal shortage of wheat and a figurative surplus of clowns. &8212; The SUVs and big pickups are starting to show up on the sides of the busy streets with "For Sale" signs. &8212; I'm seeing a lot more step-though scooters...http://www.josephpalmer.com/cgi-local/View_Permalink.cgi?entry=2008/5/09/08:08:12:00 Friday Cat Blogging- May 9, 2008 Tory James, who turned 12 yesterday, proves that in fact, you can fall off the floor.http://www.josephpalmer.com/cgi-local/View_Permalink.cgi?entry=2008/5/09/07:18:12:00 I Love 'Dem Inturtubewebs- May 6, 2008 So last night I'm working out the TAB for a song, and I'm wondering what I'd call the chord x 6 8 8 6 x, and I thought; "Maybe someone's done a web based application to find the name of guitar chords based on finger position." Aah-yup. Chord Namer at JGuitar is just such a tool. Go to the site. Use The Tools. Click the ads!http://www.josephpalmer.com/cgi-local/View_Permalink.cgi?entry=2008/5/06/07:38:09:00 Oil Hit $120 a Barrel Today- May 5, 2008 CNBC will tell you it's because of a strike or strife in Nigeria, but I think it's because for each the last 25+ years, we've been using more oil than we've found in that year. More than twice as much in recent years. This is supply and demand. We control demand, but the supply is now firmly in the hands of geology. Chart from ASPO Newsletetr 89http://www.josephpalmer.com/cgi-local/View_Permalink.cgi?entry=2008/5/05/08:49:34:00 The Coming Collapse of the Middle Class- May 4, 2008 From the Graduate Council Lectures at UC Berkeley, Elizabeth Warren discusses The Coming Collapse of the Middle Class. This is an outstanding and chilling presentation of the economic pressures on the typical American family of four in the most recent generation. Take a look at this, then ponder the irrelevance of a summer gas tax holiday. Then ponder why the news is always talking about the tiny, simple stories.http://www.josephpalmer.com/cgi-local/View_Permalink.cgi?entry=2008/5/04/10:41:45:00 Friday Cat Blogging- May 2, 2008 Sleeping in. Again.http://www.josephpalmer.com/cgi-local/View_Permalink.cgi?entry=2008/5/02/07:45:49:00 |