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Weird Lowcountry Weather

Just a week ago, the foutain outside Hanahan Town Hall, which is but ten minutes drive from here froze solid overnight.
Today I’m sitting here with the doors and windows open, and the temperature outside is currently 75.
Now, I’m all for more of the latter, and none of the former, but it’s certainly a quick change [...]

Government Fiddles In Secret, While Main Street Burns?

PC Maker Micron Files for Chapter 11
Circuit City Files for Chapter 11
Lenovo Profits take a nose-dive
AIG gets even more money from the Feds -another $152.5 Billion – but with changes.
Nortel cuts 1,300 jobs
DHL cuts 9,500 Jobs in the US
Fannie Mae reports record losses
Starbucks reports drop in profits
Meanwhile the Federal Reserve refuses to identify the recipients [...]

The Fashion Police

It’s a free country right? You can disagree with the Government if you like, and you won’t (in theory at least) get throw in jail. However, whatever you do, make sure you’ve got your pants pulled up first in some cities. At least one judge has seen sense over that, and ruled it unconstitutional after [...]

High Gas Prices. What’s The Excuse Now?

Crude Oil fell more than $7 to a seven-month low, as refineries escaped major damage along the Gulf from Hurricane Ike. The market is also in turmoil following Lehman Brothers Chapter 11 filing.
Back in early July crude oil reached a record $147.27 a barrel, and it’s fallen some 33% since then to $94.13.  
Where’s the [...]

Biofuel Slowdown

At least the UK is seeing sense over biofuel. Much has been said, particularly in the US, about how increasing the production of biofuels will help reduce the dependence on oil imports from the OPEC countries.
However, it’s helping to push up food prices – the World Bank thinks by as much as 75% this year [...]