tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34178755.post5287948738495621990..comments2023-05-03T04:28:16.339-05:00Comments on <center>Jumping off cliffs</center>: When did this happen?Mary O. Paddockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04097124493453341534noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34178755.post-66725684146524896932008-06-15T00:50:00.000-05:002008-06-15T00:50:00.000-05:00Anon: Thanks for the book recommendation. I'll loo...Anon: Thanks for the book recommendation. I'll look for it.<BR/><BR/>Hi Dennis! I was aware of the Chinese drilling, I didn't know about the Russians, but it figures. I've been reading about the oil futures and trying to wrap my mind around how it works. I didn't think it was as much about supply and demand as it was investors driving the price up. <BR/><BR/>Debby--The storm passed. The difference remains, but so do we.Mary O. Paddockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04097124493453341534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34178755.post-79187152278252617812008-06-13T14:02:00.000-05:002008-06-13T14:02:00.000-05:00A long marriage means you've learned how to weathe...A long marriage means you've learned how to weather these storms. <BR/><BR/>Still the storms are a pain.Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34178755.post-21360141250336631732008-06-13T11:11:00.000-05:002008-06-13T11:11:00.000-05:00How about a little kerosene for the fire? ;-)fact:...How about a little kerosene for the fire? ;-)<BR/><BR/>fact: The Chinese are currently drilling 50 miles off the continental shelf of Florida on behalf of Cuba, but it's against the law for American companies to do so.<BR/><BR/>fact: The Russians are doing the same thing off the Alaska coast.<BR/><BR/>My point? The oil is going to come out of the ground regardless and it will feed a world market. The only difference is that America becomes increasingly dependent on entities outside our own country.<BR/><BR/>My opinion? Things are going to get very, very bad. It's the oil FUTURES market that is at $130+ per barrel. The current price at the pump represents oil at the low $100's. Worse, we are one Huricane Katrina away from twice that price.<BR/><BR/>My suggestion? Make darned sure your house is as tight and well insulated as it can possibly be. Take a look at natural gas futures and you'll see what I'm talking about. I'm taking bids to install a wood furnace in my house.Dennis Bryanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00193366908396134655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34178755.post-32370033597296363792008-06-13T08:22:00.000-05:002008-06-13T08:22:00.000-05:00Mary,re: green burials:You might look for this boo...Mary,<BR/><BR/>re: green burials:<BR/>You might look for this book at your local library: <BR/>"Grave Matters : A Journey Through the Modern Funeral Industry to a Natural Way of Burial"<BR/> by Harris, Mark (2007)<BR/><BR/>re: marital bliss ~ well said: "neither of us would be happy with a mate who simply appeased us by agreeing for the sake of peace".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34178755.post-46771907776473345132008-06-13T02:11:00.000-05:002008-06-13T02:11:00.000-05:00Oh heck, Scotty. It's not fun to argue, but this i...Oh heck, Scotty. It's not fun to argue, but this is certainly not the most serious difference we've had and it's been years and years since we worked our way through those. <BR/><BR/>I think growing and changing is inevitable (and healthy). The trick is learning to accept it and roll with it and recognizing that your partner didn't necessarily make the same changes you did. For all the silly arguing it produces, neither of us would be happy with a mate who simply appeased us by agreeing for the sake of peace. We're on the same page on the things which concern us both the most. <BR/><BR/>:)Mary O. Paddockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04097124493453341534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34178755.post-45292307188379728422008-06-13T01:56:00.000-05:002008-06-13T01:56:00.000-05:00Ouch: those moments of silence can seem long and l...Ouch: those moments of silence can seem long and loud at times, can't they?<BR/><BR/>But you guys have lasted this long so I'm sure you'll resolve things.<BR/><BR/>“Compromise, if not the spice of life, is its solidity. It is what makes nations great and marriages happy.”<BR/><BR/>Fingers crossed...<BR/><BR/>:-)Scottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10532475769646281689noreply@blogger.com