This is a stream of consciousness entry. There isn’t any intended relationship of the following items. Something of a panorama of stuff this early Monday morning.

• It is SO GREAT to have Highway 1 open again. It certainly was quiet living in the world’s largest accidental cul de sac, but it’s much better to be able to visit our neighbors in Pacifica. Thanks to everyone who put in the hard work to get the slide back open!
• Last week, starting quarterback Rhett Bomar was kicked off Oklahoma’s football team for taking $18,000 of pay while not working. This morning, I saw a thread started in January naming him in this activity. So why did it take 7 months to come out into the mainstream?
• U R Sckd – the text message a worker in England got last week.
• The largest US oil field has been shut down due to pipeline corrosion, that is not good news.
• Speaking of energy, I heard a radio report of Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Minnesota last week. The campaign slogan for the mid-term elections may well be “Would you rather spend your money in the Middle East or the Middle West for energy? (referencing using corn to make ethanol.)” I hope it sticks. Probably it won’t, it’s pragmatic and makes too much sense.

I think that’ll do it for today.

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