News and Notes

Just a few tidbits to help you get your week started right.

First, in case you’re employed and not high on Marijuana, you might have missed the “naked bike ride to demonstrate against oil” or something that took place in St. Louis Saturday night. Let me just say (at least from watching the video) that most people in the ride were not naked, and certainly none of the remotely attractive people were. You can’t bill the stupid night bike ride as a naked ride unless people are actually naked. If it’s a few people riding naked, well the rest of the people just become voyeurs on a bike, and that really should be confined to the internet (or health clubs).

Also not a real smart idea for men to ride bikes naked what with the giant metal bar running across the frame and a slippery seat from all the sweat and all. Actually, on second thought, those people not reproducing might not be such a bad idea after all. Bonne chance!

Next is a tidbit for you regarding “the US Oil crisis” (cue theme music). Both presidential candidates are making much of record profits in the oil industry, particularly the $11 billion Exxon-Mobil made last quarter. Well, did you know…at a rate of 390 million gallons per day consumed in the U.S. and 18.4 cents per gallon in federal gasoline taxes, the federal government is raking in $6.5 billion per quarter and over $26 billion per year. And all that’s without taking on any of the risk or investment that the oil companies are making to generate their profit. If you want to get pissed off and ride around naked about something, do it about the government’s windfall. Get your priorities straight you jackasses.

This also doesn’t include the money each state takes in which averages 21 cents per gallon and is over 30 cents per gallon in New York, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

Finally, an appropriate comment on the ridiculous retirement/reinstatement of Brett Favre by ESPN’s Rick Reilly. Enjoy.