6/7/08- I left this page off back in the last site overhaul, but with gas now pushing $4/gal I'm going to go ahead and put it back up. Like I was just telling a voter, I can't promise you cheap gas but I can probably contribute more to a solution than any of the other candidates. I like to sketch designs for hybrid cars, the latest working title is "Lightning Bug". Like I say on the main page- if you want a lease for a strip mall talk to a real estate lawyer like Bob. If you want somebody who understands something about technology and where it might be headed, talk to an engineer.

I invested in oil stocks when Bush was first elected, and have maintained a significant position in oil since then. So I can't really complain as much as most about high gas prices, though I have to admit I never saw where it was especially shrewd to invest in oil stocks when an oil man bent on war got into the White House.

Look, everybody. If you want a president who's friendly with the Saudis and wages aggressive war across the Middle East, just get used to very expensive gasoline. Assuming you can get it. It's that simple.

addendum:
9/10/06- I see gas prices are way down. Just in time for the election.

There's an old Arab saying. Something about a camel and a goat.

addendum2:
12/9/06- Anybody besides me notice gas prices creeping back up since the election?

On the plus side, my Tesoro Petroleum stock is up substantially. The Conoco stock not quite as much.

addendum3:
6/23/07- This just in- U.S. House votes to ban aid to Saudi Arabia. It's a fair question why our money is being given to the obscenely wealthy, but not to worry, because ....

"In the past three years, Congress has passed bills to stop the relatively small amount of U.S. aid to Saudi Arabia, only to see the Bush administration circumvent the prohibitions."

So .... yeah.