political foo: Why not drill oil here?

As Goldberg notes, our oil rigs are obsessively clean and safe, and demand isn't going away.

Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)

Heard this again on the radio the other day. Not the best tune, but the words always struck a chord.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VS0CV_GWEMI

For those out chasing stars, and the people waiting for them to come back to earth.

Tired..

For some reason, I've been waking up early from time to time lately. On weekends, this isn't too bad as I can catch a nap later. Work, on the other hand, does not allow for naptime, and I don't really have so many sick and vacation days handy that I want to call in Tired.

There's some kind of crud going around at work that I seem to have picked up. Just a sore throat for now. Halls help. Some of the other folks have been coughing.

So, hoping for rest and vitamins this weekend to kick this thing on its way.