Archive for May, 2008

British expat meeting tomorrow

Friday, May 30th, 2008

My darling wife Donna organizes a regular social meet up for British ex-pats in the Portland area, and tomorrow is our next meeting at the Moon and Sixpence on NE 42nd at 7PM.
Its a great opportunity for all us British and friends to get together, sample the local beers and have a chinwag about all [...]

Is gas still too cheap?

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

It’s a scary thought, but could gas prices be too low? This graph shows the movement of old (Brent crude) vs gasoline prices at the pumps over the last ten years (source: U.S. Energy Information Administration).
The data seems to indicate that the price of gas at the pump has lagged behind the increases in [...]

Getting fit with the Wii

Monday, May 26th, 2008

We almost never do it, but yesterday morning Donna and I were up at 6AM to go shopping! We were after the Wii Fit which launched on Thursday, and out local Fred Meyer’s were getting a deliver of about a dozen. So at 7AM we are standing outside the local Freddie’s in a [...]