Just had one of my co-workers tell me that she paid $3.09/gallon for gas this morning. I noticed yesterday that my neighborhood station was dangerously close to the $3.00 mark for the cheap stuff. Let's back up and look at the root of the problem. The problem with high prices does not lie with the company that owns your neighborhood gas station. It's not the guy who drives the truck that delivers the gas to your neighborhood gas station. It's the oil companies!
Exxon had a record 4th Quarter profit in 2007 and record profits for the year overall. 40 B..b...billion dollars profit! What gets me steamed is that the price of oil in the USA has absolutely nothing to do with the price of oil per barrel that you see on the news everyday. The price of oil is set by American oil companies. Americans ripping off Americans in the most legal of fashions. If you want to know why this country is in danger of dropping into a recession -- that's why. Own oil stock? You should feel ashamed of yourself. You're ripping off your neighbor.
Are you ready to get back at the oil companies? The singlemost effective way to stop the highway robbery is to not buy anything when you get gas. The gas station owner makes a few pennies off each gallon of gas. The oil companies make the big margin. The gas station owner makes a few pennies off inside sales. The oil company makes a killing on that bag of chips and candy bar you're thinking about buying. Don't do it! Put down the candy bar and move away from the counter. That candy bar helps big oil get rich!
It sure would be nice to see Farmer Johnson figure out a way to make that corn and soy bean crop work to make my truck run. I can't wait for the day when we have a solution to being held hostage by big oil.
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
It's A Miracle!
I'm one of those parents that have fortunately never had to have an experience with Blair E. Batson Hospital For Children. Until this past Saturday.
My wife and I were startled at 4:10am by our youngest son (Collin, 2) who woke up wheezing. Gasping for air. We get him to down some cough medicine and wait for a few minutes. Wheezing continues and mild panic ensues. I page our pediatrician and get an immediate response from the on-call nurse at children's hospital. Twenty minutes later we're at triage at Blair E. Batson.
Turns out that the little guy just had the croupe (sp?) but it sure scared the daylights out of us. Did you know that they now make a decadron (sp?) shot in liquid form for kids? Turns out the cherry flavor goes down like a champ. Half an hour later I have a new child. Neither of my other children had the croupe, so we had no idea how to treat Collin. Now I know and I'm happy to share with you that there are a few things you can do in the event your child ever wakes up gasping for air.
1. If it's cold outside, walk outside with the child. According to the ER docs at Batson Hospital, the change in the air temp, consistency, and humidity can help immediately.
2. Get in a steamy shower with the little one. The steam will help to loosen their bronchial passages. I know...can you believe I can spell bronchial but not croupe?
3. Open the freezer door and hold your child's head in the freezer for a few seconds. Usually the change in the air temp and moisture level alone will work wonders.
With that said, please sign up today to become a Miracle Worker for our annual Mississippi Miracles Radiothon coming up March 5-7, 2008. Help out by raising $100 dollars for us. Details here. Thanks again for all you do and have a great day!
My wife and I were startled at 4:10am by our youngest son (Collin, 2) who woke up wheezing. Gasping for air. We get him to down some cough medicine and wait for a few minutes. Wheezing continues and mild panic ensues. I page our pediatrician and get an immediate response from the on-call nurse at children's hospital. Twenty minutes later we're at triage at Blair E. Batson.
Turns out that the little guy just had the croupe (sp?) but it sure scared the daylights out of us. Did you know that they now make a decadron (sp?) shot in liquid form for kids? Turns out the cherry flavor goes down like a champ. Half an hour later I have a new child. Neither of my other children had the croupe, so we had no idea how to treat Collin. Now I know and I'm happy to share with you that there are a few things you can do in the event your child ever wakes up gasping for air.
1. If it's cold outside, walk outside with the child. According to the ER docs at Batson Hospital, the change in the air temp, consistency, and humidity can help immediately.
2. Get in a steamy shower with the little one. The steam will help to loosen their bronchial passages. I know...can you believe I can spell bronchial but not croupe?
3. Open the freezer door and hold your child's head in the freezer for a few seconds. Usually the change in the air temp and moisture level alone will work wonders.
With that said, please sign up today to become a Miracle Worker for our annual Mississippi Miracles Radiothon coming up March 5-7, 2008. Help out by raising $100 dollars for us. Details here. Thanks again for all you do and have a great day!
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