Gas Prices

Am I just being cynical? Does anyone actually believe the recent drops in gas prices in the run up to the elections is coincidental? Is it coincidence that Utah is one of the reddest states in the political spectrum and their gas prices have barely even moved? Check it out.

9/11

I just wanted to post a quick thought for 9/11. I would like to throw out there the thought that the thing the passengers on Flight 93 did by taking matters into their own hands and averting another plane being used as a missile to inflict more damage was heroic and a shining example of the importance of normal, everyday people taking matters into their own hands and making a difference. It shows that sometimes this can and must be done. The people can make a difference and must act to do so because we often cannot rely on the government to do everything for us; sometimes the people must act on their own to make things happen that need to happen. I believe, this is an example that can be extrapolated to be a relevant lesson for many other issues facing our world today.

A little about me

Here's a little about me for anyone who's curious. I moved to Reno from Wichita Falls, Texas in January of '94 to go to UNR. I fell in love with this area for its wide-open spaces, lack of fences and abundance of public and accessible land (the latter two of which were such a contrast from where I lived before). After I graduated, I ended up staying here and in '02 moved up to Storey county. However, I do commute, almost daily, down to my office in Reno, just north of the Truckee River about midway between Downtown and Keystone. One thing I love about living up here in the Highlands is that I can watch the horses, deer and bobcats pass through my yard as their lives come a little closer to mine (or vice-versa as the case may be). I'm not exlusive though to the wide-open spaces up here in the mountains and also enjoy a nice Friday-evening urban hike exploring the Downtown area of Reno. Although a transplant, I consider myself a true Nevadan now and have 3 young sons who were born at St. Mary's.