Eric sent us this “signs of the times” article: More and More Moving to Escape Gas Price Burden [1]. Meanwhile, the British press reports: Gas and electricity bills to rise 40 Percent, experts warn [2]. (A hat tip to Jack B. for that link.)
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From a South African newspaper comes more troubling news from Zimbabwe. [3] Here is a quote: “We are not going to give up our country because of a mere ‘X.’ [on a ballot]. How can a ballpoint fight with a gun?” Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe said yesterday while campaigning for reelection, in warning that he won’t give up power even if opposition candidate Morgan Tsvangirai beats him in the presidential run-off on June 27. Mr. Mugabe’s threat coincided with a sudden worsening in violence in the townships around the capital, Harare, as mobs of hundreds of governing-party youths marched through the streets at night, chanting war songs, dragging people out of their homes and beating them up with sticks, iron rods and axes [4], the Times of London reports.” Comrade Mugabe and his cronies must go! Of course, now that they have disarmed most of their opponents, that might prove difficult.
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Charles suggested this how-to whole house water filtration article PDF file: Gravity Fed Water Treatment System [5]
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Reader A.D.S. mentioned this article: World crude production has peaked: Pickens [6]. As I often say, the law of supply and demand is inescapable. T. Boone Pickens is right: Only sharply higher prices will cause demand to slacken.