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| Gasoline....The drug of choiceAfter reading Mike's blog on "don't buy gas on this day", it got me thinking about the oil business....
I did the math and at $3/gallon here's where your money goes roughly:
(59%) $1.77 - black gold (pure and uncut)
(20%) $0.60 - Uncle Sam (b/c you can't sell on his turf w/o approval)
(11%) $0.33 - Shipping and "pushing" the product
(10%) $0.30 - refining (cutting)
Then the seller usually throws a few pennies on the price to make their profit.
Now
I'm no street pharmicist, but when you break it down like that then it
looks like the US imports the most "drugs" out of any cartel I've ever
heard of.
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| Bad Customer Service...So I was in Fredericksburg this weekend. If you haven't been, I highly recommend you check it out. The beer was incredible. The food was good as well, which leads me into my title.
So you know when you go inside a restaurant and you wait to be seated at the entrance? Well I was standing right in front of the "waiter" or whatever he was for about 3 minutes and he never took my name down. It was really awkward. I mean we were practically having a staring contest and this guy didn't even ask "how many?" or "would you like to be seated inside or out?". I just took that as a sign that it'd be in my best interest to pursue other dining options.
Well I guess I'll be testing for promotion next week. I guess I should try and score really well on it, but my fate is pretty much sealed as far as staying in the military goes. I'll probably be seperating around Thanksgiving. I planned on re-enlisting, but oh well. If plans worked out how they were intended then: We'd still have the Titanic, The Mein Kempf would be required in the curriculum, and I wouldn't have joined the Air Force. I guess I'll be back where I started.
Oh well, I'm sure the "skills" the Air Force has given me will more than make up for lost time. I've become an acronym master. I mean is there a limit on how many characters an acronym can be?
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| And the winner is....So I tuned into the Oscars the other night. I did lose a bet. I bet against Hoffmann in "Capote" for best actor. It was a good movie and he did give a great performance. So I guess I owe Mike a six-pack of his choice.
So "Crash" ended up winning best picture and Three-Six Mafia won best original soundtrack. Well the local hip-hop stations down here just loved it. They act like we're still in some civil rights movement. It's like "oh my God!, did you notice how the tone of the night changed when 3-6 Mafia gave their performance?". No I sure didn't, I was busy switching to ESPN during all that filler crap they put in between the selections. I understand why they do it though. I mean actors/actresses probably spend about a week doing their hair, makeup, implants, lypo, etc. It has to last 5 hours or so. That way they can justify that $10,000/night hotel they stayed in just to walk away empty handed and watch 3-6 Maifia leave with an Oscar around his neck.
"March of the Penguins" won best Documentary. I didn't know there were any other documentaries this past year. I guess your documentary really stands out when you get a guy like Morgan Freeman narrating for you. I loved how during the acceptance speech they cut to Freeman and spotlighted him. Was it great creativity/directing that won the best documentary or was is it the inspirational voice of Mr. Freeman? You decide.
Last topic, acceptance speeches. They get better and better each year. I've yet to hear, "I'd like to thank the bellboy who carried my luggage to my suite. If it wasn't for him my wrists probably wouldn't have the strength to hold up this Oscar." I am impressed how they can remember all those names in their speeches. I guess they could be spouting out random names. It's not like I know any of their people.
I've yet to see "Barebac.." I mean "Brokeback" or "Walk the Line" so I can't compare them to "Crash". I guess it's hard to put a bunch of different genres together and decide who's the best. It's like lining up a burrito, hamburger, BBQ chicken, and lasgna only to ask "What is the best tasting?" It all depends on the mood I guess.
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