I recently purchased a sweet new ride! It is a Giant Cypress (read all about it HERE). I was tired of spending so much on gas, and I could certainly use the exercise! I try to ride to the office whenever the weather is nice, and I’m loving it. A big thanks to Al Petri of Al Petri and Sons Bicycles for helping me find the right bike. If you’re looking for a new bike, see Al!
Here’s the new ride!
And here’s a picture of me riding to the office…
The Stanley Cup is back in Detroit (where it belongs). WOW — what a game! I’m pretty sure I had a mild heart attack during the closing seconds when Pittsburgh came within inches of tying the score.
The 2008 Detroit Red Wings — Stanley Cup Champions!!!
YES!!
For those of you who don’t like hockey, feel free to ignore this.
My family and I ran the Bayshore 10K in Traverse City, Michigan over the weekend. We had a great time (though somewhat painful for me, as I am very much out of shape). Including our friends, there were 8 of us who either ran or walked the 10K. My son Eli beat everyone with a time of 51:15. Our friend Rick was next with a time of 55:26, and his son Eric was third with a time of 1 hour and 1 minute. My daughter Emma was next with a time of 1 hour and 7 minutes. Then I came in with a time of 1 hour and 10 minutes. Emma ran with me for most of the race, but after 5 miles, I told her she didn’t have to wait for me anymore, and she went on to the finish. My wife, our friend Jan and her daughter Heather walked the course.
We had a great weekend camping in Traverse City with our good friends, the Sims. We also got to see some friends we hadn’t seen in quite a while — Gerry and Renee. Gerry ran the Marathon and Renee ran the half-marathon.
Good times. Good times.
Today we said goodbye to BeeJay. We got him ‘used’ when he was 8 years old, and have had him for 8 years. Without a doubt, he’s the best dog we’ve ever had.
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I rarely post political rants here, but I’m making an exception today.
Gas prices are crazy!!! When the weather gets nice on a consistent basis, I’m going to start riding my bike to the office whenever I can — fuels costs are busting our budget.
But who’s to blame?
Well, despite what you might have heard in the media, from your neighbor, or from a co-worker — it is not your local gas station. It is not even the big oil companies. It is a matter of supply and demand — when supply is down and demand is up, guess what happens to prices? They go through the roof! That’s what’s happening right now. India and China are growing rapidly, creating a need for more and more energy (higher demand). At the same time, the supply of fuel is not keeping up with the increased demand. Thus, the high prices.
But who is to blame for this mess? The Democrats in congress. Because they’re beholden to the radical environmentalists, they have worked hard to see to it that the supply does not increase. Let’s look at some examples:
They have made it next to impossible to build any new nuclear plants (the safest, cleanest, and cheapest form of energy), thus increasing our dependence on fossil fuels. There are large oil fields in Alaska, North Dakota and the Gulf of Mexico, but the Democrats in congress have not allowed the oil companies to drill there. They have made it next to impossible to build any new refineries in this country.
The demand for oil is not going to decrease any time soon, so unless steps are taken to increase the supply, get used to spending a lot of your household budget on gas.
Thanks to the Democrats.
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Jeff Slater | 
06 13th, 2008| 