OK, so I have no idea if the charging station — at the BP gas station just northwest of Minneapolis’ Lake Calhoun — is the first such station in the Twin Cities. But, it’s the first one I’m aware of — and I’m pretty sure it wasn’t there even a month ago. Here’s hoping that there...Read More
Dropping Prices: Two Theories I put it in the same category as a 50 degree day in January (at least in Minnesota), or the movie theatre with the popular new movie — and no lines: a welcome development, to be sure, but one that’s still slightly unnerving. What am I referring to? The rather steep...Read More
Exxon Valdez South? “Chutzpah” – standard definition: killing your parents, then throwing yourself upon the mercy of the court because you’re an orphan. “Chutzpah” – oil company version: negligently spilling millions of barrels of crude into the Gulf of Mexico, then raising prices at the pump because of the resulting shortage. Other random thoughts about...Read More
