Today's Warm and Fuzzy Thought

A few weeks ago, Val and I sold our car. It was hard to depart with her, particularly because my dad had figured out what her major mechanical issues were and she was well on the road to recovery. So for the past few weeks, we've been either on our bikes or on foot, except when we have the fortune of catching rides with friends that are still with vehicle.

The reason we made the final leap to get rid of the car was mostly that we no longer wanted the expense of maintenance and insurance, not to mention the fact that diesel fuel hadn't been much below $3 a gallon in years. It used to be that diesel was cheaper than even the cheapest regular fuel and with our better gas mileage, it all worked out just fine for us. However, now that car companies are once again manufacturing diesel engines for their cars, the prices have gone up and not come down at all. While unleaded gas prices fluctuate a bit, diesel has continued to stay high.

Which brings me to Today's Warm and Fuzzy Thought.... Exxon posted its profits for the last quarter and yup, you guessed it... once again record profits for the oil giant. Other companies haven't posted their profits yet but I can't imagine that they aren't going to follow suit. So, when you fill up at the pump and curse the fact that your gas now costs twice as much as anything else in your life, remember that somewhere an oil executive is looking to buy his next toy.