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Archive for December, 2008

Gas Prices Have Plummeted, But Airline Baggage Fees Haven’t

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

I just flew in from Las Vegas* last night and was thankful once again for Southwest Airlines, which has not charged a fee for check-in luggage during 2008 due to ... Read more..

Where Will Santa Go This Year? To Oil Companies?

Thursday, December 11th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

I just discovered that Santa may not be showing up at some malls this year. Or company Christmas parties. Or family gatherings. This tragedy, which is almost worse than the flailing ... Read more..

The Talk Of The Industry: $40/Barrel Oil

Friday, December 5th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

The last six months in the oil industry are being called the greatest recession in prices since World War 1 -- a $100 drop since July. And with light, sweet ... Read more..

The Good the Bad the Energetic: Part 2

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »

I have been graced with another insightful guest blog entry from Claire Scoggin, director of the Wiess Energy Hall at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. The Good the Bad ... Read more..

Sigh Of Relief! Black Friday Spending Up And Credit Pressure Easing

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

When I arrived at a large Houston mall on Friday evening at 6 p.m., I figured that most of the holiday shoppers would have thrown in the towel, or at ... Read more..