Beautiful, Balmy Day in the Bakken -- Barney Won't Seek Re-Election -- The Bakken, North Dakota, USA

6:30 a.m. -- local radio voice-over said it's 47 degrees. A slight wind makes it feel a bit cooler than 47, but if this is global warming, let's hope it sticks around a few more weeks.

Barney won't see re-election. They're startin' to bail; nine Dems leaving politics altogether.

Obama campaign will push the white working class under the bus. Meanwhile the black unworking class is at its highest in 27 years.

Diesel truck filling up the tanks at Cenex; every day at this time they are there. I don't  know if they make multiple trips during the day.

Overheard at the Cenex; US Bank in Williston charges $10/month for opening an account without DirectDeposit. And I thought it was just Bank of America that had those fees. It appears that kids with paper routes aren't going to be opening any accounts at US Bank if that's true. I don't know. Didn't ask. Not on my list of things to do today. The good news: if you can save the $10 by having DirectDeposit, you can use that $10 for a downpayment on your baggage fees when flying back home this holiday season.

Active drilling rigs: we start the day at 202.

I wonder if the oddsmakers in Las Vegas have a line on the likelihood of EPA shutting down the Williston Basin. Elsewhere it looks like at least one person is worried about the EPA doing just that. If you're worried about it, sell your Bakken-related shares and buy Big Oil; price of oil AND natural gas will surge. In fact, one wonders....nah, I'm not gonna go there.

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Speaking of shutting down the Bakken, I see Debbie Downer finally got her fifteen minutes of fame. No link; don't want to give her more clicks than she already has. I remember her from the 1970's -- she was fighting fluoridated water.

The Dickinson Press reports an increase in local crimes -- assault cases increased by 300 percent, and sex offenses increased by 314 percent.   

For the folks in Almost, North Dakota, if you aren't doing anything December 3, there's a building up the road you can visit where there are 59 men all living together. Open House.



John Wayne