How Big Is The North Dakota Bakken? -- February 7, 2015

Halcon will have twice as many rigs in the North Dakota Bakken as they will have in Texas Eagle Ford. Just saying.

Link here.

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The Kennedy Cold Front

I don't know if folks have noticed, but there are so many snow storms hitting Boston this year it appears the Weather Channel has quit naming them. Of maybe they have run out of letters. Whatever. 

Regular readers know the fun I've had with Patrick Kennedy (and others) lamenting, many years ago, that his children would grow up never getting the chance to see snow. Unless they've all moved to the Fiji Islands I assume the Kennedy children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren are seeing plenty of snow this year.

Don has a suggestion: when there are more snowstorms than there are Weather Channel names, we simply call the New England snowstorms "Kennedy Cold Fronts."

Let's see if it works:

I guess the worst of the recent series of Kennedy cold fronts will be the storm that hits Boston this Monday. AccuWeather is reporting:

The last in a series of [Kennedy cold fronts] bringing snow to part of the Northeast this weekend will bring the heaviest snow and greatest disruptions to travel and daily activities during Monday.

The swath from Boston, northward to Portland, Maine, westward to Concord, New Hampshire; Worcester, Massachusetts; Rutland, Vermont, and Albany, New York, will likely be within the zone that receives the greatest amount of snow from the early week storm and cumulative amount of snow forward from Saturday.

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Seven Words That Are Not Allowed To Be Used In The White House

I don't know if folks recall the seven words that George Carlin said could never be said on TV. This was back in 1972.

Similarly there are now seven words that cannot be used in the Obama White House:

• terrorism
• Islamist
• islamistterrorism
• michelle'sschoolunchprogram
• war
• Putin
• Keystone

For a French ultra-liberal, it is surprising French President Francois Hollande was able to use one the seven words not allowed in the White House:

"If we don't find not just a compromise but a lasting peace agreement, we know perfectly well what the scenario will be. It has a name, it's called war," Hollande told journalists in the city of Tulle in central France, according to Reuters.

The above list has the words, if used in the White House, that will get you fired.

There is a second list, too long to post, that if used, will result in Michelle meals in lieu of three-martini lunches. Or a round of golf with the president.

 Okay, okay, one word from the second list: Hillary.

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Kids Say The Darndest Things

While watching our middle granddaughter play soccer the other day,  I asked our older granddaughter if she had heard of "Presidents' Day."

Of course she had. I asked her what Presidents' Day meant, expecting in reply something about Obama, Bush, Washington, Lincoln...

Her reply: "Presidents' Day is when the president steps out of the White House, and if he sees his shadow, we have another year of bullshit."

Is anything more painful than when your soft drink comes spurting out your nose?

[Thank you, Don.]