Canadian Shale -- EIA -- 2015

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Inflation? What Inflation?

Bananas at Target this morning: 49 cents/pound, and they have so many, they will have to be marked down unless they plan to throw out a lot.

I have four grocery stores to choose from, all within biking distance, the nearest two minutes away and the farthest ten minutes away.

Tom Thumb: local regional; low-rent; last choice for me of the four; only went when we lived at our previous apartment; would never go there again; expensive; shoddy; owned by Albertson's just down the street.

Albertson's: nationwide grocer. A bit more upscale. Somewhat competitive. Much better meat selection than any other in the area. Outstanding rotisserie chicken, and still priced at $6.99. It's the only place I can find the fruit and fresh vegetables that my wife wants.

Walmart: everyone knows Walmart. No need to discuss.

Target: wow, what can I say! This store is incredibly busy. Tom Thumb is generally devoid of customers; Albertson's doing better but parking lot is really quite empty, considering. Target: parking lot is always full. People arrive before the store opens and wait for doors to open. I can bike there in less than two minutes. No exaggeration. Probably slightly more expensive than Walmart but a better shopping experience. It seems about the right size. For just a handful of items, it's a real trek to go to Walmart. I don't think Target has hot rotisserie chicken but it does have "cold" rotisserie chicken in the deli section, or whatever it's called. The meat / fish selection does not compare at all to what we get at Albertson's. But wow, that store is incredibly busy. They seem to have the right mix of self-checkout and checkers. But sometimes the self-checkout line gets really long. 

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Playing In The Mud

In the photo below, Corky and Jilly Bean. Correct spelling.

Sophia was painting a picture of a fairy castle or some such thing.

Sophia's mom was about to move Corky and Jilly Bean closer so they could see the painting better. 

Sophia yelled out: "No! They're playing in the mud."