Sunday, August 23, 2026

Speaks Volumes, Doesn't It? August 23, 2026

Locator: 51531IRAN. 


 Ceding the Century to China:


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Another Musical Interlude -- August 22, 2026

Locator: 51530TEXAS. 

A must-read, "Choosin' Texas," link here. 

Query: 

Right now there seems to be a fad over at YouTube to post fan-generated AI music videos of famous artists which are incredibly good. Is it just my imagination or are a huge majority of these of "Lana Del Rey"?

Reply: 

It just dawned on me, that except for sports, I no longer watch the legacy networks (NBC, CBS, ABC, Fox) -- I only watch streaming services, subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) platforms, or digital-first platforms, all the broader category of new media or direct-to-consumer (DTC) networks. These services deliver video over the internet instead of through traditional cable or broadcast airwaves. 

  • NBC: Funnels its content directly into Peacock, owned by parent company Comcast.
  • CBS: Feeds Paramount+, leveraging parent company Paramount Global's massive television and movie archives.
  • ABC: Supplies Hulu and Disney+, both managed under the The Walt Disney Company ecosystem.

Disney's combined streaming portfolio (Disney+ and Hulu) commands about 26% of the U.S. subscription streaming market (Disney+ at 14% and Hulu at 12%). For individual platform interactions tracked by JustWatch, Disney+ holds roughly 16%. Paramount+ holds roughly 4.5%, and Comcast's Peacock holds approximately 11.1% of U.S. interactive streaming share.  

Live sports remain the ultimate anchor for traditional television, but legacy networks now heavily utilize simulcasting. Major events like NFL games, PGA golf, and Premier League soccer are broadcast over the air while simultaneously streaming live on Peacock, Paramount+, or ESPN+. Additionally, legacy giants frequently team up to offer collaborative digital sports bundles directly to consumers to ward off pure tech competitors.

Okay, back to music. 

Link here.  

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The Book Page

The Annotated Emerson, Ralph Waldo Emerson.  

Query:

My book for the week is "The Annotated Emerson, Ralph Waldo Emerson," edited by David Mikics and foreword by Phillip Lopate. I am absolutely blown away by how "humble Concord (Massachusetts) became a hotbed of intellectual life in the 1840s: Emerson, Thoreau, Margaret Fuller, Sophia and Nathaniel Hawthorne, the Alcotts. Truly amazing. Is there a single book, a single volume, that would provide a nice senior high school text or college text for further study?

Reply: 

The absolute premier recommendation for a single-volume text tracking this extraordinary intellectual explosion is The Transcendentalists and Their World by Robert A. Gross. Written by a Bancroft Prize-winning historian, this comprehensive book is widely considered the definitive study of how 1840s Concord transformed from a quiet agricultural community into the epicenter of the American Renaissance. It places the entire circle—Emerson, Thoreau, Fuller, Hawthorne, and the Alcotts—directly alongside their neighbors to show exactly how the local landscape entered into their classic works.

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Saturday, August 22, 2026

KODA Resources Ale Well, #42395 Has Been Updated -- August 22, 2026

Locator: 51529ALE. 

Link here. 

This is a KODA Resources four-section lateral running to the north. The well is currently on confidential list. It will come off the confidential list September 29, 2026, about a month from now. Production to date is excellent for a two-section well, but one must remember this is a four-section standup well. 

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LIV And Let LIV 

Link here. 

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Initial Production For Wells Coming Off Confidential List This Next Week -- August 22, 2026

Locator: 51528BIRDS. 

  • 41868, conf, Oasis, Dolls Daisy 5301 31-31 2BX, Indian Hill, 
DateOil RunsMCF Sold
6-20262221014103
5-20262239115395
4-20261738211990
3-20261616110569
  • 42235, conf, KODA Resources, Amber 2104-6BH, Fertile Valley, 
DateOil RunsMCF Sold
6-2026186407151
5-2026236468860
4-2026268987253
  • 42336, conf, XTO, GBU Artemis Federal 23X-13D-N, Grinnel, npd, 
  • 42335, conf, XTP, GBU Artemis Federal 32X-13H-N, Grinnel, npd,
  • 42334, conf, XTO, GBU Artemis 32X-13C-N, Grinnel, npd, 
DateOil RunsMCF Sold
6-20261985929576
5-20261827722084
4-20261640820245
3-2026122967220
  • 41994, conf, Hess, EN-Will Trust C-157-94-2215H-4, White Earth, npd, 
  • 41995, conf, Hess, EN-WIll Trust C-157-94-2215H-5, White Earth, 
DateOil RunsMCF Sold
6-20261565030841
5-20261448516063
4-20261744023070
3-20262330525964
  • 41884, conf, XTO, GBU Artemis 32X-13D-S, Grinnel, npd, 
  • 41970, conf, Devon Energy, Thunderbolt 10-12 1H, Squires, 
DateOil RunsMCF Sold
6-20262660325462
5-20263374032133
4-20262096817257
3-2026219741845
  • 41883, conf, XTO, GBU Artemis 32X-13H-S, Grinnel, npd, 
  • 42333, conf, XTO, GBU Artemis 32X-13B-N, Grinnel, npd, 
  • 41882, conf, XTO, GBU Artemis 32X-13C-S, Grinnel, npd, 
  • 40939, conf, Zavanna, Hereford 13-36 4TFH, Stockyard Creek, 
DateOil RunsMCF Sold
6-20263030254318
5-20263955158927
4-20263968654867
3-20264353559283

42332, conf, XTO, GBU Artemis 32X-13E-N, Grinnel, npd, 

  • 42331, conf,  XTO, GBU Artemis 32X-13A-N, Grinnell, npd, 
  • 41881, conf, XTO, GBU Artemis 32S-13B-S, Grinnell, npd, 
  • 42207, conf, Murfin Drilling, CD Steffan 1-7H, Barta,
DateOil RunsMCF Sold
6-202645642690
5-202635072273
4-202647773124
3-202685365571
2-2026111145
  • 41880, conf, XTO Energy, GBU Artemis 32X13E-S, Grinnell, npd, 
  • 40938, conf, Zavanna Energy, Hereford 13-36 3H, Stockyard Creek, 
DateOil RunsMCF Sold
6-20263569562077
5-20264059465263
4-20263721054531
3-20264147163285
2-2026167827

  • 42668, conf, Oasis, Troon Federal 5602 12-23 4B, Bonetrail, 
DateOil RunsMCF Sold
6-202640162051
  • 41879, conf, XTO Energy, GBU Artemis 32X-13A-S, Grinnell, npd, 
  • 41971, conf, Devon Energy, Thunderbolt 10-12 2H, Stockyard Creek, 
DateOil RunsMCF Sold
6-20262007017897
5-20262517322264
4-20261916514842
3-20261848316104
2-202627492240
  • 40937, conf, Zavanna Energy, Hereford 13-36 2TFH, Stockyard Creek, 
DateOil RunsMCF Sold
6-20262317343038
5-20263261656712
4-20263316347087
3-20264044063200
2-202635565007
  • 21562, conf, Devon Energy, Borsheim Trust 32-28 2H, Todd, 
DateOil RunsMCF Sold
6-2026996810363
5-2026106359398
4-202664644358
3-20261764412574

  • 42429, conf, Oasis, Prestwick Federal 5602 12-23 3B, Bonetrail, 
DateOil RunsMCF Sold
6-202638741907

  • 42430, conf, Oasis, Prestwick Federal 5602 12-23 4B, Bonetrail, 
DateOil RunsMCF Sold
6-202632521571
  • 40936, conf, Zavanna Energy, Hereford 13-35 1H XW, Stockyard Creek, 
DateOil RunsMCF Sold
6-20262637156341
5-20264473371090
4-20264099355836
3-20265634386095
2-2026100295811
  • 40374, conf, Zavanna Energy, Rennerfeldt 13-36 1H, Stockyard Creek, 
DateOil RunsMCF Sold
6-20264410371801
5-20265071782907
4-20263570544295
3-20261061615158

  • 41972, conf,  Devon, Thunderbolt 10-12 3H, Squires, 
DateOil RunsMCF Sold
6-20261703814696
5-20262247019062
4-20261985017009
3-20261833114953
2-202699078667
  • 41313, conf, Whiting, Dobias 5203 44-32 3B, Glass Bluff, 
DateOil RunsMCF Sold
6-20261584710427
5-2026194839219
4-20262147614746
3-20261825113104
2-202646012654

  • 41992, conf, Hess, EN-Edwards-157-94-2203H-2, White Earth, 
DateOil RunsMCF Sold
6-20262419828733
5-20262109521397
4-20262793537184
3-20263694652866
2-2026643811785
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DFW Area -- North Texas -- Texas Vultures -- Feast Days In This Heat -- 110°F -- For Two Weeks -- August 22, 2026

Locator: 51527BIRDS. 

Birds of prey -- haven't been able to tell for sure what they are ... I think they're run-of-the-mill vultures. If so, too far away to see the bright red heads. They're circling over the drying creek beds to grab dying fish and/or soccer fields to watch for 7-year-old players to fall over due to heat stress.

Link here.

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