Brent Crude oil futures were reported at $83.80 on May 3, 2024 while West Texas Intermediate was $78.11. Plains pipeline posted prices for WTI were $74.09 and $74.59. Natural gas futures were at $2.20. AAA reported that U.S. gasoline prices averaged $3.65 per gallon compared to diesel at $3.98. In Texas, gasoline averaged $3.28 while diesel was $3.51.

I'm really hard on myself. Always have been. I spend a lot of time thinking about all the mistakes I've made in my life; all the cows I bought but shouldn't have and the ones I should've bought but didn't. Rolling a forklift over an embankment; burning my six-year-old hand on the hot exhaust stack on my dad's Kenworth; rounding over the threads on a half million dollar compressor in the oilfields; thinking I could make a living in the cattle business without any land or money; throwing an egg at the principal's daughter and getting kicked out of school for three days as a result. I think you get the picture.

The good news about exploration and utilization of space in recent years is that we ordinary earthlings have benefited from practical applications of some of the technology developed by space programs.

The other day I started to take a supplement said to naturally help lower cholesterol. My partner Dennis questioned why I only took just one of the two pills that were recommended to take daily.

The story told about Fogg Coffey roping the smokestack of the first train that ever came into Coleman may be untrue, but he was known for so many yarns that descendants dismiss them as legend.

Baker Hughes reported that 617 drilling rigs were active in the U.S. on April 12. That is three less than last week and 134 less than one year ago. Canada has 141 rigs, up five from last week and up 14 from this time last year.