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Astro won 9-3. Peña with a 2 HR game. Altuve with a 3 run shot. Cam Smith made another highlight catch.

USA did what they had to do. They won the group before the final game against Turkey. USA playing great right now. I look forward to them going deep in the KO rounds.

DISTRICT 32 12YR OLD ALLSTAR ELIMINATION GAME SCORES Nederland- 10 H.F.- 0 Port Neches- 7 Orange- 2

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11 runs in the 1st!!!

Got a wild 1st inning going.

You can’t really look at the W-L record as a true indication of coaching ability. Alvin does not have many club players and the talent pool is not very deep. Their district contained Dawson, Manvel, Shadow Creek, and Pearland. Getting someone who has coached in 6A is better than someone who was an Assistant at Friendswood (Goodman) or HC at GCM (Veen). This coach has been an Assistant at Manvel, and a HC in a 6A program. I’m willing to give her a chance. With Veen leaving so late and the requirement to coach a second sport, we may have not had many applying.

Google: Controversy: Following the 2020 U.S. presidential election, the site published several articles promoting election fraud claims involving Dominion Voting Systems. This led to a defamation lawsuit, which resulted in the publication issuing a retraction acknowledging they relied on discredited sources. [1] You are funny. 🤣

I like $2.49 a gallon better. 😁 You’ll hear no complaints from me at that price but I do understand what you’re saying. I’ve read somewhere in the past year or so that the low $70’s for a barrel of oil is the sweet spot for oil and gas companies.

Excellent point. Working in the industry, I know a good deal about pricing. People think if they are buying gas at the pump at $1.50 a gallon its great, but actually its a problem on several levels. You are very likely in a recession. $2.50-$3.00 is a great price, reflecting a good balance. We are almost back there now. I saw $3.09 this week.

Trump walks Iran into a trap! From the article: "And here you thought Trump was being naïve, trusting the word of a dishonest regime when in reality, he’s setting up checkmate. And here you thought Trump was being naïve, trusting Iran to adhere to the MOU (Memo of Understanding.). It’s not a treaty or an agreement or a promise. It’s just a memo. Here is what I think Trump is doing, four steps ahead of everyone else, as usual. Trump made a big deal out of signing the MOU publicly. Cameras, people standing around, a worldwide press event of the signing. But Trump knew, and still knows full well, that the Iranians have no intention of adhering to the memo or to any future deal. They will cheat. And when they do, Trump will be able to say, “The U.S. signed the MOU in good faith. The Iranians signed it, too. Now, world, you can see clearly that Iran alone on the world stage cannot be trusted to adhere to any agreement.” (China and Russia are another story for another time.) Trump’s tactic here is a weird and convoluted Alinsky move of “freezing the target,” isolating it (Iran), and then destroying it. Make no mistake that Trump is fully prepared to bomb them into particles if they break the MOU and any subsequent treaty/deal they will sign in the future. Trust the process!! Trump! [Hidden Content]

What's actually comical? I haven't heard a peep about the Paris Climate Agreement, Greta Thornberg, or the dreaded Climate Change. Seems everyone is too busy scrambling for oil. The Paris Climate Agreement appears to be about as solid as this MOU between Iran & the U.S.

Out of curiosity, I looked this up with a Google search. I had heard about Libya’s sweet crude but not the others. Interesting: Crude oil is classified as "sweet" if it contains very low levels of sulfur (typically below 0.5%). While several countries produce high-quality, sweet crude, the highest-ranking oils based on extreme purity and low sulfur include: Kimray +4 Malaysia: Produces Tapis crude, which is frequently ranked as the cleanest crude in the world. It boasts remarkably low sulfur levels (as low as 0.03%) and a high API gravity, making it incredibly pure. Wikipedia +2 Algeria: Produces Saharan Blend, which is world-renowned for having almost zero sulfur content. Quora +2 Nigeria: Known for Bonny Light, a premium crude prized by refineries globally for its exceptionally low sulfur and high yields of high-value petroleum products. Quora +1 Libya: The country's crudes, such as Es Sider and Sharara, are exceptionally light and sweet, making them highly sought after in European refineries. Quora +1 Key Benchmarks: If you look at the largest volume and most widely traded sweet crudes, the United States (producing West Texas Intermediate) and the North Sea (producing Brent Crude) are the most famous global benchmarks for light, sweet crude

Israel has every right to be defiant. They’re not our puppet. They’re a sovereign state. Iran is merely trying to drive a wedge. They’ve been trying for decades. It’s the only way they can eliminate Israel—their goal. Our people need to be smarter, and recognize that. Bring Pompeo back if you need to as an advisor. He knows whats going on.

There are 4 different pipelines that can handle about 50% of the current loads through Hormuz as they’re built out right now. (Don’t quote me on the 50%. But, I think that’s close.) These can be expanded. But, they’ll still be easy targets for disruption in a volatile region, and the ME politics always makes a kink in usage/transport deals between the States & countries. They’re being used now, and are part of the reason oil hasn’t jumped as much as people thought. There was talk of rail between Saudi, Israel, and up north after the Abraham Accords. But, I don’t know how the relations are between Israel & Saudi right now after Gaza. I don’t think they’re great. Land bridges are already being used to a small extent by MSC (the shipping magnate). They could be expanded, and MSC & others are looking at that. I believe only 10% or so ships via land right now. Building anything between areas in this region is tough. So, I couldn’t give you a timeframe. But, since Iran has shown their hand, I’d expect any build to be quicker than in the past. Let’s say 2-3 years-ish per bridge for the ENC part of it. Bridges aren’t that difficult, and there are very talented people in that region as well. They’re not uneducated dummies like some think. Other water routes are pretty shallow and dangerous for the supertankers. The major benefactor is the Americas. Our routes are safe, easily insurable, and dependable without stressing over constant conflicts. The distance is a little longer. But, this can be scheduled around. Another benefit is that our light, sweet WTI is the cheapest product to refine. America, Venezuela, Canada, and other producers will be the big winners.

With Isreal being defiant the MOU is just paper weight. [Hidden Content]

What will alternate supply routes look like? If they already exist, why the bottleneck? If they don’t currently exist, how long to build them out?

Maybe he will enjoy BC

You sure are negative lol

Issue the U.S. has--I may/may not have mentioned previously--is that most of our refineries are set up to process heavy, sour crude. We haven't made the investments to be able to process our own WTI. That should be a priority, and would be a good use of incentive funding for national security purposes. Just get us to at least a 60/40 spit.

lol All joking aside, I pulled out gulf shrimp and bacon for shrimp & grits this evening for supper.