What do you know, Missouri is investigating gas price gouging:
Blunt asked Nixon to investigate Tuesday’s dramatic increase in gas prices. In Jefferson City, the per-gallon price of gasoline was posted at $2.91 per gallon at some stations today.
Gas prices have gone up by as much as $0.60 in a day. There’s NO WAY that supplies [...]

I’m incredibly exhausted right now. It’s been a long 36 hours. I woke up yesterday to a beautiful August morning, and drove over to pick up Anna (we’re trying to work out going to my church Saturday nights, and her church Sunday mornings). After church, we ate lunch, and then were in the car, headed [...]

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Saint Louis area Rose-Hulman alumni and friends participate in St. Louis Habitat for Humanity in North St. Louis, 20 August 2005.
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Anna on the carousel at Six Flags Saint Louis, 13 August 2005.
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Not to worry; I’m still around. Was away from the internet during my mission trip to Mexico in July. Between work (including the engineering department moving to a new office across town), tennis, church, and everything, I’ve not had much time for, nor felt much like, posting.
By the way, here’s part of that “and everything”:
This [...]