Are you ready for this one?

Tell me please, where does every single penny that the "big oil" companies receive come from?

No, I’m not asking where is it minted. I’m asking where do the "big oil" companies get their money?

Are they stealing it? Do they hold a gun to your head when you go to the gas pump and tell you to fork over the cash? Or do you buy their product of your own free will like I do?

Does the government simply print money and walk up to the "big oil" company executives and say "here, have some cash"?

Isn’t it ultimately true that every single penny that "big oil" receives comes from the consumer?

Isn’t it ultimately true that every single penny that "big oil" spends on anything comes from the consumer?

Just a taking a few moments to dispel any rumours of my demise, defection or defenestration.

I've been under the weather again, maxed out in my day job and all that, but here lately, most of my energy has been getting ready for my daughter's High School Graduation.

How pleasant it is for a father to sit at his child's board.  It is like an aged man reclining under the shadow of an oak which he has planted.  ~Walter Scott

Yes, tomorrow afternoon my youngest child Kayla, whose writing has been showcased here, will graduate.

It's is a huge moment for her, no doubt, but it is also a signal of a change in my life as well.  We, as parents, devote a lot of time and energy into our children's lives, and the end of High School is one of the significant way points.