Monday Meanderings - 2.9.2015

Perhaps I should feel somewhat bad about wandering about in shirtsleeves this weekend while folks in the Northeast are digging out from yet another snowstorm. Nahh! That's what they get for living north of the Red River. At least that's what I thought today while catching some patio time. February is fickle though; it has been as hot as 102 degrees (1996) and as cold as 13 (2013). This too, shall pass. Probably as soon as next week.

I have noticed a new set of questions when checking in at the doctor's office these days. "Have you been out of the country in the past 21 days?" And "Have you had any contact with an Ebola patient?" Interesting times we live in.

Lower gasoline prices present somewhat of a conundrum. The lower they go the happier we are every time we have to fill the tank. But low gas prices impacts the stock market - and the Dow and retirement go hand-in-hand. Of greater importance, when one owns .0084152% of an oil well, cheap gas is a personal affront.