Blame it on Fay

Happy Monday to all! The financial sector is not looking to extra special this morning. Rising oil prices have sent the stock market due south. As of Friday, light sweet crude was $109 a barrel. Today it's topping out at around $115. I'm not worried. "They" say that it's due to the threat of Tropical Storm Fay. Oh I see how it is....always blame the woman! Of course they mask their concerns with the fear of a decrease in supply. Much like my cupboards, I think we are ok for a while. I have enough Chef Boyardee to feed the neighborhood for several months. I do believe our oil situation to be somewhat similar. Just my opinion.

Do you like the Home Depot? I'm not a fan. Just thought I'd share that thought. My new favorite home supply store Lowe's, is making news today. Their Q2 profit showed a 7.9% decrease. That was better than analyst expected. There's a victory in there somewhere. I guess it's sort of like 4th place at the Olympics. It sucks but at it could have been worse. You're still a major player but you won't be bringing home a medal. You can't brag about it but you can try harder next time. You can't stand on the podium but you can watch from the sidelines. Ok I'll stop. Tropical storm Fay is headed for the Keys. Most locals are staying put while visitors have been ordered to leave the island. Let's hope it doesn't hurt their economy too much. We in the OBX know all too well what a storm scare will do to your business! I'm sure the media will be there to help....not! Fire fuelers! Sorry. My Father-In-Law lives in the Keys and works for NOAA. Guess he has to stay. That's all I have to say about that....(random Forrest Gump reference).

In obvious Hollywood news, you all know by now that Mr. Phelps is "the man" with 8 individual gold medals! Rock on! One blog report questioned whether it's too soon to call him the greatest Olympian in history. They site the fact that swimming isn't that difficult of a sport. I'm sorry...and you are? I say..you take your sorry butt out there, swim a trillion races with different strokes for 9 days, bring home a ton of golds and break a world record each time! It's unprecedented. Taking a breath. In other news, Christina Applegate is set to talk to GMA about her battle with breast cancer. We wish her well. The tabloids are reporting that Alanis Morissette has put on a few pounds! Can't be sure what that's all about. Welcome to the dark side!
Have a great day!