Energy Markets Continued Last week we discussed the workings of the energy markets and how the price you pay at the pump is a result of actions in the underlying commodities market. Today we will continue with this topic and discuss other types of energy that we use in our everyday lives.
Located near the Current River, just north of Cherokee Bay, in the northeastern part of Randolph County, the town of Biggers, founded by B.F. Bigger, was developed and grew around the turn of the 20th century. Scattered settlements and farms were present in the region prior to this time, but the development of the plantation of Thomas Drew, who later served as governor of Arkansas, was in the area of the modern site of Biggers.
I am hesitant to write this but here we go…I think spring is finally here. However, as I write this, we are under a frost warning. I should have checked the weather sooner because I moved some of my house plants outside. Oh well, hang in there plants! And I dare say, the season of the pandemic is drawing to an end. Spring is the season of hope -- that things will get better after they were worse. The river will “flow again after it was frozen,” Ernest Hemingway wrote of spring in “A Moveable Feast.” And the English poet, Anne Bradstreet wrote, “If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant.” We’ve been in a season of social distancing, shelter at home, mask wearing, political strife, to vaccinate or not, death, war, and a thousand other things that have completely broke our hearts.
I’m just back from an 11 day vacation, most of it cruising up the Mississippi. Not really a long time, but it was my first venture out of Pocahontas in two years. Returning here I noticed several changes had occurred over that short period.
As fuel prices continue to climb, I thought it would be good for us to discuss the Energy Markets. For better or worse, the price at the pump paid by the consumer is not based on a war in Ukraine, but instead by traders around the world that set the price based on their own opinions and strategies. Sure, current political situations in Russia or Iran play into those opinions, but not how you would think.
Things change so quickly, it brings to mind, that song What A Difference A Day Makes. And a week full of such days can be a bit unreal! Last Sunday Red and I were up early and ate breakfast out on the porch. Together we raked leaves from our front yard, taking them out to the edge of the street. I jump forward here to tell you, magically
BABY CHICKS AND RABBITS ARE NOT EASTER GIFTS – A cautioning reminder from RCHS that bears repeating Over the next few weeks, many adults will be tempted to buy a live Easter rabbit, baby chick or duck for a child, godchild, grandchild, niece, or nephew. And a few months from now, our area animal shelters will be, as they are every year, inundated by a flood of cast-off bunnies, chicks and ducks.
In the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, an African American, named Coleman C. Scott lived at Biggers in northern Randolph County.
This week’s column is wide ranging. It ranges from the ancestry of Dr. William Jarrett to the education of Gary Hagood to the origin of Tattle Creek’s name. A flexible and eclectic frame of mind will be required to analyze and process the information.
I hate shrubs. They cause me stress. My church folks really don’t understand this but looking at shrubs causes me high blood pressure. I don’t know why- I just cannot deal with shrubbery or as I call it, “The Devil’s Plant.” Moving into a new parsonage, which is beautiful and appreciated, I have been forbidden to cut these unruly stress inducers. So, my stress level is thru the roof! Thank you, shrub lovers of America; I may have to start high blood pressure medicine.