This morning we needed a couple of sheets of plywood and some potting soil and it was old yeller's job to get there and back. Old yeller is an 85 El Comino with an attitude problem. Sure enough about a mile from the gas station, he ran out of gas. (His gas guage doesn't work.) Ted had to get out and hitch a ride to get him enough gas to go. Fortunately, a kind soul picked him up and then brought him back. It was an adventure, just as it always is when we make him do his dirty jobs. Once he had lunched on 53.00 worth of gas, he did well.

The man who picked Ted up told him a horrifying tale and I don't know if it is true but it rings true to me. He worked for a major oil company and has been laid off. He said that the eleven largest oil companies got together and decided to cut their overhead by using only foreign oil. This cut their expenses terrifically. He said that they were paying l65.00 a barrel but because their employees had been reduced drastically that the oil companies made ll billion dollars profit last year. If it is true it should come to the attention of someone who could stop it. Bush is the fox guarding the hen house, so he won't

The real estate people showed the house and farm this morning. I don't think they establish serious intent before they bring these people out. They like us to be somewhere else when they show the property. Sometimes I think th at people just look for recreation.

Dallas and Ruth will be here tomorrow afternoon. I am really looking forward to it. Just about everything is done and we can just relax.