YIKES! STOCK MARKET DOWN 13% ON MONDAY

I took a screen shot on 'Gas Buddy' which showed gas at a local Costco at $1.64 @ 9:38AM
I took a look at 'Gas Buddy' again less than 3 hours later and the price dropped a dime.
I took a screen shot on 'Gas Buddy' which showed gas at same Costco at $1.54 @ 12:04PM

I remember inflation.
Is this deflation?

Inflation is not particularly good.
Deflation has another set of problems.

We are in a crazy time.

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HERE'S SOMETHING YOU DON'T SEE EVERYDAY

Before I returned from the Kansas City area on Friday, I stopped to get gas and paid the astounding low price of $1.189 per gallon.  I didn't need to qualify for this price by adding a car wash and there were no other hidden tricks with the price. This was the real price of a gallon of gasoline at a SHELL STATION in Blue Springs, Missouri. I paid $12.00 for 10.089 gallons of gas.  This week I am headed to OHIO. I will be looking to see if I can beat this price - that might be hard - $1.189 per gallon is very low.  At that same station one can't buy a 16oz bottled water for less than $1.29. Now is it just me, Or that ridiculous?

SHELL STATION, 1500 SE HIGHWAY 40, BLUE SPRINGS, MISSOURI 64014 (Feb 12, 2016 @ 10:13AM)

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Your Food Diary For:

Saturday, February 13, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
Hyvee - Apples & Cinnamon Instant Oatmeal	520	108	6	12	640	36
	520	108	6	12	640	36
L U N C H
MARIANO'S SIMPLY ROUNDY'S - FOUR CHEESE PIZZA, 1/4 pizza	225	25	9	10	375	2
Chunky Campbell's - New England Clam Chowder	360	36	20	10	1,780	2
Add Food Quick Tools	585	61	29	20	2,155	4
D I N N E R
Campbell's Chunky - Manhattan Clam Chowder	240	36	6	10	1,600	6
Roundy's - Asparagus Spears, 1.75 Cup	70	11	0	7	1,225	11
Roundy's - 8 grain hearty wheat flatbread	300	55	5	5	750	0
	610	102	11	22	3,575	17
Totals	1,715	271	46	54	6,370	57
Your Daily Goal	3,926	491	131	197	2,300	147
Remaining	2,211	220	85	143	-4,070	90
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
	*You've earned 1,996 extra calories from exercise today

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       Your Exercise Diary for:

Saturday, February 13, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
STAR TRAC ELLIPTICAL	92	2,182
MFP iOS calorie adjustment	N/A	-186
Daily Total / Goal	93 / 30	1,996 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	766 / 210	13,460 / 4,130

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total calories consumed 1715 calories

total calories burned (elliptical) 2182 calories

total net 467 calorie deficit

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fitbit day 160

11493 steps  

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MAZEL TOV TO MY FRIENDS ESTHER AND JACK WHO BECAME PARENTS JUST TODAY! 14 FEBRUARY 2016. THE BABY'S NAME WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT THE BRIS.  IT'S A BOY! 

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TIME TO SHAKE THINGS UP A BIT

I see that I am slowly gaining weight. This is very unpleasant. Losing weight was hard. Keeping it off is just as hard and perhaps harder. This morning, I decided to change the way that I spent my 92 minutes on my home elliptical machine. Recently, I have set the the 'resistance' to '20' for the entire session. This morning, I set the program to 'calorie-burn' in which the highest resistance during the session is 20, but during the 92 minutes the levels of resistance increase and decrease. The workout was seemingly more fun as there were times when I was 'pedaling' much faster than I can at the highest level. I noticed that my calorie burn recorded by the machine was significantly less after the 92 minutes. However, I am convinced that it is important to make some changes in the way that I work out for two reasons.  One, I think that the workout can ultimately be more effective, and secondly, it just makes the workout a bit more interesting. 

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Your Food Diary For:

Monday, January 25, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
Nature Valley - Crunchy Oats & Honey, 2 bars (46g)	190	29	6	4	160	12
Omelette - 2 Egg, With Cheese, 1 Omelette	250	2	10	5	468	0
Cracker - Nabisco Original Premium - Cracker	210	36	5	3	405	0
Jewel - Sensational Seafood Salad, 3 oz (85g)	190	9	14	9	480	3
	840	76	35	21	1,513	15
L U N C H
WHOLE FOODS 5938 - UNSWEETENED BANANA CHIPS, 45 g (1/4 cup)	255	24	15	3	8	2
Kroger - Whole Cashews - Unsalted, 0.63 cup (28g)	400	20	35	13	0	3
Kroger Organic - Yogurt Covered Almonds, 11 pieces	220	27	14	4	20	20
Kroger - Dark Chocolate Raisins, 34 pieces	170	26	8	1	0	21
	1,045	97	72	21	28	45
D I N N E R
EARTHBOUND FARM - ORGANIC BABY SPINACH, 85 g (approx 3 oz, two cups)	20	0	0	2	65	0
Louis Kemp - Crab Delights Leg Style, 3 legs (85g)	70	11	0	6	430	1
365 - Hearts of Palm: Salad Cut, 1 cup	50	10	0	4	580	0
Bacon - Real Bits, 3 tbsp	75	0	5	9	660	0
Ham slices - Ham pieces, 3 oz	160	4	10	14	1,000	2
Eggs - Hard Boiled - Large, 1 egg	78	1	5	6	62	1
Goya - Chick Peas, 0.25 cup	50	10	1	3	180	1
Raisin - Raisin, 50 g	36	9	0	0	0	6
Crouton - Crouton, 4 tbsp	60	10	2	0	130	0
Onions, raw, 4 slice, thin	14	3	0	0	1	2
	613	57	23	45	3,109	11
Totals	2,498	230	130	86	4,649	71
Your Daily Goal	3,355	419	112	168	2,300	125
Remaining	857	188	-17	81	-2,349	53
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Sodium	Sugar
	*You've earned 1,425 extra calories from exercise today

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       Your Exercise Diary for:

Monday, January 25, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
STAR TRAC ELLIPTICAL	92	1,509
MFP iOS calorie adjustment	N/A	-84
Daily Total / Goal	93 / 30	1,425 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	93 / 210	1,425 / 4,130

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total calories consumed 2498 calories

total calories burned (92 min elliptical) 1509 calories

total net 989 calories

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fitbit day 143

13939 steps
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GAS PRICES:

I was very pleased to pay only $1.559/gallon for gasoline while I was in Portage, Indiana.  This was the lowest price I can remember paying in a very long time.  This purchase was made at 9:32AM.

About 5 hours later, I was in Bowling Green, Ohio... Again, I topped off my tank at a significantly lower price - $1.319.

It is hard to believe that a person can pull up to gas station and buy a GALLON OF GASOLINE for $1.32.  One cannot buy a GALLON OF WATER that cheap!  

I know that there is a worldwide glut of oil and gasoline right now... but can a gallon of gasoline really be more difficult to bring to market than a gallon of water?  

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