{"id":349,"date":"2005-09-06T23:41:00","date_gmt":"2005-09-07T05:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.casadeblundell.com\/jonathan\/?p=349"},"modified":"2005-09-06T23:41:00","modified_gmt":"2005-09-07T05:41:00","slug":"this-weeks-column-readers-mail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/casadeblundell.com\/jonathan\/this-weeks-column-readers-mail\/","title":{"rendered":"This weeks column: Reader’s Mail"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the past few weeks, Allman and I have been talking about publishing responses to our reader\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s e-mail and snail-mail. But he beat me to the punch and published his first Reader\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Mail column a few weeks back. Since he had a great response, I decided I would follow suit.
\nSo here is my own take on Reader\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Mail. Feel free to send your own comments and questions to eveningstar@hot.rr.com.
\nJonathan, please come visit us in Mesquite. You haven\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t been home in a month. We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll even take you out for dinner if you come. – Mom and Dad<\/B>
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Hmmm. Gas to drive to Mesquite for a free meal, $50. Eating dinner the next night with friends, $15. The look on my parent\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s faces when I show up unnanounced, priceless.<\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/i>
\nJonathan, on August 2, you published HHHS QB Donny Shorts on the cover of the 2005 Sports Guide. After a loss to Cedar Park do you think you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve given the team the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Cover Curse?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
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Brandon, I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t believe in silly superstitions like that. I have a feeling Shorts and the rest of the Knights will show us what they are really made of this week against Killeen. Now I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m going to have to ask you to go outside, spin in a circle four times and spit into the wind for suggesting such a silly thing.<\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/i>
\nEditor, with the rising cost of gasoline, do you think we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll soon find another alternative to fuel our automobiles? – Billy Trucker<\/b>
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As a matter of fact, our office has been researching a number of fuel alternatives in our vehicles. We haven\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t found anything that runs our vehicles quite as well as gasoline, but here are some cost comparisons to what we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve tried.
\n1 gal. regular gas – $2.89
\n1 gal. lowfat milk – $2.60
\n1 gal. soda (store brand) – $4.73
\n1 gal. gatorade (pre-mixed) – $7.96
\n1 gal. water – $.75
\n1 gal. vodka – $60.52
\n1 gal. of Red Bull Energy Drink – $31.84
\n1 gal. of ethenol – $2.05 (but we won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t go into all the costs of actually producing a gallon of ethenol).
\nSo while they may not be as effecient as gasoline, we think some of these other options could be a viable way to save some money on your daily trips. Others — not so much.<\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/i>
\nJonathan, since you work in Harker Heights and live in Belton, who will you root for during the big Oct. 28 matchup? – David Tuma<\/B>
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David, I hope my job does not depend on this. But I often like rooting for the underdog, so \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcBig Red Nuf Said.\u00e2\u20ac\u2122<\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/I>
\nJonathan, we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll even pay for gas if you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll just come and visit. – Mom and Dad<\/B>
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Free meal and free gas with my parents, priceless. I think I better go to Dallas — soon.<\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/I>
\nWell that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s it for this edition of Reader\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Mail. Be sure to send your questions, comments praises and gripes to eveningstar@hot.rr.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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