The Chinese government's recent crackdown on small, water polluting paper mills has caused a paper scarcity in China, and the consequently rising cost of wood pulp created an opportunity: China, the birthplace of paper, now imports recyclable American paper at a rate coincident with the falling value of the American dollar. Thus, in an effort to stave off water pollution by paper mills, American paper refuse is now hauled halfway across the globe on the back of a cargo ship. Recycling efforts aren't always environmentally motivated...

The Chinese government's recent crackdown on small, water polluting paper mills has caused a paper scarcity in China, and the consequently rising cost of wood pulp created an opportunity: China, the birthplace of paper, now imports recyclable American paper at a rate coincident with the falling value of the American dollar. Thus, in an effort to stave off water pollution by paper mills, American paper refuse is now hauled halfway across the globe on the back of a cargo ship. Recycling efforts aren't always environmentally motivated.

The round trip cost of my fraction of jet fuel from Denver to Las Vegas is cheaper than gassing up my truck across the same distance. Because it's Vegas, I likely pay the difference on the plane fare somewhere else in town. The cost of oil isn't always a reflection of demand.

Bachelor parties rarely pan out like they do in Hollywood movies, but they do pan out like the movie Swingers..The assumption is that bachelor parties involve raucous, moral debauchery, but for the most part none of that ever happens and ultimately the event centers around the friendships, just like the movie Swingers.

Arriving at night means the day is a surprise.
I hope you enjoy the flight. Sorry for the delay. Watch your head.
Marlin