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It started with biodiesel, which I think is a cool idea in concept, but if *everyone* was using it, we'd need a lot more crop land and such. It's cheap right now, and a good way of reusing old oil for some of the few who are doing it, but it'd be different if it was the main source of fuel.

The papers here had an article on a guy who made his biodiesel from free used grease from fastfood joints. The state of Michigan rewarded him by fining him for using untaxed motor vehicle fuel. While the feds may not care, the state demands that they get their tax on each gallon of "diesel" he made.

This is how the RATs reward people who "act green".

The papers here had an article on a guy who made his biodiesel from free used grease from fastfood joints. The state of Michigan rewarded him by fining him for using untaxed motor vehicle fuel.>

Willie Nelson --- yes, that Willie Nelson, The Crazy one, the Wanted Outlaw, The Red-Headed Stranger with Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain (despite the fact that his Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground on An Uncloudy Day almost crashed into Whiskey River, then blamed the erratic flight on the Night Life) --- is also into biodiesel. From Wiki:

In 2004, Nelson and his wife Annie became partners with Bob and Kelly King in the building of two Pacific Bio-diesel plants, one in Salem, Oregon, and the other at Carl's Corner, Texas (the Texas plant was founded by Carl Cornelius, a longtime Nelson friend). In 2005, Nelson and several other business partners formed Willie Nelson Bio-diesel ("Bio-Willie"), a company that is marketing bio-diesel bio-fuel to truck stops. The fuel is made from vegetable oil (mainly soybean oil), and can be burned without modification in diesel engines.

Now, Rosie probably knows Willie, but I don't know if Jen does ...

And, yes, I have to do one more ...

"The Good-Hearted Woman looked away from the arena floor when Pancho & Lefty took the seats on either side of her. 'I was a Highwayman,' they announced in chorus. 'Remember Me?'

"She nodded, smiling. 'You Were Always On My Mind.'

"One of them nodded toward the scene before them. The two young men stood on either side of a steer it had taken them almost a minute to stretch between head and heel ropes.

"Pancho, on her left, patted her hand. 'I say this To All The Girls I've Loved Before,' he sighed.

"Lefty rolled his eyes and said, in concert with Pancho, 'Mamma, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys.' Lefty glared at his friend. 'Can't you come up with a better line?'

"The woman stood up, laughing. 'You told me that twenty years ago, Pancho. Ain't It Funny How Time Slips Away?'

"Many hours later, she sat, alone, in her cozy rented studio apartment, enjoying her Bloody Mary Morning. She ran the fingers of her free hand over the Silver Stallion statue on her writing desk, then took out her favorite stationery and fountain pen. With a flourish and a crooked smile she wrote, I've Loved You A Thousand Ways ... on the Pretty Paper ...