[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

majored in geology ??

What is a geologist doing in Indiana?

[Miss Marple]

Well, aside from the fact I was born here, I was a coal geologist (until the Clean Air act pretty much destroyed the Indiana mining industry). My husband is a mining engineer.

We decided we wanted to stay here where our children and grandchildren are, so we found other careers. He works for a development firm and I sell antiques. It was a struggle for a while, and we held some doozy jobs in the interim, but we pretty much are ok with where we are now.

I still would like to see the energy bill passed for the miners of southern Indiana. Those jobs were the best-paying jobs available for the people of those small towns, and re-opening the mines would invigorate the economy of southern Indiana.