The rest of the world is sweeping past us. The oil and gas of the Texas future is the well-educated mind. But we are still worried about whether Midland can beat Odessa at football.

For the majority of us, the past is a regret, the future an experiment

In the past, we weren't as strong. But now, when one person wins, it helps the rest of us build confidence, too.

My question is: How did this get past us and what do we do to rectify it so it doesn't happen again?

I think one of the key reasons right now - with oil increasing it is creating price issues within the world economies - people are now looking at outside the US dollar and at hedging their portfolios and that's creating demand for gold in that area.

leaving the past behind us and building a new future together.