Tuesday, January 10, 2006

Numbers Game

El Jefe’s World. An occasional summary in random statistics of interest to El Jefe.
(No. 1, Part 1).
Price, gallon of Super Unleaded, Valero, Bellaire Boulevard, Houston: $2.43 per gallon.
Price, gallon of Regular Unleaded, Valero, Bellaire Boulevard, Houston: $2.27 per gallon.
Price of a 6-pack, St Arnold’s Beer, Kroger, Vanderbilt Square, Houston: .97 cents an ounds ($6.99 per six pack).
Price of a 12 pack Bud Light (calls itself beer), Kroger, Vanderbilt Square, Houston): .59 cents an ounce ($16.99 per twelve pack).
Price of Gruyere Cheese, Kroger, Vanderbilt Square, Houston: $14.99 per pound.
Price of Parmigiano-Reggiano.Cheese, Kroger, Vanderbilt Square, Houston: $19.99 per pound.
Sirloin Steak, roger, Vanderbilt Square, Houston, $6.99 per pound.
Rib-Eye Steak:, Kroger, Vanderbilt Square, Houston, $9.99 per pound.
Mrs. Baird’s Large White Sandwich (thing called bread): $1.69 per loaf.
Red Leaf Lettuce, Kroger, Vanderbilt Square, Houston: $1.99 per head.
Red Tomatoes: Kroger, Vanderbilt Square, Houston: $1.79 per pound,
Fish Eye Pinot Grigo 2004 white wine), Kroger, Vanderbilt Square, Houston: $799 per 750 ML bottle.
Yellow Tail Shiraz 2004 (red wine), Spec’s Houston : $6.99 per 750 ML bottle.
Santa Rita Merlot 2004 (red wine), Spec’s Houston: $5.22 per 750 ML bottle.
St Clement Chardonnay 2004 (white wine), Spec’s Houston: $15.78 per 750 ML bottle.
Veuve Cliquot, Champagne, Spec’s Houston: $35.78, per 750 ML bottle.
Special K cereal, Kroger, Vanderbilt Square, Houston: $4.39 per 18 oz box.
Tidy Cats Cat Litter, Kroger, Vanderbilt Square, Houston: $2.39, per 10 pound bag.

Price of a Big Mac (no cheese), McDonalds, Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, Texas: $2.29.
Pages in the March 2003 Houston Southwestern Bell Business Pages: (Listings for Houston only), 700 pp. (Sorry, most recent set at home and work !).
Pages in the March 2003 Houston Southwestern Bell Residential Pages (Listings for Houston only), 2208.
New York Stock Exchange, close, 9 January 2006: 11,011.90 (+52.59).
US Dollar to Japanese Yen (9 January): $1.00 = Y1.14.
US Dollar to European Union Euro(, 9 January): $1.00 = E0.82.
US Dollar to Canadian Dollar(9 January): $1.00 = Can $1.16.78.
US Dollar to UK Pound (9 January): $1.00 = L.5664.
US Dollar to Swiss Franc (9 January): $1.00 = F 1.2768.
Number of Fourth Graders at the Heir's School: 40.
Number of Fourth Grade Girls/Boys: 21/19.

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