POLITICAL ENDORSEMENTS: I endorse Ken Paxton for the US Senate race in Texas.  James Talarico's polcy stances on energy policy and DEI, among other things, are reckless.  He advocates for solar, wind, and nuclear but not oil--Nixon endorsed the same views in '73, and we got long gas lines and oil prices that went up 800% over eight years.  I endorse Greg Abbott for a record fourth four-year term as Texas governor. STATEMENT ON BRENDAN SORSBY: I condemn the ruling by former Tarrant County Judge Ken Curry, who reinstated Sorsby's eligibility with TTU football even after he admitted to gambling away $90,000--some of that on teams he played for.  I support the NCAA's appeal of this decision and hope that the trial judges in Amarillo will re-suspend Sorsby.  Gambling on one's own team is the cardinal sin of any competitive sport.  It's what got Pete Rose and Art Schlichter banned.  Why should Sorsby get a pass?  The best thing for Tech to do is to expel Sorsby.  Period.  Texas Tech might be getting themselves into an SMU-type situation if they think Sorsby should be allowed to play.    MID;LAND/ODESSA!  For all of the latest updates regarding these books, please tune to 1330 AM ("Kickin' Country") KCKM Monahans.  This will be the Permian Basin's broadcast home for everything you want to know about these books. ALBUQUERQUE/SANTA FE: Check out my monthly column, which will appear once a month in the Albuquerque Journal.  Thanks to all of the brick-and-mortar booksellers who have been kind enough to buy and carry my books in your facilities. Matthew Day (the host of this podcast) is the author of 30 books dealing with petroleum history--or, at least, some form of petroleum history.  These books include his latest, Vantage Point I,; Vantage Point II; Border Crude; and Lubbock, Levelland, Baghdad, Washington, as well as - -Refiner on the Rise -Local Roots, Global Prospects -The Sale -Witness to History -What Is Success?-Frank Conselman: A Geologist's Life (books I, II, and III)-Fueling Victory at Home- How to Read Oil History If You're an Average Joe- Accidental Resurgence?-A Cattle King on the Move-SUPERFIELD (Books I and II)-The Oil Empire That Wasn't (books I and II)- The Great and Unheralded George Bean-The Other Mastersons Fueling Victory at Home (shown in picture) won the 2020 Best Indie Book Award--Nonfiction--US History category. With a family heritage of more than half a century on the South Plains, Day lives in--and writes from--Lubbock, Texas. Books are available for purchase at www.amazon.com/author/matthewmday/  and at select brick-and-mortar stores. Here's an interview with me from a couple of years ago: Robert Pratt, Pratt on Texas, Podcast Extra (Lubbock/Abilene, TX) Podcast Extra: Author Matthew Day talks history of oil business in West Texas Drop me a line: Business inquiries: officialmatthewmdaybooks@gmail.com  (preferred method for discussions with me relating to these books) Press inquiries: matthewmdaybooks.pressinquiries@gmail.commore