Introduction
So who doesn't love sports and sports metaphors? My wife, for one. She's accused me of serial sports metaphorization. Coming from her, that wasn't a compliment, and pretty much means I speak mostly in metaphorical terms. I'll let you decide for yourself.
She probably has a point. I do most of the cooking, because I'm a better cook, and she's a semi-neurotic cleaner. What a combo, huh? Anyway the other night she asked me when dinner would be ready, and I replied "we just got the two-minute warning." Now, any good sportsaholic knows that means - there's not a lot of time left before the buzzer, right? Of course that's right.
It, however, meant nothing to her and she asked that I speak in plain English.
I thought for a second, and said, "Time has expired, players are headed to the locker room," feeling that I clearly told her that the meal was done, and it was time to come to the table.
She put an exasperated look on her face and said, "Fluidsdoc if I hear one more metaphor, I swear...." She never got to finish that thought as I'd checked the "doneness" of the meatloaf, and brightly said as I slid it back into the oven, "flag on the play, five minutes added to the play clock... first down."
Conversation was limited that meal. Like I said, she's not into sports.
On to business...
I last wrote on WPX Energy (WPX) in January of this year. I was moderately bullish about the prospects for this company then. That seems like a lifetime ago and in a different universe. This article is meant as an update to that prior article, and readers should give the older article a read for a complete thesis for this company.
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