Alon USA Partners, LP (ALDW)

[jugs]

About thirty-five minutes into the session on a Thursday morning, I'm seeing ALDW with about 3,000 units exchanging hands thus far and with no fluctuations in price/unit. We stand at yesterday's close.

That tells me nobody doubts the underlying value of our company and its deserving of respect as visible by its current valuation model and stability.

In English, it's holding up, all things considered.

There's no doubt here---it's been a difficult couple of weeks for most investors. Volatility is everywhere.

This is a quiet period for me as an MLP-focused investor. As we slide past the middle two months of each quarter's lifetime, things will tighten. Guidance will help or hurt but that won't occur until the week-to-two-=weeks preceding the day we go ex-distribution. So, for now we must wait and look for excitement elsewhere.

My donkey and pony fill some of the void as they are delightful creatures. Each one is beautiful in its own ways and my stewardship role brings me ever closer to appreciating some of life's opportunities to share and be appreciated.

I hope everybody here is enjoying life to its fullest!