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Christmas wish list
I’m kind of late putting this out. Yet another year where I don’t really have a lot I need. LEGO Millenium Falcon HUB stainless steel growler Soccer socks (mine seem to disappear) A couple simple, non-electric, analog soil thermometers. I … Continue reading
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Post-Concussion Syndrome
The son of our rental’s previous tenant recently went missing. As is often the case there was misinformation about the circumstances. Thankfully he is safe. But the news missed a huge opportunity here for positive education. Most of what people … Continue reading
Northern Goshawk
I had what appears to have been a northern goshawk (though perhaps some other mostly dark grey Accipitridae with white/black barred tail feathers) fly right past my head while collecting some walnuts out back today. I’m pretty sure it was … Continue reading
Fine Art
I’d love a framed copy of the drawings included in the filing for US Patent 3,005,282. Simple. Beautiful.
On IPv6…
IPv6 comes up as a conversation point now and again. I got asked my thoughts about it again today and decided to post something I’ve previously written which roughly summarizes what I think. There’s not exactly an alternative to IPv6 … Continue reading
Sept. 2011 solar output == 284 kWh
Not horrible I guess especially considering what I recall as a fairly dreary month. It was more than last year’s September, slightly less than 2009. This year and last year it feels like summer hardly happened. It makes me curious: … Continue reading
Beer and cider
I’ve finally converted a portion of this year’s backyard hops harvest into a fresh hop IPA. The batch I made last fall had a bunch of issues, but a year’s worth of thinking about how to not repeat them seems … Continue reading
It was bound to happen
Our flock is now seven. We don’t know what happened. Perhaps dog mauling or a bird of prey or some other predator. I did hear a falcon or hawk calling earlier in the day and looked to see if one … Continue reading
342kWh’s for August 2011
I was chatting about solar briefly at work today and realized I’d forgotten to note down our August production this year. At 342kWh’s for the month we might have had a near zero dollar billing cycle. The meter probably gets … Continue reading
Mount Hood Loop Day #4
Day four and it’s all down hill from here. Literally. Well, maybe. Depends on whether we hit Waucoma Ridge and Post Canyon…if we do that there’ll be some uphill, but the reward will be some additional singletrack. Though that will … Continue reading