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A cold night
It’s a cold, clear Christmas Eve which made a good opportunity to play with my new toys (lens and tripod).
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Thankful
Still didn’t manage to finish the dining room for yet another Thanksgiving. But it’s the love in the room that matters. We had a lot of love gathered around the table this year.
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Signed off on Portland TechShop woodworking
I took the second of two classes for the woodshop basic safety sign off at the Portland TechShop this evening. In the first class we made push sticks for the table saw. In the second class we made a board … Continue reading
Tigard 7th/8th girls first lacrosse game
Madi’s team played their first lacrosse game of the season. For most of the girls it was their first game ever. They fared reasonably considering they were up against experienced girls. They learned a lot during the game and really … Continue reading
30% in March
The numbers for March are a bit convoluted due to the meter being switched out by PGE half way through the month. When the next bill comes I assume it will show the final value from the old meter. I … Continue reading
22.4% of our electricity in February from solar panels
Another month and another set of stats off the solar panels: February saw 22.4% of our household consumption coming from the panels. We’ve had rather sunny weather, but it’s amazing how quickly the days become longer this time of year … Continue reading
Easier driving in Portland
Looks like Google Maps has quietly added non-freeway traffic in the Portland area. One thing I love the most about the iPhone is near instant easy access to Google Maps’ traffic info. It saves me a lot of time on … Continue reading
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Coffee drinking while scootering
I’ve been thinking for some time of rigging myself something to nestle a coffee holding vessel somewhere on my scooter. Corazzo seems to make good products (though I bought a larger fancier Italian lap blanket instead of theirs) and this … Continue reading
Zwickelmania
I learned a new word in German yesterday…”Zwickel”. Apparently that’s a spigot, in particular on the bottom of a brewing cask used for sampling beer. The local wineries have twice yearly open houses that seem to draw crowds well. On … Continue reading
19.33%
…is the amount of the electricity our household consumed which came from our own solar panels this month. Not too shabby for Portland in January!