Loni Stark
Solar Update: April 2008
What kind of Type A person would I be without the proverbial self-induced deadlines and tasks? This is only the third month that I have...
Date Night at the Viking Cooking School
A while back, Clint and I attended our first ever Viking cooking class in Walnut Creek. We had such a great time at it that...
New York Grand Central: A Food Lover’s Paradise
The second half of my week was spent at an Adobe customer event which took place at the Grand Hyatt New York. It was a...
Targeted Marketing: From DINKs to SCUMPs
Friends and family often refer to us as DINKs (dual income, no kids). When we get glossy junk mail with photos of a lavish sports...
In Review: Horizon Energy Systems
Rick Niemi from Horizon Energy Systems dropped by last Friday to hand over product manuals and to get final signoff on our solar system project....
Solar Industry Heats Up First Part of ’08
Although the economy is in a downturn triggered by the mortgage crisis, solar, on the other hand, was on an upswing in Q1 2008. SunPower...
Making the Switch to Reuseable Grocery Bags
About a week ago, I ran a pilot by sneaking a single reusable grocery bag into our regular purchases at Trader Joe's.
Venturing into Vegetable Gardening
I knew the perfect place on the side yard and all I needed to do was get a planter box. Having scoured the web for different ideas, I knew what would work: A 2' (depth) x 6' (width) x 3' (height) redwood planter box. But there were no plans! So I made my own, and am sharing them here.
Butterfly Effect: Corn Hits Record Highs
There are several news sources commenting on corn hitting record highs. A week ago, I got my annual passes to the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders...
Solar Update: March 2008
This is the second month since we installed our Sunpower solar energy system. We got the system hooked up mid February. PG&E this month came...