Solar Update: July 2008, SunPower’s Beta Program
Horizon Energy Systems truck on our driveway. This was the company that installed our solar system. They were back to install the additional equipment for…
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Randy Pausch’s Childhood Dreams and Inspirational Last Lecture
Over lunch today I learned about the death of Randy Pausch (Carnegie Mellon page) and his last lecture. Curious, I was able to read some…
Sailing the San Francisco Bay
Clint and I at the bow of the boat. Clint and I spent this Saturday with our friends Jay and Judy out on a Hunter…
Who the Dickens is Pickens?
Amidst all the TV coverage of Obama and McCain for Election ’08, I did a double take last night while watching CNN. Our home theatre…
The Stark and Sir Sean Connery Connection: Shining Coffins in Scotland
"Mr. Connery also revealed that during his time as a coffin-polisher, he had regularly bleached mahogany coffins to make them look like oak."
Solar Update: May 2008
Taking off to Rome tomorrow morning. I think I have everything I need except for the conversion plug for Italy - will probably have to...
Sichuan Earthquake: Reflections on the Week
I think I have finally recovered from an extremely hectic, albeit interesting, week. Often times, during the latter part of a busy work week, I...
Stark’s Solar Initiative: Initial Results Are In
After a slew of analysis on the projected return-on-investment of our solar panel project, the results are finally in for the first complete month of...
Junk Mail, Be Gone
Clint and I get an endless stream of mail order catalogues. Over the years, I have been guilty of signing up or innocently added after…
Loreto Selected #1 Place to Invest in Mexico
Calling growth in Loreto a “cinderella story of sorts”, NuWire Investor has ranked Loreto as the number one place to invest in Mexico. Rounding out…