more on alt energy:

Really? No one thought of this before? I wish I had!

It's PERFECT!

Lenses to concentrate sunlight on solar cells so that the solar cells get more light, thus converting more of that light to electricity. Smaller photovoltaic cells are making more power due to these lenses.

http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/22204/




My thoughts on replacing fossil fuels is that we won't find only one replacement. It's going to be a bunch of small replacements that equal up to a total replacement. Vegetable oil, ethanol, solar, wind, hydroelectricity (not just damns, but tides and waterfalls maybe?) and maybe even more, will all add up to equal less energy than we use now, but hopefully with things like advances in engines, lighting, heating, and cooling we'll be able to reduce our needs.


...some shifts in attitude would help too...


however, one final thought on this (for now) is that it won't happen until gas prices skyrocket (beyond 5$/gallon, closer to 10$...maybe more) and stay there for a number of years.

http://blog.wired.com/cars/2009/02/milk-trucks-in.html

"A California dairy has converted a pair of 18-wheelers to run on biomethane produced from cow manure, creating what is believed to be the nation's first cow-pie–powered trucks."



Also, I saw on the show "dirty jobs" where another dairy was doing this, but instead of running their trucks, they were running a power plant.




some exciting stuff to think about!

one more waste product that will no longer be waste, and one less set of trucks dependent on non-renewable resources!


pretty sweet if you ask me!

sage

too bad she's not social at all

WHEEEE!

BEER FRIDGE!

Picked it up on Thursday from a friend who just wanted it gone. It took a while to clean up, but I did, and now I have a fridge just for my beer!





...I'm wondering if I turn the freezer off and leave the fridge on, it will keep the freezer cold enough for lagering... We'll run some experiments in a few days to see.

it feels weird...

it feels weird to be riding this time of year.

but I don't care because riding is awesome.

so, I'm gonna keep doing it as often as possible.




oh, and I'm getting a fridge today :) best price evar: free. It's gonna be my beer fridge.

Shipwreck

Google Maps link!

There's a guy there who ran us off. It's private property. But, it's pretty cool.

Go to picnic point, walk north on the beach until you get close, then turn around.

Don't go there, or you'll get run off, or worse (arrested!).

But, it was a good walk on the beach! We found some good shells, and took some video and some pics.

I'm learning more about the limitations of the cameras we have, and wishing I had some other features (added to the list of stuff I need for my next cameras!).

So, now I'm having wine for dinner. Not with dinner, but for dinner.

YAY!


out.