So this is the little kid that always had a smile on his face and is now almost all grown up. Man, I feel old. I was so proud when I saw this video that I had to post it. Rock on, dude!
Alfred E. Bush
Meet Maybelline De Corgie
It took a while, but I finally decided to get another pooch. It was a tough decision but the folks at ARF (Animial Rescue of Fresno) made it a lot easier. The doggies at ARF, a no-kill shelter, just hang out in fenced off yards and play all day. In this way it's a lot easier to see their personalities. Maybelle is a sturdy little dog with the heart of a lion. She's really like a big, confident dog in a compact size.
On May 29, 2008 we visited a 45 kW solar farm and a 3kW residential installation near the city of Pescara in Abruzzo state of Italy. Gessepe was our host and he picked us up from the bus station and drove us about half an hour into the Italian countryside where the solar projects were. We ended our tour with coffee in the home of the other Gessepe, his nickname being "Pino", which was converted from a 15th century monastery to a barn, and finally into a beautiful home for him and his family.
Italy
was a hoot! We were based in RomeMilan, Venice,
Parma, and
Ostia Antica. It all seems like a dream now. The weather was a tad humid and it even rained a couple of times for a few hours. We unwittingly timed the trip to coincide with “Festa della Repubblica” (a national holiday commemorating the founding of the republic) and witnessed some pretty cool Italian pageantry. The first time I visited Europe in the early 90s I came back thinking it was a lot like Mexico but with a lot more Caucasians. Mexico has its charms but Italy has pizza!
Phil Erro is a farmer and
educator in the San Joaquin Valley of California. In 2006, he installed
a photovoltaic system at his farm to offset the electricity used by his
pump. This video shows the dedication ceremony for his solar panels
plus other actions he takes to make his farm more
environmentally-friendly.
Pollywogs are wierd. Cool, but wierd. I did some testing at a beautiful, energy efficient home in Madera country and the family had a lot of small children at home. As I tested the home I noticed the girls were digging holes in the backyard. I asked one of them if they had frogs around and she said no. But about an hour later several of the children presented me with a jar full of pollywogs. I was giddy...
Living in an un urban old gorwth neighborhood I have a lot of bugs. The pollyogs, now frogs, will have a never ending stream of tasty bugs to nosh on.
On May 29, 2008 we visited a 45 kW solar farm and a 3kW residential installation near the city of Pescara in Abruzzo state of Italy. Gessepe was our host and he picked us up from the bus station and drove us about half an hour into the Italian countryside where the solar projects were. We ended our tour with coffee in the home of the other Gessepe, his nickname being "Pino", which was converted from a 15th century monastery to a barn, and finally into a beautiful home for him and his family.
