"If a tree falls in the woods..."

Happy Thanksgiving one and all.  Have you ever heard the philosophical question; If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it does it make a sound?  This post will provide the facts I need to answer the above question.  I would like to think that this blog is used by someone other than myself.  Actually, I'm not even sure that my wife reads this.  So is it all for naught?  With no one here to read it, does it send a message?

I think it does.  This blog actually gives me an opportunity to comment on things as I see them.  My views are valuable, just because they are mine.  You......Yeah, You..... You too have valuable insights that should be shared, just as I do.  Here is the opportunity to explore the possibilities of sharing your views with me.  I'm doing my part, now it's your turn.

Prove to me that the tree makes noise when no one is there.  Do you hear the silence?  I do, and it's sometimes deafening.  We can ponder the meaning of life, and perhaps answer the question once and for all..

Post a one word comment.  It's time for roll call.            Happy Thanksgiving.

Here comes the Sun -- Do en do do

If you see me smiling on a sunny day, it's partly because I'm saving money.  Last month you may have seen the "Keystone Energy" van parked in my driveway.  Lea Ann and I decided to invest in Solar Energy, and had 16 panels installed on the rear roof of our house. They are generating electricity from sun up to sundown.  In direct sunlight, our system is capable of producing over 4000 watts of electricity.  That's enough to power a hair dryer, a microwave and 15 - 100 watt light bulbs.  When we don't use all the electricity we make, our meter spins backwards.  (I've seen it)

The system was not inexpensive, but with State and Federal incentives, it's downright practical.  We hope to have the system pay for itself in about 8 years.  With PPL increasing rates in January, our savings will increase too.  And the Sun never increases it rates!

Have any questions about it, just ask me  I'm beaming!

Sharing isn't fun, when it's the flu.

LA and I enjoyed a long weekend celebrating her Dad's 80th birthday with the family, as we all converged on Las Vegas last week. The weather was nice, for the desert. We ate too much, slept to little, and managed to have a terrific time. We had three family dinners which united four families living in 3 different states, that's something that doesn't happen enough,

Sitting in a 757 on the tarmac of McCarren International Airport, first delayed by the fact that AF1's scheduled arrival in Newark, coincided with ours. Then being pull back to the gate, and waiting an additional hour to service a malfunctioning door, makes you aware of how many people aboard aren't feeling well. Coughs, clearing of throats, crying children accompanied by a warm aircraft being cooled by a poorly working air conditioning system; We were sitting in a 250 passenger petri dish. I had the flu by Tuesday, LA had it by Thursday.

I had my seasonal flu shot three weeks ago. Perhaps it was H1N1, but we weren't tested to see what it was. Maybe it's better not to know if there's another round looming. Sharing isn't fun when it's the flu.