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Another Ride to Washington |
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 Did a repeat of my ride to Washington, Texas earlier this winter, only this time, it was 45 degrees instead of 28 degrees. I had my new battery heated gloved - nice and toasty fingers. I also had a new Givi windshield on my scoot. The new windshield is amazing . It is about 6 inches taller, and 3 inches wider on each side. The wind noise and buffetting is practically gone from my helmet. It was a much more relaxing ride. I was also able to hear the engine more clearly than I ever had. It was neat to hear it ticking away like a fine watch.
Driving down was great, light traffic, low wind, nice and cool. Gone was the discomfort of below freezing weather.
Got to Washington, actually the Navasota airport, and my friend and I headed off to pick up his Cessna 172 in Brenham. We had a great flight. Took some great pictures of some property we're listing and got to see the giant generator being trucked through Brazos county. Also got a picture of a new lot that I've sold. A new house is going in there as soon as my clients current house is sold. The wind had picked up a lot since we left and I was very glad that George had so much experience as a pilot. He was going to fly back to Navasota, and I was going to drive his car back, but with the wind, he decided to wait until a calmer day. Smart, very smart.
Coming back 45 miles was a little different. The wind, cutting across the road, was effecting me as well and I was having to make constant adjustments to the bike. One thing though, I should have pulled the liners from my riding gear. I was pretty warm by the time I got home. I was thinking about my friends up north who are still snowed in. |
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Found a new site today for solar. Home Star Solar is directly marketing to the BTU customer. If you have any interest at all in adding solar to your home, this is a site worth looking at. They provide design, installation and financing. Going green is getting easier and more affordable.
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Found a new site on the "InterWebs." They have some really nice charts looking at the nation's current housing situation. The site is NewObservations.net. The report is "The New Year’s Guide of 10 Key Charts To See Before You Buy A Home." It is quite interesting - sad too. It's very interesting about the housing affordability. If you're a buyer, it sure looks like it's the time to start looking. It's getting better for sellers as well. It's been a lot worse than it is now.
The picture on home equity is not too good. It seems that over 7 trillion dollars has been lost in home owners equity. This is devestating to many people and is the reason you're hearing about so many people walking away from their mortgage.
It looks like NewObservations.net has some good information for those in the Real Estate market. |
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There have been several reports of hacks to Google, government, and private sites. The technique for the hacks has been published, and they are all based on Internet Explorer. The published hack has been directed at IE 6.0, but experts seem to think that it could be used on all versions of IE.
Many people have advocated using Firefox, Opera, or now, Google Chrome, but I've really been impressed with Firefox. Yes, there have been hacks of Firefox, but they have been repaired very quickly. This is in stark contrast with the way Microsoft does their patches. A Warning over using Internet Explorer from German Government as exploit goes public expressing their concern for problems with Internet Explorer 6, 7 and 8.
Now is a good time to choose another browser. I'm very preferential to Firefox and the myriad of resources available to it. If you'd like to give Firefox a shot, here's a handy link to help you get started.
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During my excursions on the web today, I ran across the Database of State Initiatives for Renewables & Efficiency. Whew! Glad the acronym DSIRE works.
DSIRE is a comprehensive source of information on state, local, utility, and federal incentives and policies that promote renewable energy and energy efficiency. Established in 1995 and funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, DSIRE is an ongoing project of the N.C. Solar Center and the Interstate Renewable Energy Council.
There's a lot of great information - from performing your own energy audit to lists of the programs of which a homeowner or business can take advantage. It's certainly worth a look see.
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