Many readers of this blog know I did a project for my company (Then TAC, now Schneider Electric) in Anchorage, Alaska. It was for the US Government, the FAA to be precise, at the Air Route Traffic Controll Center located there. This was one of the most enjoyable projects I have ever run. I am not able to show pictures of the project, but all the sight seeing I did while there is linked from this...
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Green Pigs & Telecommuting
The current flu scare is for the pigs. I am home for a few days with some kind of upper respiratory problem. It has been hanging on for months. However, it has just recently gotten worse. <oink?> The latest media scare tactics about the swine flu has everyone in the USA in a panic. I went to the doctor but didn’t get the swab test, so there is no “name” for what I am enduring....
Continue reading...Marks On The Wall
A few years back just before I became an old guy, I joined two of the major engineering societies of my occupation. I hold membership in the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) and the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers, Inc. (ASHRAE). My pappy would be proud. I also earned some credentials from the AEE which are; Certified Energy Manager (CEM), Certified Business Energy Professional (BEP) and Certified Sustainable Development Professional (CSDP)....
Continue reading...The “Big Game”
Wow! Some Super Bowl game. (Am I permitted to use that SB term?) So sue me. We had to cheer for Pittsburgh at our house as Gloria and I and the kids lived about 40 miles from the stadium for about the first half of our lives. Gloria was born in Steubenville, Ohio which was even closer to Pittsburgh than Youngstown. The Cardinals put on quite an effort, no slouches there. I would not have...
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