“The More I Find Out, The Less I Know”
Our Geothermal Adventure (Chapter 4): A Hole Lotta Sink
Add a lot of rain to disturbed ground and uncompacted landscaping and you get a hole lot of sink.
Out-of-the-Box Ideas for High Speed Rail
Why is it that in the United States we make railroads build and maintain their own tracks? We don’t make airlines build their own airports, or trucking companies build their own highways.
Wasps' Nest
Some people just need to know what happens when you throw a rock at a wasps’ nest. Then repeat the experiment to see if the same thing happens every time.
A Year of Recumbent Triking
I’ve been riding a recumbent trike for a year now. Hard to believe.
Our Geothermal Adventure (Chapter 3)
Our geothermal system is up and running. It was a big project but should last a long time.
Vacuum Extraction Coffee Maker
It’s fussy and expensive, but it brews a fine cuppa joe. Plus it’s fun to watch.
Cornering the Market in Money
It’s risky, expensive, and illegal to try to corner the market in frozen orange juice. But what about the market for money?
Optimistic Sign #6: Housing Starts Bottoming?
Housing starts can’t go below zero, can they?
You Are Hereby Sentenced to Life in California
Serving out your parole in Minnesota isn’t punishment enough.
Optimistic Sign #5: Retail sales bottoming?
The bottom isn’t falling out. Does that mean there’s a bottom?
Optimistic Sign #4: Wholesale Used Vehicle Prices Rebound
People seem to be buying used cars again.
Optimistic Sign #2: Buying a Suit
High-end men’s clothing as a leading economic indicator.
Optimistic Sign #1: Media Defaults to Pessimism
The bottom of the recession is when everyone starts thinking that things will keep getting worst for a very long time.