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the solar array

some notes on our solar installation.

The topic of renewable energy has been something our family has been talking about for a while. As such, we recently had solar panels installed on our property. This post shares our experience of the installation process, from start to finish and beyond.

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2021 In Review

we made it... again.

I was spending too much time trying to determine what format my “year in review” post should take. At dinner today, my wife shared with us some New Year worksheets she’d found online that we had each filled out last year. So, instead of making up some fancy format, I’ll borrow it from the worksheet I filled out.

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a grey day

a grey day with trees

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sailor's warning

pink morning sky

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a life was lived

when they cut my limbs,
the rings’ stories will be clear:
yes, a life was lived.

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the blue sky

the blue sky

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a consolidation

pulling things back onto the internet.

i’ve always been bothered by the fact that i’ve shut down old blogs instead of carrying over the content. not that any of the writing was amazing or particularly insightful, but I enjoy seeing other bloggers’ progress through time.

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le premier œuf

the first egg

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goats do not eat everything

in fact, they are quite picky.

Recently, I overheard someone telling a story about the goat his neighbor had growing up. “Yeah! It was tied with a rope to a tree, and the old man used to feed his cats and then throw the tin cans in the backyard. The goat would eat the entire can!”

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tech fast

sometimes you just have to put the device down.

After listening to the On Being podcast with Tiffany Shlain, I’ve been thinking about the concept of a technological sabbath. Technology has always been part of the observed shabbat, but this modern take is concerned specifically with screens and other such devices.

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