by Alan Stankevitz | Jun 9, 2005
It’s been one year now since we started producing solar power and I am happy to report that for the year ending May 31, 2005 we were able to finish the year with a surplus. In other words we produced more power than we consumed. Granted, the house is not fully...
by Alan Stankevitz | May 25, 2005
Mom with her day-old kitties Well, I guess the top headline for this journal entry has to be about four newborn kitties. The kittens were born during the weekend of May 14-15. One of them is mostly black, another a mottled-black brown, a gray and a calico. They all...
by Alan Stankevitz | May 10, 2005
Something isn’t right—not all the trees are green. As I was driving down the road toward the house yesterday evening, the bluffs were illuminated by the setting sun. I was amazed at how red the bluffs looked. At first, I thought that the sun must be quite red,...
by Alan Stankevitz | Apr 25, 2005
Earth Day Hybrid Celebration This past Friday was Earth Day and thanks to Chris Schneider at Honda Motorwerks of La Crosse, it was quite a fun day. Chris is quite an advocate for hybrid vehicles and every Earth Day he invites hybrid owners to join a “road...
by Alan Stankevitz | Mar 21, 2005
Springtime in Minnesota Just like Christmas, spring comes to Minnesota just once each year. This year spring arrived on March 6th and promptly left on March 7th. Temperatures reached 63°(F) on March 6th—a one day heat wave. Since then, Minnesota has been in its second...
