News and Views

Apollo came home from the hospital this morning, after a 6-day stay. He is much better; lively, curious and hungry. He has to go on a ultra-low fat diet for the rest of his life to help prevent a recurrence, and for the next few days he will be on 5-6 medications (pain, appetite stimulant, […]

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Apollo is recovering from his pancreatitis, though slowly. Today he ate the first food he has had in 6 days, some boiled chicken. He actually trotted a little when we took him for a walk and seems much more like his old self. However, he is still on intravenous pain medication and other drugs. He […]

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Apollo is very sick. This past week he has seemed to be slowing down, less energetic, but on Saturday morning I woke up to find that he had thrown up on the kitchen floor, and was extremely lethargic. We took him to the vet, who thought it might have been due to an antibiotic he […]

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June solar energy generation was just about the same as May, and the savings were about the same too — $175 saved in May, and $185 in June. The days are a little longer in June, but the warmer temperatures reduce the solar panel efficiency too, so it’s just about a wash. I’m still generating […]

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We are home. On Monday we left our Maine B&B and drove down to Boston where we spent the night. In the morning we visited the JFK Presidential Library and Museum. This is the first Presidential Library I have visited and I enjoyed it. It took me back to the late 50s and early 60s, […]

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We are are staying at a very nice Bed and Breakfast inn on the central coast of Maine, called the Weskeag Inn. It’s an old three story farmhouse modernized and adapted to accommodate up to 20 guests. There are only 4 or 5 here this weekend, so it’s very quiet. Here’s our room, small but […]

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We’ve been in New Haven, Connecticut now for 3 days. It’s a very nice little town/city. The conference went as well as they usually go. Our two talks also went well, with lots of questions (that’s usually a sign of interest). Here’s a picture taken on the campus of Yale, a block from our hotel. […]

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Gisele and I are in the City this week. We’re staying in a Holiday Inn about 2 blocks from Central Park, and one subway stop from Broadway and Times Square. We are here with our friends Les and Sonia. On Friday we went to the 911 Memorial at Ground Zero, and then Chinatown. Saturday was […]

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Summer is (unofficially) here. The Weather Service is predicting 112 degrees today, 2 degrees over the record for the date. At least it’s dry and the nights are still cooling off into the 70s. We leave our windows open most of the night and sleep comfortably, but that’s going to end in a few weeks […]

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I finally had my 240 volt charger installed for my Volt today. On 110 volts, the Volt takes up to 10 hours to fully charge. With the new charger it takes no more than 4 hours. This will make multiple all-electric trips during the day a lot easier. The electrician had to bury the conduit […]

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