April 2009
Accidental Poetry
Submitted by junglemonkey on April 14, 2009 - 8:34amEveryone at my office was recently given a sheet of cardstock on which is printed "emergency procedures." They're all common-sensical enough, but the way in which the whole is written with some things called out in bold, some in a different color ink, three different fonts - everything you're told not to do if you want to make something readable. And yet, it's oddly compelling. There's a sort of poetry to the words they've chosen to capitalize.
Updates or building status following any significant incident
Do not use the elevator
Do not
Do not return
Updates or building status following any significant incident
Do not use the elevator
Do not
Do not return
Shift on the Fly
Submitted by junglemonkey on April 2, 2009 - 7:32pmYesterday, our household had a little mishap. No big deal - a miscommunication that led to someone not being where they were expected. The "someone" was our 17-year-old, who realized that going home rather than staying at the orthodontist meant that she would *not* be going out to dinner with us, and who was put out by being told that she would have to make dinner for herself.
Bird Brain
Submitted by junglemonkey on April 4, 2009 - 10:51pmToday's Day Without Electricity was one of the most relaxing days I've had in a long time.
When Bills Are Good News
Submitted by junglemonkey on April 8, 2009 - 8:03pmAs I've mentioned in previous posts, one of things we wanted to see in our "Day Without Electricity" experiment was how much we'd save by doing without electricity for one day each week.
The way that our rates are structured, the more electricity you use, the more you pay for each kilowatt hour (Kwh). Here's how it breaks down for us, according to our latest bill:
The way that our rates are structured, the more electricity you use, the more you pay for each kilowatt hour (Kwh). Here's how it breaks down for us, according to our latest bill:
- Baseline Quantity = $0.11531 per Kwh
- 101-130% of Baseline = $0.13109 per Kwh
- 131-200% of Baseline = $0.25974 per Kwh
Guerilla Gardening
Submitted by junglemonkey on April 15, 2009 - 7:19pmI've been having some subversive thoughts. And when I say "subversive," I mean "cool, but could get you arrested."
The Best Laid Plans
Submitted by junglemonkey on April 19, 2009 - 10:30amYesterday's day without electricity was a day of getting stuff done. The Pirate had vowed to have plants in the ground by end of day yesterday, and true to his word, he's got kale, chard, lettuce, beans, and something that ends in "choy" that isn't bok choy.