I was reading some news story this afternoon about approval for solar power stations being put on hold.
That got me thinking of how solar panels shade whatever’s below them, which may not be good for the vegetation or critters underneath.
That got me thinking how great it would be if there were solar collectors which could float in the sky, wirelessly discharging their electrical power.
Then I realized with a laugh that I was describing clouds!
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Ok, so although my goal in Chicago and Milwaukee was to not set foot in an automobile I came up short. There was light rain the last morning of our Chicago trip and though we only had 6 blocks to go (and I had an umbrella), my coworker wussed out and talked me into taking a cab.
That short trip cost us $10 and me the goal of a automobile-free trip. Bah.
Raleigh’s bigwig developer (and my office landlord) Greg Hatem got hitched this weekend to Samantha Smith. A huge group of people attended. My friends who were there pointed out that the wedding was a reunion of sorts of the staff of the N.C. State student newspaper, The Technician. Greg did a lot at the Technician.
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