Monthly Archives: January 2013

We DID IT!: Fixing the Generator

After some gales that exceeded predicted wind speeds, we got our chance to fix the wind generator. Waiting for the opportunity was particularly harrowing because we couldn’t brake it. We had to leave it to freewheel through the high winds, … Continue reading

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A Fifth F and a Reassessment

The other day, I misremembered Michelle’s memnomic for leaving the house. She didn’t list four Fs, she listed five. The fifth, that I had missed, was Franklin, for the Franklin-Covey planner she uses for her work. It’s ironic that I … Continue reading

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