Saturday, October 26, 2013

How soon they forget

Feel the love J

 

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Am I there?

 

Russ Jones

Thursday, October 17, 2013

Life Is a Either a Daring Adventure or Nothing - Helen Keller

 "Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than exposure."

 

I really admire Helen Keller...

 

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

More on the Solar Decathlon

Here is an in-depth article on the results of this year’s Solar Decathlon

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2013/10/how-the-solar-decathlon-was-won?cmpid=SolarNL-Tuesday-October15-2013

Spoiler alert: it says that Team Austria won overall, although the whole competition was very close. I was not that happy with the Team Austria house, but mainly probably because they kept people waiting for 30 minutes to go in, and once you got in there was nobody but students inside.  I also thought their textile exterior curtain would not last too long in the real  world. But it was nevertheless interesting, as were all the houses I visited.

 

I got my Saudi employment visa!

It took 11 weeks to get the invitation letter, but once I got it and submitted it to the Saudi Embassy, I got the visa in only 8 business days.

 

Russ Jones

 

Saturday, October 12, 2013

Retired! not!

I retired from SPECTROLAB and Boeing yesterday. One third of a century. We had two very nice celebrations.
What is the deal with giving retirees watches and clocks?

Solar Decathlon 2013

I visited the annual Solar Decathlon last weekend with my friend Pete Hebert and his two sons. This is the first time the contest has been held outside of Washington DC.
The Solar Decathlon is a contest between college teams to design homes for sustainable living. They are scored in 10 different categories including energy efficiency, affordability, comfort, amenities and entertainment (each team hosts a dinner party for one or two other teams as part of the contest).