At some point in my life I hope to play “Random Karaoke slide show”. There is an open source program called SlideShare Karaoke Randomizer, where you type in a search term and the web-based program accesses numerous presentations tagged with that search term. You then can present a random presentation ad hoc. Most will think, why the hell would I want to do that, well I think it would be great fun and a learning experience.
I have previously been involved with Toastmasters, which has helped me with …

Today the House will be voting on the American Clean Energy and Security Act (Waxman Markey Bill).
See my last post on my view of GHG legislation. This post is reserved to express the concept of certainty.
Vote Yes, For Certainty
I work in the energy industry and part of my work involves helping utilities make decisions. Over the last few years it is increasingly difficult for energy industry professionals to make decisions. This isn’t because of a change in culture or increasingly complicated decision making …

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Evan on a rock, originally uploaded by jdtaylor.

I headed up to the White Mountains with Evan Garrison and Jason Newman a few weeks ago. Lots of fun. We hiked almost nothing the first two days, laying in the sun more than actual hiking. The last two were a bit more difficult, but we made it over the ridge with lots of sun. My dad and I …