Been Kind of Busy

Sorry for the lack of posting lately. Between vacation, an earthquake, a hurricane, and flooding after that I have been busy trying to catch up on things. Hopefully all this stuff is now out of the way and I can use my free time to write about some important stuff.  I should have an update on recycling infant car seats later today and than a bunch of other topics in the next few days that I just haven't written yet.

Work Place Snacks

Here is something I will never understand, people and their snacking habits at work. I completely get that it helps to have smaller portions throughout the day rather than the traditional 3 meals a day. I also get that some days you may need a bit more than you planned on in the morning. I also will occasionally get a snack from the vending machine. I regret it every time as I pay $0.75 for 4 pretzels but sometimes you need some food.

Homebrew: Reuse Spent Grains Revisited - Dog Treats

About a month ago I wrote about an article I read in my homebrew magazine. Well now that I finally had time to brew more beer and that I had an open keg to fill I got to try out one of the recipes. I went for the dog treats this time as I had already had dinner so no need to make pizza plus I figured I would make something for my dog who is a notoriously picky eater. Well not really he will eat anything, so I figured this would be a good chance to verify the recipe.

Energy Home Improvements Part 9: Enroll in a “Cycling” program.

This is part 9 on ways to take steps to make you home more energy efficient. You can go to the previous entry Part 8 or go to the next entry Part 10 here.

This recommendation is going to be late for this year as the summer months are almost over but would be ideal for most people come next spring. A lot of utility companies offer programs to upgrade your thermostat if needed and then to enroll you in a program to cycle it of your choosing. From my electricity provider provides a credit between $40 and $80 a year. The basic premise of these programs is that during peak energy consumption they will cycle select air conditioning systems off for a period of time. This helps the utilities in many ways, they reduce the overall burden of the system. They also do not need to start up dirty temporary generators for a short time.