Monthly Archives: December 2015

Through the camera – cider pressing

Posted on 28 December, 2015 by rurikia

About 20 minutes of cider making activity in 7 pictures….

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Book Review – Anil’s Ghost

Posted on 26 December, 2015 by rurikia

Ondaatje, Michael Vintage, 2001 Anil left Sri Lanka as an upper class student to travel abroad for her education, and after her parents died in a car wreck while she was away she carried on her education and career as … Continue reading →

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Book Review – Talk

Posted on 26 December, 2015 by rurikia

Rosenkrantz, Linda Original 1968, NYRB Edition 2015 A tale woven from a summer’s worth of recorded conversations among friends in the Hamptons in 1965. From these tapes characters were pulled, sentient points consolidated, and what was perhaps the first “reality … Continue reading →

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Book Review -Flight Behavior

Posted on 26 December, 2015 by rurikia

Flight Behavior Kingsolver, Barbara Harper, 2012 The book was a classic Barbara Kingsolver tale. A strong woman as a main character working around scientific themes in a novel which fairly dripped with the sense of place and personalities. Although based … Continue reading →

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Going Solar – Part 2: System Investigation

Posted on 26 December, 2015 by rurikia

The first step of any project is to identify what is desired to be accomplished. For my solar project, I began with the following points: • Grid tied – I’m already on the grid, and my usage profile sits best … Continue reading →

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Going Solar – Part 1: Background Information

Posted on 26 December, 2015 by rurikia

When I was living in Germany in the early and mid 1990’s renewable energy was just beginning it’s rise into a commercially viable option, and the German economy was a guiding force in that direction. I specifically recall the enthusiasm … Continue reading →

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Through the camera – Chuckwalla

Posted on 12 December, 2015 by rurikia

One of the more photogenic chuckwallas to be found on the mountain.

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Real Life Reviews – Craftsman 218331 Tablesaw – Part 2: Setting up and first uses

Posted on 7 December, 2015 by rurikia

With the new saw assembled, it wasn’t long until some projects arose which needed it.  Before they could begin, though, the saw needed to be set up. The first task was to check that the blade was parallel to the … Continue reading →

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Real Life Reviews: Craftsman 16489 Roller Support Stand

Posted on 5 December, 2015 by rurikia

I have used roller support stands around the shop for years, and, like clamps, it seems whenever you think you have enough you find you need another. Now that the second shop has a table saw, it was only a … Continue reading →

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