Wednesday, May 5, 2010

¡Feliz Cinco de Mayo!

Happy Cinco de Mayo everyone! To celebrate the victory of the Mexican army over the French at the battle of Puebla, we stayed home and roasted in the early-onset summer temps.
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Even the chickens were panting, and we had to lure Sprocket out from under the trailer with burnt bacon. It was hot and windless, a bad combination, but we still managed to get work done on the homestead. 
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The kitchen is coming along (though it's hard to want to cook in these temps) and the stove is now installed in the counters, so it is finally a workable height. Last night we ran out of the most valuable substance in the desert: ice. As our neighbor Phil likes to say, "In the desert, the man with the bag of ice is the richest man in the room."




1 comment:

  1. At least it's a dry heat, yes?
    I was watching some youtube videos and thought immediately about you. Seems that there is a new product in the wings with excellent potential provided the utility companies don't try to monopolize it. They're called Bloomboxes from Bloom Energy and the lowdown can be found here:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FV96eLggmD8
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7hdp8tvCYc
    Keep up the good work and sharing of your experiences. You're the best!

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