by Al Christensen | Jun 18, 2022 | Solar Power, Staying Clean
NASA ANNOUNCED its InSight lander will run out of power in a few months because its solar panels have become covered with many years of Martian dust. Meanwhile, my solar panel is covered with many days of New Mexico dust and fire ash. Cleanliness is next to...
by Al Christensen | Jun 18, 2022 | Colorado, Photography
Perfect spot — 4 August 2016 — San Juan Mountains style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7662527707655081" data-ad-slot="8472325861" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7662527707655081"...
by Al Christensen | Jun 16, 2022 | Build-Outs, RV Living
IT ALL STARTED with watching a video where a guy bought an old, trashy, mostly-gutted Class A RV just to get its relatively low-mileage engine for a hotrod he was building. The next thing I knew, my brain had set off on a journey to nomad Crazy Town. Let me back up a...
by Al Christensen | Jun 12, 2022 | Electrical
AS IF WE HAVEN’T HAD ENOUGH BAD ECONOMIC NEWS ALREADY, now we need to worry about lithium battery prices going up. It’s a classic case of increased demand for an insufficient supply. The massive jump in lithium demand comes from automobile manufacturers as they switch...
by Al Christensen | Jun 11, 2022 | Oregon, Photography
Cascade stars — 8 September 2014 — Waldo Lake style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7662527707655081" data-ad-slot="8472325861" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7662527707655081"...
by Al Christensen | Jun 8, 2022 | Food and Cooking
THIS A TEST of another small cooker that might be suitable for those with basic electrical systems and/or small vehicles. As the name implies, the Nostalgia MyMini Electric Skillet & Noodle Maker is a skillet with a pot that stacks on top. This makes it more...
by Al Christensen | Jun 3, 2022 | California, Photography
A portal to the sea — 9 August 2015 — Westport style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7662527707655081" data-ad-slot="8472325861" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7662527707655081"...
by Al Christensen | Jun 3, 2022 | Vandwelling Philosophy
SCHOOL TAUGHT US the correct answer usually requires filling in the blanks, adding information, writing a longer report, citing more references… More more more. Keep piling it on. It’s no wonder then, as behavioral scientists have discovered, most people attempt to...
