Velocys is one our favorite clients. There’s an article out about what they’re doing in case you’re interested in what I’ve been doing at work. Velocys is working on …a portable system that converts coal, natural gas, and biomass into diesel and jet fuel. The military could use the system to convert waste created at military bases–food scraps, paper, wood–into a fuel for military jets and vehicles. Whether or not this works, it’s great for my bread and butter in the meantime. The United States has more coal than the rest of the world put together. And while planting corn…
(before I forget them) Me: So, how did Papa Sam have enough time off while in the Army in 1943 to marry you? Grandmother: Well, it only takes half an hour! Greenpeace flier person on the streets of Chicago: Would you like to help save the whales? Jonah: We hate whales.
We only had to pay for two days of parking at the Denver airport. Our car was there less than 48 hours. We got to the gate for our flight out of Denver with 13 minutes to spare. Berck decided to take I-225 to the airport instead of taking the nice empty but very expensive toll road. Unfortunately, it was rush hour. I-25 backed up before we even got to 225, which was almost stopped. Fortunately, I had brought the little laptop, even though Berck complains every time I do. “We already have a laptop with us!” “YOU have a…
Two weekends before Christmas, I went into the kitchen one evening and found a puddle of water in the middle of the floor. I thought I’d accidentally closed a spoon handle in the dishwasher door or something, so I mopped it up. Later I came back in the kitchen, and the puddle had reappeared. Uh oh. I informed Berck, and we crawled around on the floor, trying to figure out where the water was coming from. It seemed to be coming from under the sink, but there were no leaks in the sink cabinet. I called our landlord in case…
It looks like all three Nachzen kids are trying to fly nonrev today. I hadn’t heard from Sydney, so I figured her flight from Memphis to JFK was going well, then my phone rang. It was Kelsey, who was trying to fly from JFK to Orlando, and was concerned because Sydney called him. From Scranton, PA. It turns out the weather was really bad in JFK. He asked how bad it was, and I told him there was still a good chance of him flying, the weather was forecast to improve, his flight would probably just be late. He decided…