Sunday, January 10, 2010
This is a new advertisement for Duracell featuring my new school and one of its most important programs!! I get the feeling people in Maine who want to promote wind power could learn from this.
There is a story HERE at the Iowa Lakes website.
Estherville, Iowa (+ below the "a" in Sioux Falls) is in ground zero for snow this winter.
Very few parts of the country have deeper snow than right around here. Maine is close! Otherwise, the Great Lakes snow belts are the only other places where it's as deep.
Friday, January 08, 2010
Hello Midwest! Road conditions are very difficult with many closures due to drifting.
"Western Iowa residents are advised to stay home..." is the radio report of the hour. Wind chills are at the -40 level (F or C, take your pick).
This is where The Owl has gone -- Northwestern Iowa. New job, and a very good one in the Saudi Arabia of wind energy. Good Internet has been installed in the new place and I have a little time to post due to the nasty weather outside. I've decided that the blog will remain alive, so don't stop checking. I think Maine some day will benefit from the kind of experiences I am having here. Just a feeling.
I do think this is a great area. Of course I love the prairie landscape, even though Ms. Owl never will give me an inch to make that comment without pointing out how beautiful is Maine. Of course she's right. Prairie is an acquired taste.
I'll get back to political commentary soon enough. We'll see where the blog will go. Meanwhile, just a couple of comments on that story--the underwear bomber. Check these previous posts:
Note that those posted before the Christmas Day incident over Detroit. For now, draw your own conclusions. But do listen to the NPR drumbeat over every single one of the last hundreds of top-of-hour newscasts. Those stories blogged in Maine Owl never are mentioned. Obama agrees with Cheney about wanting this to be war, but the "enemy" never is allowed to have form other than un-detailed hateful madness.
