Windmill Blog

Spending last weekend in Texas with family at my cousin's wedding makes a quiet weekend at home seem seem very appealing. Let me be the millionth person to say -- 'Everything is big in Texas.' It was greener than I'd imagined and I did partake in a Texas style BBQ and that was a memorable event. Hearing my family moan about the fact that I live 3000 miles away but I never understood why while standing right in front of them --this is how they choose to spend their time rather than just being there with me.
It was Scrumpy's birthday on Saturday and we took her to the dog park to celebrate! It was quite the event. Simmy and I did quite a bit of cleaning this morning and I'm hoping to get some riding in at the waterfront if weather permits. Other than that -- OSCON is this week and I am planning a trip to the coast to see the ocean.

I found William Kamkwamba's windmill blog probably one of the most inspiring this year. He launched his blog in Jun 2007 - two weeks after discovering the internet and he has developed into quite the phenomenon. His story is compelling in that he is a high school, student in Malawi, Africa in a rural area and he is trying to build a windmill and he suceeded in doing so and has developed a renewable energy source from makeshift parts. He has quite the following around the globe and people and companies have started sponsoring his secondary education and community initiatives. Cheers to you William and keep hitting those books and you will change the world.

William Kamkwamba's Malawi Windmill Blog