Over the past few months, I’ve been hearing a few people talking about “clean coal.” From time to time I hear something about new technologies being developed to make coal a “clean” energy source. I’ve watched a lot of television news stories about how coal is removed from the earth, how dangerous coal mining is, and how the economies of states like West Virginia and Pennsylvania depend largely on coal, but I am not convinced that coal is the direction we should be going. I think that we still need to be looking at solar energy, wind energy, and bio-diesel fuels made from algae.
Coast
A trip to the coast is always a fun time. Today will be the last one of the season. My friends and I are gearing up to take the bikes down. We will mostly likely grab a bit to eat at the local seafood restaurant.
This restaurant always had good food. They have tables overlooking the bay which adds to the relaxing environment. We may encounter some heavy traffic in the way home since it is the start of leaf peeping season.
Foliage
The fall foliage has started. This time of year is by far my favorite. The weather is much cooler and more comfortable. The best part of this year is going to be the use of my new tractor to clean up the yard.
There is always a ton of work to do in the fall at my house. Cleaning up the garden, home repairs and lawn maintenance all has to be done. I am going to try to plan a fall trip with Janice as well to go check out the leaves. As much work as they are it is worth it because they are so beautiful.
Upcoming Hoe-down!
This weekend is going to be fantastic! I am super excited to attend a country concert. My one my favorite bands are coming to the waterfront. The weather is suppose to be great!
There is going to be a large group of vendors present. This means some interesting good to browse as well. I also heard that there is going to be a beverage tent. This will certainly draw the crowds! I am planning on bring my absolute favorite girl with me and we are going to probably sing our hearts out, foolishly of course! She loves the band as well and told me she was going to wear a cowgirl hat. I laughed but think it will be cute.
As for me I was hoping to obtain some cowboy boots before the concert however, I was shocked at the cost of such an item! They can be really expensive. My girl says I will have to wait until my birthday for such a purchase. Either way we will be quite a sight to see in our John Deere tee- shirts! Yee- Haw!
Home repairs
Before leaving town I must look into fixing a few things in my house. I think that it will mean more to me to have everything in order before I leave then witring until after I return. There are not that many things to repair. Everything, although time consuming will be worth it in the end to be able to arrive back home to find all my belongings neat and tidy; well that is if the people housitting make sure of this.
Leaving your house to a couple of people who you may know but not truely know their everyday living rituals is not easy. While away I will not worry about my house but I will be anxious to see what state my house is in upon return. Not everyone has the same cleanliness manners as I do. I have a very neat and somewhat anal retentive personality but I feel their is nothing wrong with these traits. Everyone is different but having the personality I have means the daily prevention of disorder and chaos.