Joe Beernink

Monthly Archives: October 2012

Megawatt Hour. Today, the production meter on my solar panels rolled over from 999 kW h to 1000 kW h, which is, unless my math is completely wrong, 1 Megawatt Hour. The generated hours number on the inverter (2nd picture) is a little higher than the production meter because the panels were running for a few days before the production meter was installed. I actually haven’t thought a lot about the solar… Read More

I watched nearly the entirety of the US Presidential Debate last night, missing out on the closing remarks because I had to tuck the kids into bed. I am neither Democrat nor Republican, but I am not undecided either. I didn’t expect Mr. Obama to wipe the floor with Mr. Romney, but I did half expect to see Mr. Romney complete what I would call the final “burp” of an implosive campaign…. Read More

Since I did a mid-month update in September, this entry will be fairly short. It’s been two weeks since the second round of IVIG. I wish I could say that as a result of the treatment, I was completely healed and back to normal. Alas, that is not the case. The IVIG seemed to have little-to-no positive effect of my GBS. After about 6 days of feeling like crap from the treatment… Read More

A lot has happened in the last month and a half. On the TV / Movie side of life, I stopped watching TED Talks, and got addicted to Breaking Bad, The Wire and The Walking Dead, as well as revisiting one of the best shows ever made—The West Wing. Other than that, things are starting to look a little sparse in my queues. Luckily, the fall TV season is upon us, so… Read More