Utility Dive this morning posted an opinion piece with this lead-in, quote: “This week, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) kicks off a series of technical conferences on “Modernizing Electricity Market Design” with an examination of the role of centralized capacity markets … Read More

This morning was colder than the previous 2 weeks, and much more / heavier fog. It was 8-9 miles before the fog completely cleared. This was pretty much the same ramble as before, though going to the top of the … Read More

A weekly ramble up and around Spence Butte on a foggy March morning. Last year, the same date was hike #1; one week earlier this year. This ramble was slightly different / longer than last week’s but not material – … Read More

Spring is coming …

A recent post from Utility Dive shared an update on pilot project working across different government and NGO agencies to derive a SBOM – Software Bill of Materials. This is a good thing, but begs the question … hasn’t this … Read More

Recently, a local discussion started about food anxiety – in OR, about 44% of the population are below some drawn line where that is relevant. Ok … c-19 made it worse, check. then I see data like this Source: https://www.statista.com/chart/24350/total-annual-household-waste-produced-in-selected-countries … Read More

On recent Spencer’s Butte ramble (trip report), a couple of uncommon birds were encountered. First, Barred Owls were 2x encountered but only 1x seen. The photo take was trash and the pair would not sit still – so photos are … Read More

For the first baseline hike of the ’21 season (the last ramble was 12-24-20), a quick Spencer Butte ramble fit the bill. Left the house before 07:00 on a coldish foggy day and was back home around noon. See All … Read More

Walking around town on a sunny chilly February day with the first flowers showing and patio furniture being cleaned and set out … Yellows Blue, purple and pink Red

The posts on the grid and all of its problems are hitting ‘high’ recently as the continued fallout from Texas echos thru government chambers. Utility Dive put out an opinion piece today that struck a chord on how state laws … Read More