1.5 Mpbs was a great broadband speed, back in 2002. CenturyLink’s refusal to upgrade the DSL speed in our neighborhood, and their lousy/incompetent customer service combined with their general hostility towards 3rd party Internet Service Providers (ISPs) made me start to look for other internet connectivity options. As of this weekend, after months of tinkering… Continue reading Goodbye CenturyLink, Hello Internet Antenna
Election Endorsements – Vote by April 22
Elza has throughly investigated the voter’s phamplet and encourages you to vote YES on King County Proposition 1 to restore Metro bus service.
Solarized
Today our new solar power installation came online. It’s a 4.4kW grid tied system, built by Puget Sound Solar. It will generate more energy than we use in the summer, and less in the winter, for about a net-zero draw from the grid over the course of a year. There are no batteries; any excess… Continue reading Solarized
Location Page Fixed
The current location page on my web portal is now functional again. It was originally powered by Google Latitude, until Google rudely discontinued Latitude last August. Since then, I have found a nice simple Android App that provides similar functionality, called Public Badge. As a reminder, this page is only accessible to those possessing the… Continue reading Location Page Fixed
A Wet Weekend at Olympic Hot Springs
Over the weekend following Halloween, Evan & I went on a 3-day backpacking adventure to Olympic Hot Springs. Elza has been keeping me busy over the summer, and this was the first backpacking trip I have been able to do this year. Normally, the springs are accessed via a short 2-mile hike from the Elwha… Continue reading A Wet Weekend at Olympic Hot Springs
Even More Elza Photos
Elza had her 4-month birthday a couple days ago, so here is another batch of Elza-related photos: http://www.kehoe.org/elza/month_3/ There are also photos of her between 2-3 months old that I forgot to post on the blog (she is keeping us busy…): http://www.kehoe.org/elza/month_2/
Elza at 1 Month
Here is another batch of cute Elza photos: http://www.kehoe.org/elza/month_1/ For now, we’re planning to update the Elza photo page monthly, so check back again in a month! (updates may or may not be announced on the OK Blog)
More Elza Pictures
. More Elza pictures now available!: http://www.kehoe.org/elza/week_1/ She is still very cute, although you’ll note that she is cranky in a few of these photos.
Baby’s First Bus Ride
Elza Rides Metro. More cute Elza pictures can be found here: http://www.kehoe.org/elza/week_0/
The Arrival of Elza Kehoe
We have a new member of the household to announce. Meet Elza Salish deVries Kehoe. Elza was born on June 10, 2013 at 1:40 pm. She weighed in at 7 pounds, 14 ounces, and measured 19.5 inches long, and registers in the 99th percentile cute factor. Elza’s birth was a bit of an ordeal; Amie… Continue reading The Arrival of Elza Kehoe