Day began with bacon. Thank you.Cory scored a waste-stream collection of soda and Sun Chips. He shared the pictured with me, along with some of his experiences in getting the word out with his family and co-workers on waste-stream concepts. Good things, we went at
length in determining the amount of energy used in a hypothetical application of our lighting in the computer lab. One of my favorites is the desktop computer, such as a dell with tower. The Computers I've checked in the past had an idle energy cost of 60 watts, the same as a 60 watt bulb. Thinking of what one unit uses per day and further, per year, I was wondering if a direct application could be made to the college building that the MS3 students have most of there classes. Here our guess on one:60 watts x 24 hours = 1400 watts per day.
1400 watts/ 1000 watts = 1.4 kilowatts per day
1.4 x 30 days = 42 kw/month
If cost per unit is $0.10, then [42/.10 = $4.20 per month]
If paying 10 cents per kilowatt then one computer costs $4.20 a month. just one. prove me
wrong, I've only been wrong twice today. Then prove that we deserve to be wasting that energy, and have the right to spend money in this way when others are going hungry. Remember, my extreme diet was 33 cents a day, 3days to a dollar, 12 days to 4 bucks. I'm telling you that I could feed someone for 12 days for the amount of money that is being wasted a month for that computer to be left on. BEGGING.Macoskey Pot-Luck
Check out the Macoskey's site for details on the pot-luck adventures. During the event I got to share my experience with a few new friends. Before arriving I had eaten the piece of bacon and a bag of Sun Chips. I cooked up two cups of rice, (66 cents worth) to share at the event. According to my rules, there was no option for me to eat the rice. I was sure to find a happy home for it, Bert was the welcoming recipient. On the way to the event I snagged a fruit cup and a turkey bagel thing. The prize of the night was the remains of a local Frittata dish prepared through the instruction of special guest chef Liberty Merrill. Took home some delicious cornbread crumbs and a slice of pita bread. Social events are good.
Later, found Hummus, Sheetz sub order #482, Sun Chips, sugar cookie, CC cookie, Bagel, cheese cubes, and biskit crackers.
No Diploma for graduation.
Submitted paper work for graduation today. A $20.00 fee for the process. I talked with about 5 different people about the money and its connection to graduation. My question was if the the money was for the diploma or the process. Yes. the Fee is standard, (I even got someone to look up the bi-laws and state rules). The point was going to be that if the money was for a diploma, a piece of paper, then I don't want it. (think of what could be done for $20.00, at 5 cents for a serving of rice in Uganda!.....20 servings in a dollar, 20 x 20 = 400 servings of rice in 20 bucks. or think of feeding 400 people at once.) Once settled that I was going to be paying the service fee, and possibly getting the paper diploma, I wanted to be sure that what was going to be produced, IN MY NAME, was healthy for the world. I was given access to the printer, ink, and card stock. My questions then were about the contents and sources of those components. Speaking up, that I care about the inputs and don't want do be a part of negative processes. Also, as a part of speaking up, people were listening. Shift to healthy (soy-based) ink, ordering certified sustainably harvested and processed paper. What a buzz.
Quirky, but are we going to just keep sitting around and talking about the changes we want to see, or is it time to be a part the transition to healthier practices that consider all of the connections and components in the system. No longer blind when the lights are out.
Geeze, i hope somebody read this one.
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