Uncooperative Crickets

Changing Plans

Skye is excited because we got a spinner bike yesterday. It is the start, and possibly end, of our home gym.

We have been budgeting for solar PV panels, but we are thinking about changing our minds on it. This is in part because Minnesota is not offering a rebate right now, and it is unclear whether the coffers will be re-filled. We are thinking now of using that money on some combination of insulation, solar heat, and solar hot water. These are more cost effective anyway, so they are probably both more energy-efficient and cheaper.

Be wary of Republicans who say they oppose the stimulus plan because it costs too much. That being said, I am a little concerned whether the stimulus package will work. I don't know enough economics to know if Keynesian theory is correct, but neither does anyone else - this is untested. That being said, I am in favor of the stimulus package in principle, since I think that we need an infrastructure overhaul (I don't know if you heard, but a bridge collapsed here a while back). Also, I think that we should build up a green energy infrastructure, as that is the energy of the future. So I definitely think that the recession is a good excuse to do this, although it feels a little deceitful to use that as an excuse. Maybe Keynes was right, though, and the package will jumpstart the economy.

posted by Dirk Awesome @ 9:49 AM