Posted in General on May 13th, 2012
Here is my first attempt at brewing Irish Red Ale. The picture was taken one week after brewing. Next week I plan to bottle the beer and in four weeks I hope to sample my a fine example of Irish Red Ale. I have already picked out my next brew. This is the time of [...]
Da Beast, originally uploaded by billhuber.
Posted in General on Mar 16th, 2012
One of my alma maters, University of Houston (Bauer), tied Miami University and four other universities for 59th place. Congratulations to all of the schools who made the list. Although the degree did not result in higher pay, I enjoyed my studies at the University of Houston and still enjoy studying business trends. Miami University [...]
Posted in General on Feb 27th, 2012
Two months ago I wrote in Follow up on Green Technology that pays for itself that by my calculations the extra insulation I put in the ceiling resulted in a 10.2% drop in kilowatt hours and a $29.78 drop in the total bill. Earlier this month I looked at the January electric bill and said [...]
Posted in General on Jan 26th, 2012
Charles Murray has a new book, Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-2010. The Powerline blog had a nice bit about the book and a link to the quiz. I was curious so I took the quiz. Here are my results. How Thick Is Your Bubble? Guest Score ยป 13 out of 20 (65% [...]
Posted in General on Jul 17th, 2011
After church my mother-in-law asked me to come over to her house and look at the electrical panel. Yesterday she had some people working around the panel and they nearly got killed. They said the electrical panel was a safety hazard and that she should get some lawyers to sue the electrical company that put [...]
Posted in General on Aug 8th, 2010
I think the appropriate response by Judge Walker to Proposition 8 should have been to place an injunction on issuing any new marriage licenses in California and to stop enforcement of laws requiring marriage licenses. If moral reasons are not valid reasons for regulating marriage, we are left with a regulation that is an anachronism [...]
Posted in General on Jun 11th, 2010
Andrea and Bill’s Wedding June 11,1983, originally uploaded by billhuber. Twenty seven years ago we got married. It’s been a wild ride but I am glad I took it.
Posted in General on Jun 6th, 2010
IMG00012-20100605-0909.jpg, originally uploaded by billhuber. I took this along the side of the road yesterday.
Posted in General on May 9th, 2010
As an engineer who lived in Houston for eighteen years I am fascinated with the engineering problem BP is facing. Its not my field but I guess that the pressure from the well and the buoyancy of the oil is enough to float the 100 ton structure. They probably are concerned with the riser integrity, [...]
On this day, the Virginia Tech community reflects on the vibrant lives of the 32 students and faculty who were tragically taken from us a year ago. Through light, art, and music we pay tribute to each and every person we lost. We gather to honor our friends, colleagues, and family members. We will never forget.