Electricity Bill -- For The Archives -- February 26, 2024

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Electricity bill: this is our sole energy cost (other than gasoline for the cars) for our carbon dioxide emission footprint -- we have only electricity, no natural gas or anything else. Our electricity is almost 100% wind, solar according to the utility. 

Our stated rate: 580 kWh @ $0.155499/kWh. The additional charge, 2.0% sales tax and a strange tax I don't understand, $1.84 and $1.80, respectively. 

$3 / day -- about the cost of a visit to a local Starbucks, something I haven't done in months, probably coming up on six months now? 

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Personal Note

I recently received a note via "Messenger" from an old Bitburg, Germany, friend who said she had not heard from me "any more."

My reply: 

I have no less than 100 journals -- none of which are accessible to any other person, but will be left for Sophia when I die. I continue to journal, and am gradually moving them to the web.

In addition, I have no less than 20 blogs, again, most inaccessible to any other individual. All password protected, and likewise, the password and URLs will be left with Sophia and my executor(s) when I die. 

But I'm thinking of a weekly post on the "The Million Dollar Way" blog -- my primary blog -- that would be entirely personal -- as a method of letting old friends and acquaintances keep up with what I'm doing. It's a selfish indulgence and something I prefer not to do, but maybe. We'll see. Another blog is not an option.

On another note, my workhorse is an old Intel-based MacBook Air, a 2018 model bought in 2018. It's an incredible laptop but some of the keyboard keys are getting a bit sticky. Slows me down. 

I've had a backup 2000 M1 MacBook Air bought in 2000 but seldom used -- I've been keeping it as a backup and keeping it in pristine condition. If my old Intel-based MacBook Air has 10,950 hours on it, the M1 has less than a hundred hours. I'm using it now, out by the pool. It's going to get up to 93°F later this afternoon. It's doesn't feel that hot today; I've become way too acclimated to hot temperatures.

All of that to say this: the macOS is Sonoma 14.1.2, 8GB. It is absolutely incredible. It will last another ten years, I assume, but am eagerly waiting for the M3 MacBook Air likely to be released this summer. Yeah, I'll get the entry model if it's released. No reason, except for the experience of the M3.

I can no longer recommend AAPL as an investment but wow, I have nothing but great things to say about Apple's products, services, operating niche. On the deck with me today, the laptop, an iPad, and an iPhone, all working seamlessly. Earphones? 

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