matthewsmith

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Energy efficiency public relations. Former public radio journalist, aspiring energy nerd, biking, EVs and trying to live a good life. Once & future Alaskan.
Favorite foodPizza
My other car is …A bike
Wouldn’t it be great if Twitter just, like, died?Yes
But you’re still on the birdsite?Yup: https://mobile.twitter.com/MatthewSmithVT
Great art in Athens
Winooski River still a torrent this morning, the hydro dam has been swamped with water and debris #VTflood23 #vtflooding #ClimateChange #climatecrisis
A truly unique #FourthOfJuly sky show in Glover, VT. Cameo by the incomparable Museum of Everyday Life.
In 2022 the fine folks at PocketCasts (the best damn #podcast app out there) calculated that I listened to 15 days & 10 hours of podcasts (65 separate pods, 622 episodes). Top pods include @nytimes #TheDaily, @lawfare’s Rational Security, Making Sense with Sam Harris, and @chrisnelder’s @TransitionShow. Longest listen (no surprise) was via Dan Carlin/Hardcore History. I’m curious if this total includes the #audiobook files I load into the app?
#Thanksgiving prep: turkey from Orwell’s Stonewood Farms brined, seasoned & in the oven. Special beers from @zerogravitybeer & @fiddleheadbrew (the Mastermind is incredible). Music playing, cooking underway, cats sleeping. Hope your day is similarly great. #HappyThanksgiving.
This weekend in adventures of “why your 100+ year old Vermont house can’t charge your electric car.” After a maddening spree of outlet checking, cord swapping, and charger de-tangling … the culprit was the OEM charging unit! New charger in hand, our hero boldly prepares to trickle-charge all glorious 24kWH of that battery. Still gonna ride the bike to work tomorrow.