tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1288241767940554093.post4644178320462553158..comments2023-11-05T03:16:22.246-08:00Comments on converbike: Almost famousYokota Fritzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04808661100114872654noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1288241767940554093.post-84276655199254121742008-03-26T23:03:00.000-07:002008-03-26T23:03:00.000-07:00...fritz, that link just led to a picture of some ......fritz, that link just led to a picture of some guy who looked like he was high on something, sheesh...oops, wait a minute, disregard that last remark...<br><br>...but how about a direct link to those photos of your parents house in japan...i'm always interested in seeing new & different things...bikesgonewildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01489983012589939600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1288241767940554093.post-6346384115654911172008-03-27T07:01:00.000-07:002008-03-27T07:01:00.000-07:00love the make overalways hated the old layout!love the make over<br><br><br>always hated the old layout!gwadzillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11339430458139731808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1288241767940554093.post-53421008718417097472008-03-27T10:04:00.000-07:002008-03-27T10:04:00.000-07:00BGW, I fixed the link to the solar power article, ...BGW, I fixed the link to the solar power article, but <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bike/540944183/" rel="nofollow">here's the direct link</a> to the photo.<br><br><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bike/327312674/" rel="nofollow">Here's an older photo</a> of my parents' home, before the rooftop PV panels were installed. My dad has used solar power since the mid 80s.<br><br><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bike/404830915/" rel="nofollow">Here's a picture</a> of my old man climbing a mountain. And then there's a <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bike/531998541/" rel="nofollow">photo of the coastline</a> not far from my parents' home in northern Japan. It looks a lot like the Marin Headlands, doesn't it?Yokota Fritzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04808661100114872654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1288241767940554093.post-75054027557423624602008-03-27T10:22:00.000-07:002008-03-27T10:22:00.000-07:00Very interesting pictures of your parent's hom...Very interesting pictures of your parent's home. I missed seeing thoseon Flickr so thanks for pointing them outhere.James T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06558670871159677266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1288241767940554093.post-1458097819053068532008-03-27T11:32:00.000-07:002008-03-27T11:32:00.000-07:00...beautiful coastline & maybe even more rugge......beautiful coastline & maybe even more rugged than marin headlands...<br>...i see your folks live on the northern tip of honshu but the snow makes me think of hokkaido & the pictures of the macaque monkeys basking in the thermal hot springs...<br><br>...never been to japan but i lived in an actual imported nipponese chado(?) house one summer, here in marin...eloquent architecture, tatami mats, the only difference was the rice paper screens had been replaced w/ similar looking fiberglass screens... <br><br>...domo arrigato gozimashita, for reposting, fritzsan...<br>...& hope i spelled that right...bikesgonewildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01489983012589939600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1288241767940554093.post-69323041786582217652008-05-19T17:24:00.000-07:002008-05-19T17:24:00.000-07:00It's great to see some of the older generation...It's great to see some of the older generation grabbing on to solar ideas. Check out what this young at heart 78 year old did with some solar panels and a bit of elbow grease.<br><br>http://www.wgrz.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=57995Sarahnoreply@blogger.com