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2/21/21 – Encore in San Francisco

2/21/21 – Encore in San Francisco Returning from Hawaii and unpacking Sunride, Jr. from its crate, I decided to check to see if the bike, broken down for shipping, would fit into my Tesla Model S. Wala! It fit! This

John Patterson February 26, 2021March 1, 2021 Electric Bike Tour, Solar Energy, Tesla 2 Comments Read more

1/21/21 – Mahalo Hawaii

1/21/21 – Mahalo Hawaii “Mahalo” is Hawaiian for thank you. It’s a tender word indicating sincere gratitude. I really hate to leave this wonderful place. I’m sure everyone feels the same way leaving here. I had a marvelous routine. Wake

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1/11/21 – Hawaii Day 5: A little help from my friends

1/11/21 – Hawaii Day 5: A little help from my friends Nearly a week of just tooling around Honolulu, my sole battery that was pre-charged with solar energy from home was getting pretty low. I called Rolf at R &

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1/10/21 – Day 4: Tooling around the Island

1/10/21 – Day 4:  Tooling around the Island Honolulu is a great city for biking. Practically any place you ride around the city is bright and breezy, always the perfect temperature, always a pleasant ride. One of my favorite routes across

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1/9/21 – Hawaii Day 3: Into the Volcano

1/9/21 – Hawaii Day 3: Into the Volcano As I sat in the open air on the third-floor terrace of The Deck Restaurant, Diamond Head seemed right in my lap.  Knowing that I was looking at a three-million-year-old crater, I

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1/8/21 – Hawaii Day 2: Stung by a Jellyfish

1/8/21 – Hawaii Day 2: Stung by a Jellyfish I awoke refreshed from a great night’s sleep and headed straight for the beach as soon as the sun rose behind Diamond Head. The water was a perfect temperature, just slightly

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1/7/21 – Hawaii – Day 1

1/7/21 – Hawaii – Day 1 We made it! Sunride and I finally made it to Hawaii!  The days leading up to the trip were full of anxiety, just like the last time when we tried and failed; but this time,

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11/22/20 – The Flag and Thanksgiving

11/22/20 – The Flag and Thanksgiving I had several comments on the flags I attached to Sunride on election day.  My good friend Angus commented that all those flags reminded him of the bubba trucks running around. Maybe, but I will say my

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Election 2020

Election 2020 The evening of Tuesday, November 3rd, 2020 was remarkable. I went to bed thinking Trump would win based on the states where he was leading. It looked like Biden would stall at 250 electoral votes. By morning things

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10/30/20 – Pretending Hawaii

10/30/20 – Pretending Hawaii When I woke up this morning, I should have been in Hawaii. The close but failed attempt left me at home. What’s an optimist to do? What I’d planned to do in Hawaii was: Ride my

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Read about global warming and ways you can reduce your carbon footprint in my book, Footprint: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Extinction

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I present at conferences in America, China, South America and other countries on solar energy, global warming, electric vehicles, and reducing your carbon footprint. To learn more go to my speaker’s website.

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My Sol-Reliant solar water heating system has been installed all over the world. Order kits from the Sol-Reliant website.

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If you’d like me to speak in your state during my USA electric bike tour, please contact me.

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