I know that this is an unusual heading for a GeoBlog. I was speaking with one of my managers the other day (let's just say his name rhymes with Snod Rugbinski - this is NOT his actual name!) and he said that blogging is nothing new, it's just that it used to be that people would talk to themselves on street corners, now they are talking to themselves on computers. He stated that there may be one good blog on the internet... the rest of them are these people just talking to themselves. He was a lot more animated and well spoken - he actually had me laughing quite hard. Even though I have a blog, I'm not offended, everyone's entitled to their own opinion right? So here I am standing on my own internet street corner, blurting out what is on my mind. Hopefully it's more coherent than what I've heard on street corners in the city! Based on Snod's comments, I thought I would explain why I started GeoChoices.com.
First of all, I own an old house in the northeast. This means that I spend a lot of money to heat my home. For the past 6 years my husband and I have been wondering how we could cut this expense. GeoThermal came up and I found that I had to do a lot of research. I was craving to learn from other peoples experiences rather than just educational stuff. I understand that the educational stuff is needed, but once you get past that, you want to hear about it from the home owners. So, this is my way of giving others what I wanted when I was trying to make my decision. Our project is not even complete, so I am adding to the website a couple of times a week to keep people informed.
Secondly, I am an environmentalist. I am not one of the outspoken ones, but I do feel a need to reduce air emissions and reduce my dependence on oil. Burning oil to heat my home did not jive well with this feeling. So, we decided to put our money where our environment was. After taking that plunge, we wanted to share that experience so others can learn from our experiences and maybe take a few plunges themselves.
Third, I am an engineer and this is about as creative as I get. It is actually fun for my to learn how to build a website and organize it in a way that at least I think makes sense. So, this is a creative outlet for me. While others in this world are truly creative by composing great works of art, this is about all I can muster so I am enjoying what I can.
So, this blog entry is dedicated to the Snod's of this world, even as I mumble it on the street corner :o)