Thanks to LEAP, my house will be getting an energy makeover. I’ve written about green homes and energy efficiency for years, and now I’ll be benefitting from it first hand.

And I’m a bit excited.

I expect I’ll be writing about this quite a bit over the next few weeks and months, but here’s one thing I’ll note now:

I don’t think I’ll publicly disclose the builder of my home. It’s easy to find out, and I’ll tell you in person, and if you’re a client, I’ll give you the full run-down.

The reason we bought where we did was not for the house; it was for the location. We walk and ride bikes to the park, the pool, the soccer field, coffee shop(s), the library, and ride bikes to all of the above including my daughter’s elementary school.

Now, if we can save money through energy efficiency and I will learn more to help my clients, that’s a win all the way around.

Press release is after the jump.

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It’s rare that I read something that I share everywhere; this story is first in a long time. The Schools We Need: When public education fails, democracy fails with it

Pulling a few choice paragraphs from this piece is unfair – unfair to the author, the concepts, the theories and conclusions and to you. Read the whole thing.

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I have 150 invitations. I considered posting the invitations on Facebook, google plus, twitter, etc. but figured there might be more of a curious audience here.