Check out what's going on at QCNGS!

The local TV station had a news bit on the refueling outage at the plant were I work. (Click on the blog title.) As a reactor engineer, I didn't have anything to do with the turbine replacement work, but I did help with the refueling - 1/3 of our reactor core was taken out and replaced with new fuel bundles. After almost a month and 2100 extra employees, we're just about to start making electricity again.

animal testing in your shampoo?

ever wonder what companies use methods which aren't very humane to test products we use everyday?

here's a list as of whenever it was published with some info.
also google, "companies do test" for a list of those companies who DO test products on animals (usually in ways that are bad).


http://www.caringconsumer.com/pdfs/companiesdonttest.pdf

music links on youtube!

some music of late that has tasted good to my ears:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yj3B0dWrcTE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aENY16Mjw6k

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M11Kr1-q-pA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sknDfB3pJB8&feature=player_embedded


please share your favorite links too!
-Matthew Roy

health

Small changes in your diet can .... change your life!

check out this link to the American Heart Association, where there are many great tips for a healthy lifestyle!

http://americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200000

-Matthew

Planning a trip to the cabin!

Hey cousins!

Jerome and I are thinking of going to the cabin sometime on this array of dates:


May 21 to the 23, 2010
or
June 5 to 13, 2010


Want to join us?


Invite friends, and we'll have a fun time.


you can post a reply on here with the dates you're thinking of going this summer!
-Matthew

Earth Hour! 3/27/10 8:30 to 9:30 PM Local Time

Will you join me in turning out the lights? Maybe you'll light a candle and think a bit. Maybe you'll turn off the TV and step outside to look at the stars. Or maybe you'll just turn in early and get an extra hour of sleep. Whatever you do, take some time to rethink (part of the 5 R's - reduce, reuse, recycle, rethink and refuse). How are you spending our reserves of "ancient sunlight"?

I'll be working, but I'm going to unplug my computer and try to work without it for an hour. Maybe I'll sort some papers or catch up on some reading or training materials. Either way I can't turn off all the lights in the office, but I'll think about it again.

Ready for spring and all that comes with it? Earth day is just a month away - 4/22!

matthew at the cabin!

gramma and grampa's 50th in St. Louis

Working - sometimes hard.

New glasses in January. Sold the house and moved to Illonois. Working afternoon shift for a month during the Refueling Outage March to April. Listening to Old Crow Medicine show on Pandora tonight. Cheers!

matthew case online

hi cousins!

here are some websites i enjoy:

my videos:
www.youtube.com/user/thewcase

photography:
www.thew-knight.deviantart.com

astronomy pictures of the day:
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html

online dictionary with word of the day:
http://dictionary.reference.com/

-matthew

home page reminder

just click on "case cousins collaborate" to get to the home page for this site.

upload text messages / pictures!

i just signed up for texting to this site!
i have tried to allow everyone to publish posts and comment too.
tell me if you don't have full control, thewcase22@hotmail.com
-matthew

Welcome!

As the first order of business, I thought we could all post some information about ourselves!
It's really easy to post ideas, photos, links, etc.
Just post a new idea, or reply to someone else.
-Matthew