Juggling Dynamite

The solutions keep on coming…we have been waiting for these solar tiles to redo our roof.  Smart tech integration:  solar shingles to on site storage in a PowerWall to fuel your house and electric car.  It’s a beautiful thing.  And it dramatically reduces monthly household expenses, which is key in today’s low yield world.  All those developers building retirement communities where they hope to attract boomers, better incorporate smart energy tech, or your product is already a dinosaur.  See:  Telsa’s new solar shingles could be the spark needed to ignite the industry

During a press event at Universal Studios in L.A., Elon Musk announces that Tesla will build and sell its own line of solar panels with integrated batteries. Coupled with the also unveiled PowerWall 2, it will allow residential homeowners to replace their entire roof with solar panels, making it much simpler for homes to be entirely powered by solar power.  Here is a direct video link.

Danielle was a guest on The Financial Survival Network with Kerry Lutz, talking about recent developments in the world economy and markets.  You can listen to an audio clip of the segment here.

We rented this biopic on iTunes last night, and loved it. Lear is authentic and open, the embodiment of a youthful heart and mind for any age. At 93 he is truly inspirational and his passion for illuminating human prejudice and potential, is as helpful and relevant today as ever.  Human behavior is nothing, if not timeless.

Arguably the most influential creator, writer, and producer in the history of television, Norman Lear brought primetime into step with the times. Using comedy and indelible characters, his legendary 1970s shows such as All In the Family, Maude, Good Times, and The Jeffersons, boldly cracked open dialogue and shifted the national consciousness, injecting enlightened humanism into sociopolitical debates on race, class, creed, and feminism.

Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You is the definitive chronicle of Mr. Lear’s life, work, and achievements, but it is so much more than an arm’s-length, past-tense biopic; at 93, Mr. Lear is as vital and engaged as he ever was. Top-notch cinéma vérité documentarians Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing (Jesus Camp, 12th & Delaware, DETROPIA) seize the opportunity to fashion a dynamic portrait that matches the spirit of their subject. Breaking down the fourth wall to create an evocative collage where past and present intermingle, they reveal a psychologically rich man whose extraordinary contributions emerge from both his personal story and a dialogue with the world. Here is a direct video link to the trailer