This is a Tuesday, which means I select a past posting of relevance and, as necessary, update it.  The reason why I felt compelled to include this particular blog was that I learned a lesson:  knowing nothing about something can inspire you to develop creative solutions.  Today,  MY LIFE IN WIND POWER  was extracted from  SIMPLE SOLUTIONS for Planet Earth , a book which documented my life in renewable energy.  This lesson I just mentioned?  So I thought, why not write a book on which I know almost nothing, which became  SIMPLE SOLUTIONS for Planet Earth . You will note that the first sentence of MY LIFE IN WIND POWER indicates that there was a reason why I went to Washington, D.C.  The following info is useful to provide the background of this trip.  Keep in mind that all this occurred almost 50 years ago soon after the First Energy Crisis, which occurred in 1973. Dean of Engineering John Shupe was asked by Governor George Ariyoshi to do something about the long gasoline lines. Shupe c