Every other week the City of Pocatello picks up the recycle bin. That material is sent to a place in Portland, Oregon where it is sorted and, well, recycled. The program does not pay for itself directly, but indirectly it is a real win for the City. The landfill is getting about 30% less trash than before the program started, meaning that the need to add additional capacity to the landfill has been pushed out for several years. Adding capacity to the landfill is an expensive proposition.

I did get word that my demonstration website was accepted by the company I’ve been interviewing with and they’ll get back with me by the end of the week. So, I’m still in the running. There is competition for this contract and I’m hoping that wisdom and experience will trump youth and enthusiasm.

Nina’s niece Ashlyn and her husband Eric have been staying with us for a few days. They weren’t able to negotiate a few days extra on their lease, so they needed to move out somewhere. They’re leaving to go back east later this week, so staying with us was a great option. We tried out a new pizza place here in Pocatello … New York Style Pizza. Some of the best pizza in the world comes from New England and this new restaurant has successfully brought some of that taste here. We’ll definitely be back … often!

TTFN!