Hi, I had a very busy couple days on the 16th and 17th. I am now on vacation! Yeah!

In preperation to be gone until the 29th of July, I had a lot of work to do. I have a very full day of appointments on the 29th including a meeting to kick off the solar water heating system at Pleasant Hill Ed Center for the pool. I may not write here again until things settle down. My goal, as I stated in the beginning, is to keep you up to date on significant activities regarding my position as well as news related to the environment. I plan to continue chasing that goal.

For now, I am in Maryland with my inlaws. We will be in Ocean City for the next few days right on the beach. Yeah! Because we will be on the beach, I have had sunblock on my mind. Be sure to check those labels. I have a whole new view on what makes a good sunblock after learning what I did recently.

If you missed it, I put an item here on this blog about sunscreen that lists the U.S. approved UVA protective ingredients. UVA is the type of light that causes cancer and pre-mature aging of the skin. SPF is not a measure of UVA protection but UVB only. You have to read the labels.

That's it for now. Talk to you all when I return unless something significant happens or comes up.

- Brad