Celebrating Family & Friends

How lucky we are.
  Many activities & gatherings (some virtual) with family and friends throughout the year.

Hover over each picture to see a brief description.

So many smiles... Thank you for making us happy!

  Dinner with Richard when Josh, Justine, and Eric were in CA  Lisa, Steve, and Eric before Eric left for Nigeria Lisa with her running group on Angel Island Dinner with Don and Anne in Lampasas  Dinner in Austin with Nan's friends  Steve and Lisa with the Colorado Payer Clan  Outside Thanksgiving with Richard and the Parseys  Justine and Josh hotair ballooning in Tuscon  Muir Trail Ranch 2021 Group  Schmidt Family Zoom  Justine, Josh, and friends on the Oregon Coast  Dinner with Tim with Josh, Justine, and Eric in CA  Nan's socks at Nan's memorial service Summer BBQ at Don and Anne's  Puzzling at the Big Dog Ranch Outdoor Brunch with the Vitouseks

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Lisa & I continue to track our carbon footprint each year ("you can't manage what you don't measure"; ref).

Our goal is to be below the target set by the UN for 2050: less than one metric ton of CO2e per capita.
The massive reduction in our carbon footprint over the past 15 years has required few sacrifices and
has proven to us that very low carbon lifestyles are completely attainable today, and will be even easier in the future.

Graph of Schmidt Household GHG emissions

Emissions factors used
1 kWh of SVCE electricity = 0.0 lbs CO2e             1 therm of natural gas (inc. leakage) = 27.7 lbs CO2e
1 gallon of gasoline = 20 lbs CO2e                                       1 passenger mile of air travel = 0.5 lbs CO2e
1 CCF (748 gallons) water in Bay Area = 2 lbs CO2e     1 passenger mile of train travel = 0.25 lbs CO2e
1 serving of Beef = 12 lbs (and 1 CCF of water); Cheese: 5.4 lbs; Pork = 4.8 lbs; Poultry = 2.8 lbs CO2e

Main - Justine - Eric - Lisa - Steve - Final