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Here’s Henry Ford’s . . . umm . . . something or other. Photographed in the powerhouse at Fairlane. Part of my famous Machinery series.

Uber Extreme Short Shrift tonight. I’ve been working on my Sudoku program all evening, and there’s just no time left.

The program is going okay – thanks for asking. I’ve gotten it to read and parse the input file, put the numbers into an array, and print out the resulting puzzle. Now all that’s left is solving the thing. That’s the easy part, no?

Loyal Readers One, Two, Three, and Fifteen have only one full day left together in Arizona. Do lots of fun things, Loyal Readers!

Lots to do this weekend: fix the mower, mow the lawn, clean the pond and pool filters, fix the Miata’s broken boot snap, wash the Honda, and get the Sudoku solver working. I think I can do it. Actual results on Monday.

See you then.

Here’s our tour group making a quick stop in Yosemite. It was hard to take a bad picture there. Of course, I did manage to succeed several times.

The Loyal In-Laws have left the building. As mentioned before, we enjoyed their brief visit. Now it’s just Loyal Reader Number Four and me. And Loyal Pet Number One. And Loyal Pet Number Two. And the Fellas. So I guess it’s just the thirteen of us. Pretty lonesome. Hopefully, I’ll get a chance to work on my Sudoku solving program.

I spoke with Loyal Reader Number One this afternoon. Other than their ten cent wings costing forty cents each, they’re having a great time. When I called, they were at the Bass Pro Shop, and they had just been to see a 3-d movie (link warning: dramatic movie soundtrack music).

No new controversy today. After yesterday’s swirling drama, I’m just too tired for more. Maybe tomorrow.

See you then.

Here’s one of those spectacular waterfalls at Yosemite. They probably told us its name, but I can’t remember it. Doesn’t matter anyway, I guess. It doesn’t come when you call it.

Speaking of not coming when you call it, Loyal Pet Number One finally got her summer haircut today. She sure looks skinny.

Busy, busy day. It was wall-to-wall meetings. Didn’t get anything done. The money’s pretty good, though.

We continue to enjoy our visit with Loyal Reader Number Four’s folks. They’re heading out tomorrow morning. Happy trails, Loyal Family! Thanks for coming.

Nothing else to report. So let’s have a little controversy. Could these people be any stupider? My answer: probably, but they’ll get there before their little party is over. Your opinion?

One more thing. Can you see anything wrong with this? I’d buy it!

See you tomorrow.

Here are Loyal Readers Numbers Two and Four hanging around at the Yosemite Lodge. They were waiting for our tour tram to show up. What a great tour.

And what a great weekend! The family reunion has come and gone and it was an unqualified success. Attendance was very good, everybody enjoyed visiting, the lodge was great, Yosemite was beautiful, the weather was warm and sunny, nobody got hurt, the food was good, and we all left wishing it had been longer. Can’t complain. Several samples of Great Yosemite Art to follow. People who’ve seen these pictures have been comparing them to the work of the great Ansel Adams. Unfavorably, of course, but they’re still comparing them. You’ll have to judge for yourselves, Loyal Readers.

It’s hard to work in all the Great Art I have sitting in my queue right now. That’s not a bad problem to have.

As mentioned in last week’s comments, Loyal Readers Numbers One and Twenty-Four went with LRN1’s non-Loyal-Reader cousin and her Significant Other up to the top of Half Dome. It was a really tough hike, but they’re better off for having taken it. Maybe. I think. Anyway, they did it.

Speaking of the lodge, it turned out to be fantastic. We got several standard hotel rooms and also rented the Master Suite. It has three bedrooms plus two sleeper sofas in the large living room, a big dining room, full-size kitchen, and a wonderful large deck with big private pool, spa, and some very pretty gardens. Great Art will be posted later.

Sorry about not posting during the trip. The WiFi was only available in the lobby, and then only for a bunch of money. I would have paid the bucks, but it was a long walk to the lobby, it was hot, and I didn’t feel like going up there. So I didn’t.

Things are back to normal. My boss is back from her month-long vacation. She went with her daughter on her honeymoon. Yes, I know. I just report these facts; I don’t make them up.

Already time for bed. See you tomorrow.

Here’s Henry Ford II’s first car. The Baby Racer. Or whatever they called it. Cool machine. This thing and the red one next to it were built by Ford’s engineers for his grandkids. Turns out old Hank the Deuce had nicer wheels than his grandpa. Picture taken in the garage at Fairlane.

Well, it’s been a Short Shrift week, hasn’t it? Company, long work hours, et cetera. And we’re leaving on vacation tomorrow. Bloggage for the rest of the week will be either light or non-existent. I understand they have wi-fi in the lobby at the resort, so I might be able to make a quick post or two.

Got home at about 8:00 this evening, which isn’t bad for the last day before a vacation. Of course, I forgot to finish a couple of things before I left, but you can’t have everything. The boss is back on Monday, so life should go back to normal. That’s good and bad. I’ve enjoyed doing her job this past month, but I’m a little tired.

The Loyal Readers and relatives went to Costco, Wal-Mart, and a park today. Do we know how to host or what?

I printed a bunch of geocaching maps tonight for caches near the resort. Hope to find the time to go look for a couple. As I’ve mentioned before, I think the thing I like most about geocaching is that it takes you to beautiful places you wouldn’t otherwise visit.

Time to make my list of things to take and go to bed. See you … ummm … soon.