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Here’s a guy with a couple of horses. Don’t know the guy. Don’t know the horses. None of them are Loyal Readers. All I know is they’re all Early American. Picture taken this summer at Greenfield Village.

I’m delighted to hear about Loyal Reader Number One’s upcoming interview with Apple. Just getting an interview with such a major company as a freshman is quite an achievement by itself. We’ll hope for the best for him. Loyal Readers, start up your Encouragement Rays!

Stayed up too late last night help Loyal Reader Number Three with a little assembly language problem. I slept in this morning and missed the last train. So the Miata went to work today. The morning trip was kind of long, but I stayed at work late, so the afternoon trip was shorter than usual. I still would have preferred to ride the train, though.

I went to lunch with five co-workers at Chef Chu’s yesterday. We’ve been there a few times before. The food’s quite good, although the lunch portions are a little small. I’ll eat again, though. I had hot and sour soup, lemon chicken, and a nice big glass of water. Also a fortune cookie. It was fun to go out.

Speaking of which, Loyal Readers Numbers Two and Four and I are continuing our new family tradition on Saturday morning. We’re now going out for breakfast one Saturday a month. We haven’t talked about where to go this month, but I’m thinking of trying someplace new. Maybe 7-Up Johnny’s.

– Later –

Just spent several minutes talking with LRN1, helping him prepare for The Interview. We talked about the kinds of things they might ask and had a mock interview. He did fine. I hope he gets the job. If not, I just hope my “help” isn’t the thing that ruins it.

Loyal Reader Number Two is even better today than yesterday. He’s picking up a little school work now, but won’t be back to Seminary until Monday. It’s for the best.

Today’s Morrowlife controversy: Did L’Oreal really put the wrong colored dye in the box, or does the plaintiff’s original hair color explain why she couldn’t read the box? My answer: I have no opinion. None at all.

Extra credit question: If she was truly a natural blonde, why did she need the dye in the first place? My answer: I have no opinion.

See you tomorrow.

Here’s a statue of a . . . umm . . . wolf? Dog? Coyote? Mongoose? Wolverine? Something else? Anway, it was wearing a yellow suit and the picture was taken in downtown Sacramento several months ago when we went to see Phantom of the Opera and is courtesy of the exclusive – and now retired – RAZR-cam. Part of my famous Statue series.

The blog is in bad shape, Great Art-wise. I’m really in barrel scraping mode. I need to get out more and not leave my camera at home so much. But mostly I need to get out more. Maybe Saturday.

Speaking of Saturday, my late friend John’s memorial service is Saturday morning. We’ll attend, of course. He will be missed by his friends, who are many.

Loyal Readers Numbers Five and Twelve are coming over this weekend. Loyal Reader Number Six is staying behind for some much-needed Alone Time. We’ll miss him, but can’t argue with his logic.

Thanks to my Loyal Readers for their comments on yesterday’s controversy. What’s the scariest car you’ve ever seen? My answer: I’d have to say it’s a toss-up between the Aztek (link warning: I believe the car shown is the concept version that’s not nearly as ugly as the production model) and the Pacer. However, the Lincoln Versailles gave them both a run for their money.

Loyal Reader Number Two’s recovery continues to go well. The doctor warned us to expect a downturn on the third or fourth day, so we’re hoping things at least maintain. Keep those sympathy rays (and prayers, of course) coming.

I have a meeting with my friend Bill tonight, so I’m cutting out now. See you tomorrow.

Here’s Loyal Reader Number One having a little trouble with his ice cream a few months back at Greenfield Village. Wet cleanup on aisle three. Photo courtesy of Loyal Reader Number Eighteen.

First the important news: Loyal Reader Number Two is doing very well, thank you. As long as the pain medication keeps coming and he doesn’t try to do too much, he feels pretty good. He’ll lie low for at least a few more days.

Very busy day at work – it was pretty much meetings from start to finish. That’s what they pay me for. So I’m not complaining. Beats working. Wait a minute: maybe it doesn’t! I’ll have to try working one day and see which is actually better. I’ll let you know.

No other news. We do have a mild controversy. Regarding this fascinating research into what “faces” people prefer on their cars, can my Loyal Readers name some cars that look angry, happy, hungry, or some other emotion? And yes, hungry is definitely an emotion. Comment, Loyal Readers!

LRN1 recently wrote an interesting technical article on his blog. I recommend it to all my CS-minded Loyal Readers. Other Loyal Readers might just enjoy his blog in general.

I found a little more information on the Gravely Ford post from about a month ago – on Wikipedia, of course. It turns out the E. Clampus Vitus group is (apparently) for real, and they have their own year numbering scheme. Sounds like a worthwhile organization.

That’s it for tonight. See you tomorrow.

Here’s Loyal Reader Number Two ready to hit the operating table. Apparently, they’re not going for style there.

First the Truly Important News: LRN2’s tonsil surgery (link warning: gross pictures down people’s throats) went very well today. He’s home and resting uncomfortably. The pain medication is doing its job, though. Frequently. We’re really glad to have the surgery behind us.

Fine weekend, although it passed fairly quickly. I worked pretty much all day on Friday and watched general conference pretty much all day Saturday and Sunday. And spent pretty much all day in the hospital today. Back to work tomorrow.

We got enough rain on Saturday to slightly dampen the sidewalk. So much for Extremely Heavy Showers. I should have known.

In my spare moments, I did manage to finish version 0.1 of my Sudoku Solver program for Palm OS. It seems to run error-free and solves easy puzzles. Sadly, I’ve run a more difficult puzzle through it, and it doesn’t even come close to a solution. Note to self: work on a new solving algorithm. There are also other odds and ends that need to be cleaned up, like not asking before overwriting an old puzzle file. That kind of stuff.

So other than not performing its intended function all that well, it’s working great! Oh, and the user interface isn’t too attractive either.

Great work, me!

Anyway, I’ll post it to one of my websites soon and let you know.

Conference was very nice. Interestingly, the church has already uploaded three of the four public sessions onto iTunes, so I’ll be hearing it again soon.

That’s it for today. See you tomorrow.

Here’s one more work of Great Art from Baikonur, with a rare guest appearance by Your Host. Also starring a Proton K/Block DM rocket. And a guy who looks like he works for Domino’s.

Thanks to Loyal Reader Number One for the kind words about yesterday’s Great Art. We live to serve.

Had a nice evening at the local high school football game. The good guys won, 36-7. Rain was predicted, but we got no more than a few drops. The weather wasn’t hot and it wasn’t cold. Just comfortable. We sat with several friends and enjoyed ourselves.

It was off Friday. I worked more hours than I would have if I had been in Sunnyvale. I’m still glad I was home, though. It was a great day.

We’re watching an old Monk. It’s hilarious, as always. So I’m through blogging for tonight.

See you Monday.