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Here’s the amphitheater at Mt. Madonna. Part of my famous Camping series.

The blog is back! Due to unfortunate technical problems beyond my control (stupid old Blogger), Thursday’s post didn’t make it here until sometime today, and I didn’t even bother trying on Friday. Thanks very much to good old Anon for noticing. Twice.

The weekend went pretty much as planned, except that it rained pretty much the whole time (yea for the farmers), so yard work was limited, no pool or pond filters got cleaned, and LRN4’s car wash was delayed to next weekend. On the upside, LRN4’s brake rotors got changed, the Honda’s oil got changed, and the brakes on the Honda and the Miata were inspected (and passed). Lots of other stuff too, none of which comes to mind.

Oh yeah, I also installed Linux back on Shemp after MediaPortal didn’t survive installation of the new monitor. Linux didn’t work either – jumpy, unviewable video playback – so Windows went back on. Sigh. There’s still a bunch of configuration to finish. Again. Let’s hope I get it working once and for all Real Soon Now. On the other hand, at least it’s an entertaining hobby.

LRN1 and I did some work on the Robotic car. Well . . . he did most of the work, but I provided backup. It now drives itself, following a pre-programmed sequence of events. Pretty cool, but not nearly enough. Oh, no. It must have sensors. And brains. Well, simulated brains, anyway. I spent some time on the way home from work this afternoon jotting down a few notes on an inertial navigation system. Need to buy a two-axis accelerometer and start programming it up. I’m also thinking of a simple simulation of the system, probably on my Linux virtual machine. Or maybe on my phone – it would be way slower, but I could work on it on the train. We’ll have to see how it goes.

The Loyal Readers were here for the weekend. Always nice to have them here. LRN6’s back is bothering him – stay healthy there, LRN6!

Otherwise, slept, commuted, worked, commuted, ate, and had home evening.

Started listening to the April General Conference on the iPod this weekend. I usually get much more out of it the second time. I’m into the Saturday afternoon session already, having heard both the Young Women and last October’s Relief Society meetings in addition to Saturday morning. Should finish it up within a couple of days.

There’s highly important toilet news today: they’re lifesavers! Recommendation to airport managers everywhere: pile up the porta-potties at the end of every runway.

See you tomorrow.

Here’s LRN2 on the Henry Miller house ruins. Part of my famous Camping series.

Massive Meeting Tuesday, so not much to blog today. The next two days promise to be excessively busy too, as I’m getting together with my ecclestiacal leader to interview potential Young Women Camp youth leaders. Lots to do, but I’m enjoying it.

I don’t remember whether I mentioned LRN3’s summer internship in this space. He’s going to work for the Game & Fish Department, educating boaters and others on how to not introduce non-native species into Arizona’s precious waterways. He’ll also be doing a bunch of other stuff. It all sounds like lots of fun. Take lots of pictures, LRN3! And sign up to give some campground ranger talks.

Today’s pet news: I’ll have to keep my glowing puppy chained down.

See you tomorrow.

Here’s LRN2 performing his interpretation of the former statue in the fountain at the Henry Miller estate on Mt. Madonna. Part of my famous Camping series. Also an honorary part of my famous Statue series.

I have lots of Great Art in the queue all of a sudden, including some very good work from Loyal Readers Numbers One and Five. That’s definitely a good problem to have. Some people may not realize how much work it takes to create Great Art.

Not much to report today. My brother-in-law Ken came over for a visit this evening, which is always a welcome event. He had a meeting in the area, apparently. Gave us a copy of a recent book, which was very kind.

LRN1 is working on his summer work plan, thus maximizing the likelihood of success. Good luck, LRN1! Do something useful.

There’s a tiny bit of toilet news today: they’re apparently being outlawed in Sweden. At least in public.

See you tomorrow.

Here’s a hiking trail on Mt. Madonna. Very pretty place. Part of my famous Camping series.

The big news is that LRN1 is home! Welcome home, LRN1. Have a great summer. Let’s get working on that robot.

Otherwise, the day was another hot, hot, hot one. I drove the Miata. It was beautiful this morning and too hot this afternoon. Should have put the top back up and used the A/C. Oh, well. It’s supposed to start cooling off tomorrow, with temperatures in the high 60’s and low 70’s by Saturday and rain predicted a couple of days next week. That’s okay. At least it probably won’t rain on our youth activity on Saturday.

In today’s toilet-related news, we learn that crime definitely does not pay. Maybe they were trying to steal the wrong stuff.

See you tomorrow.

Here are the Henry Miller ruins at Mt. Madonna. Part of my famous Camping series.

Happy income tax day! I trust my Loyal Readers have safely and prudently filed their tax returns and received their hard-earned pittance back. I certainly have.

No post yesterday. It was Massive Meeting Tuesday, and then I spent some time on the phone with LRN1, working with him on his generous tax refund. My Loyal Readers have my pity for their Morrowlife withdrawal symptoms.

Beatiful, sunny day today. Although the wind remained as a strong holdover from yesterday. We’re expecting Downright Hot Weather over the weekend. Looking forward to it.

Situation otherwise normal. I’ve been spending lots of time working on the Household Video System. Downloaded the latest general conference, which now comes in beautiful hi-def format. Truly a joy to watch.

Also received the new remote control for the downstairs TV, which I believes completes the current phase of the infrastructure buildout. I hope to find the time to install the remote tonight. Or maybe tomorrow. Or maybe Friday. No later than Friday. Definitely.

Let’s see if there’s any Food Violence news today: Indeed there is. I can think of better things to fight over. Spam, certainly. Maybe even corned beef hash. But pork and beans? I think not.

Not to mention this. Now that’s just wrong.

See you tomorrow.