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Here’s Loyal Reader Number Twelve enjoying herself at this evening’s ward Halloween party. We all had a nice time.

Extreme Short Shrift. The party took up all our time.

Loyal Readers Number Five, Six, and Twelve are here for the weekend. LRN6 and I hope to work on waxing our Hondas tomorrow. We’re also going out for our family breakfast in the morning, and Loyal Reader Number Two has Youth Conference. The weekend should be busy.

I have uncovered the science behind Loyal Reader Number One’s upcoming summer internship. Sounds like a job he can really enjoy.

The missing pieces for the UFO and helicopter arrived today! I’ve already flown the UFO a bunch and I hope to find time for the chopper tomorrow. Cool.

Time for bed. See you on Monday.

Here’s a rare picture of Loyal Readers Numbers Two, One, Sixteen, and Four surrounding Your Humble and Obedient Servant. Picture taken at the Detroit Zoo this summer by Loyal Reader Number Eighteen.

Well. If we can believe yesterday’s comments, I posted the same Great Art twice. The sad thing is that it wasn’t one of my better works of Great Art. All I can say is we better hope I find a lot of things to take pictures of at our next camping trip.

Got to bed at about 9:00 last night, which is unusually early for me. The blog took little time to get ready (yes, I know it shows) and I was sleepy. So I went to bed. LRN4 was out with friends, so I never saw her.

One exciting Morrowlife Financial Juggernaut detail I forgot to mention yesterday – I actually made 36 cents yesterday alone! The blog is really capturing the hearts and minds of The American People. Nothing can stop me now.

I’ve discovered another exciting animal-related summer internship possibility for Loyal Reader Number One: Worm Grunter.

Had a couple of phone conversations with Loyal Reader Number Three today. He’s really struggling to figure out a workable near-term educational/employment plan. I’m trying to offer constructive suggestions and points to consider, but it’s ultimately his and Loyal Reader Number Fifteen’s decision, and I don’t envy them that.

One of the toughest decisions a young person has to make is his or her education. To a very large extent, that decision will determine his or her work (and therefore personal) life for the next thirty years or so, and the decisions have to be made with extremely limited future vision. Recommendation to LRN3 and LRN15: Pray. Pray like the wind! Also remember we’ve all been through it, and things generally work out.

Anyway. Situation otherwise normal. Tonight’s meeting is canceled, so I might be able to find some time to work on Sudoku Solver. We’ll see.

Today’s Morrowlife controversy: Should we be checking the lock on Loyal Pet Number Two’s cage?

Check out the new Blogger feature right below this. You can now enter your comments directly on the main page! That obviously means we’ll be getting a lot more comments, doesn’t it?

See you tomorrow.

Here’s another abstract vision from the exclusive Treo-cam. It’s the salt factory near my office. Also near the train tracks. It’s abstract because of the appallingly low quality of the Treo-cam, which Loyal Reader Number One and I are trying to turn into a popular art form.

Here‘s a link to some higher-resolution photos of the same place taken from roughly the same location. Now honestly, which picture do you like better. Okay, not so honestly.

The weekend’s over. Sigh. And what did I accomplish? If we had asked that rhetorical question Friday evening, I might have been hard pressed to come up with anything besides Relaxation. Which isn’t an inconsiderable thing, mind you.

But Saturday was a different story, full of accomplishments. Let’s tally, shall we?

Cleaned the pond filter. Got the Honda and Sable washed. Got rich and famous. Built a working rocket launch pad. That’s about it.

About the rich and famous thing. Loyal Reader Number Four and I took my car for gas and a car wash. No problem. Then we took her car for gas and a car wash. We were greeted by the car wash owner, who informed us we were the lucky fifteen thousandth customer, for which we were rewarded with a month-long unlimited car wash pass and our picture in the paper. Fame and fortune. It’s nice at the top.

About the launch pad thing. It’s the water rocket (link advisory: this is a picture of my old friend Dan and one of his famous multi-bottle water rockets) launcher discussed Friday. We built it. It works. Sort of. Almost. Well, it gets up to 40 PSI, anyway, after which it can’t take the pressure and starts leaking. A little tweak or two and we’ll be up to the required 60 PSI level. Even in its crippled state, though, it’s really cool. Our couple of test launches of an unmodified bottle with a non-scientifically determined water level and substandard pressure flew up to fifty feet or so. I’ll take a picture and post it Real Soon Now.

They’re finally cracking down on crime in Ohio. Thank goodness.

Today’s Morrowlife controversy: Is it too late for England? My answer: Yes.

See you tomorrow.

Here’s an abstract vision of rail travel’s past and present. Snapped a couple days ago with the famous Treo-cam as a freight train passed on the next track.

As discussed yesterday, I was home today. Did about two hours of telecons in the morning and a few minutes of time cards this afternoon, but that was it for work. So did I accomplish all those things I mentioned yesterday?

No. Of course not. Maybe tomorrow.

We did go to Home Depot and buy the bits and pieces we need for a water rocket launcher for Loyal Readers Numbers Two and Four to use at the Science Olympiad. We’re going with a hybrid design, based on several plans we’ve seen online.

One of the events at the Olympiad is making a water rocket out of a one-liter bottle that will launch an egg. You get points for how long the rocket is in the air, with additions for returning the egg unbroken and for having some separating parts. We need to make our own launcher for the team to practice.

It occurred to me this afternoon that it’s been a long time since we jacuzzified. I’m thinking of going out there tonight to make up for it. LRN4 has been working hard on getting the Hanging Gardens of Lardville ready for winter, and it’s looking very nice back there.

It should be a perfect night for being out, too. It was about 90 degrees today, as predicted, and it’ll probably still be well over 70 by 9:00 or so. Perfect comfort.

They’ve finally found a use for Disco music, thirty years after the fact. Still, better late than never. After reading the article, I can’t get that tune out of my head, so I guess I’m ready to save a life.

– Later –

Just got out of the jacuzzi. Turns out it was the perfect night.

See you Monday.

Here’s one more picture of a Proton from my deep archives. I have got to get out and take some more Great Art. Maybe a brief vacation is in order.

I missed an important milestone yesterday. It was my 600th post! Great celebration, huh? Woo hoo! Welcome to number 601.

The work week’s over. Although I’ll probably end up working several hours tomorrow anyway. I at least have to prepare for and hold my 10:00 meeting. Also do timecards. Also fill out an overdue form telling how we’re complying with some corporate requirements.

On the personal side, I must wash the Honda and Sable this weekend. Then there’s a bunch of stuff I want to do on the Sudoku Solver program. I have some ideas for a better user interface as well as a beefed-up solution algorithm and a general code cleanup. Then I need to come up with a design for the Spinfo site that will actually allow me to post software on it. I want a nice stylish, clean design for once, so I’m not going to just slap something up there. I’m thinking Blacktree Software as an example (although I think their design has gotten less impressive with time). Do any of my Loyal Readers have other sample websites that feature stylish, tasteful, and cool design? I’d love to check them out.

Loyal Reader Number Two’s recovery continues, though slowly. He’s not relying on painkillers right now, and he’s not feeling very good. It’s hard to figure out whether he needs medical advice or whether things are still on track. I think we’re going to call the doctor tomorrow and see what he has to say. Keep those prayers coming, Loyal Readers! Not to mention sympathy rays.

Time for bed. See you tomorrow.