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Here’s Christmas in Cannes a few years back. Very festive.

Warm weather again today – we’re having another little heat wave. It’s supposed to be back above 90 degrees by Friday, with lows in the lower fifties. Then back to more standard highs/lows of 70s/40s within a couple more days. I’ve worn my light jacket a time or two lately because of the cool fall mornings.

Fall is definitely here. The tomato trucks are dropping tomatoes at all the street corners, and the pumpkin fields are pretty full. The corn maze has been open since the first if the month. I’d like to go one of these upcoming Mondays. Maybe next week.

No leaves down yet, though. Let’s not be ridiculous.

Who knew the Hubble Space Telescope’s computers were running Windows?

I’ve seen an old, rusty steam locomotive parked behind a building near Fremont. It’s visible from the train. I keep hoping to get a photograph, but I haven’t identified any waypoints nearby, so I keep missing it. Maybe tomorrow. I think it might turn out to be Great Art.

Loyal Reader Number Two took the PSAT this morning. He thinks it went pretty well. Good job, LRN2!

Speaking of LRN2, he’s still not feeling very well. He can’t eat without pain – even soft foods. Loyal Reader Number Four may check in with the doctor to see if he’s still on track, healing-wise.

Just in case Loyal Reader Number One can’t get the Monkey Man job with ACE, I have another opportunity for him: restaurant worker!

Loyal Reader Number Five wonders why we canceled our traditional Saturday morning breakfast the other day when they just happened to be there. There were no sinister motives, but thanks for the idea. Sadly, the state of LRN2’s throat was still not allowing him to take much solid food. The breakfast is merely postponed. We’re talking about the 25th now. Presumably, the nearby Loyal Readers will be here, and we can all go together.

I have to agree with Loyal Reader Number One’s observation about the Lazy Dog Inn (see yesterday’s comments). You might not want to leave your pet in their “Doggie Play Area” without checking it out pretty carefully.

Otherwise, no news from me. See you tomorrow.

Here’s an interesting sign in Cannes. Dog owners, be sure to interdite your pollution! Photo courtesy of my crummy old SiPix camera.

Weekend’s over, and it was a good one. I got only two things checked off my list – getting the Ranger’s transmission leak fixed and Loctiting the towel racks. Everything else has been pushed off to next weekend. I just didn’t feel like washing cars or cleaning filters or any of those other things. And I’m not at all sorry.

Loyal Readers Numbers Five and Twelve were here, as reported earlier, and they came bearing gifts, including a magazine featuring Loyal Reader Number Six’s father and his very cool sand rail, which is powered by a modified Cadillac drivetrain. It was a great article and looks like a very cool vehicle. Congrats, LRN6’s dad!

They also brought us some Mighty Putty (link warning: loud commercial featuring that annoying guy with the black beard), which LRN6 apparently happened upon at the store. I had seen the TV commercial about the stuff and had wondered aloud whether it really works. Now we can find out. Coincidentally, we received an issue of the Reader’s Digest containing an article documenting their test of various “as seen on TV” products, which included a test of Mighty Putty. They said it really does work great and their only complaint was of a vinegary odor while it dries. Now we just have to figure out what to fix. I’m thinking of breaking the handles off of some mugs so I can fabricate new ones. Loyal Reader Number Four’s not so sure about that, and since the goo was actually given to her, I need to tread lightly in this area.

Today’s Morrowlife Deep Question: What should I do with the Mighty Putty?

Morrowlife Financial Juggernaut update: I’m up to $6.34! Let’s see, how shall I spend the money?

Today’s controversy: Where do you think the cows have gone? My answer: Into an udder dimension.

Big celebration on Wednesday – it’ll be post number 600!

See you tomorrow.

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 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.