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Here are a few of the things that Thomas Edison discovered don’t work for making a light bulb. Picture taken this summer at Greenfield Village. Part (barely) of my famous Workbench series.

Happy Monday. Pretty good day for me. I got several things done at work. Also commuted. That pretty much covers it.

The weekend was fine. As reported earlier, Loyal Readers Numbers Five, Six, and Twelve were here. LRN6 spent pretty much two entire days working on detailing their Honda. It looks great. Really great.

LRN5 substituted for us on the piano at choir practice on Sunday and also substituted as the soprano while Loyal Reader Number Two was accompanying us on the organ. At which they both did an excellent job.

Personally, I didn’t do any detailing. Took the Suburban for its badly-needed first free car wash. It’s definitely going again this weekend. Possibly on Friday, right before I take it to pick up the trailer for its badly-needed brake job.

The trailer has electric brakes, of course, which I’ve never worked on. I’m fully confident that I can fix them, though. They ought to be at least as easy as hydraulic brakes.

I think I need new solenoids. The brakes are grabbing really badly.

On the medical front, scientists have made an important discovery that may ensure several Loyal Readers a long, happy life. Or maybe it will just seem long. For everybody else, anyway.

I noticed one other article from the front lines of medicine that might have helped Loyal Reader Number One through his recent surgery. If only we had a banjo.

Juggernaut update: $7.76. I made 17 cents today alone.

Anyway. I can’t think of any other weekend highlights right now. And it’s past time for home evening. So I’m quitting.

See you tomorrow.

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 a guy I saw in a Chinese restaurant in an airport. Maybe in Chicago. But I don’t remember. Looks like maybe he’s been eating a little too much. Picture courtesy of the now-retired famous RAZR-cam. Part of my famous Statue series.

The need for new Great Art grows ever more desperate. Fortunately, we have a camping trip scheduled for Thanksgiving weekend. Plus, it’s a campground we’ve never visited before, so I’ll be looking at things with a fresh eye. So hang on for a few more weeks, Loyal Readers.

There’s also the ward Halloween party this Friday, if I can remember my camera. Which will probably be difficult, as I’m planning to leave the office an hour early and go directly from the station to the church. I’ll have to either leave it in the trunk in the morning or ask the Loyal Readers to bring it for me.

I hear that Loyal Reader Number One received his computer’s memory stick in the mail and got it installed today. Hey, it’s working great! It’s amazing how much faster your computer gets when you quintuple the memory.

Speaking of Macs, I ordered Office 2008 this afternoon. We get it through work for twenty bucks, so I couldn’t resist. I recently got iWork, which I like very much (although I must admit I’m still having a hard time wrapping my mind around its paradigm), and the latest Beta of Open Office works quite well on a Mac, but there are times when you would like to have Office. Unfortunately.

I also installed Office 2007 on my laptop today. I don’t hate it yet, but I haven’t really used it much so far. I’m sure it won’t grow on me.

Today’s Morrowlife controversy: Does this look like a good retirement home?

Financial Juggernaut update: I’m up to $7.29! At this rate, I’ll be able to afford that retirement home Real Soon Now.

See you tomorrow.

Here are Loyal Readers Numbers One and Two crawling around in the bushes at Clark’s Fork. I have no idea why. Part of my famous Camping series.

Another perfect weather day in the aptly named town of Sunnyvale. And I was indoors for 99.9 percent of the daylight hours. Sigh. Only four more years until I can retire.Theoretically , that is. I’d have to struggle to afford dog food in my hovel, of course. I have the motive; now all I need is the opportunity.

I heard from my old co-worker Jim today. He went to Florida a couple of months ago to take a really cool job at an Air Force base near Tampa. The job disappeared almost immediately, so he’s looking again. Poor Jim.

But that’s not what I’m talking about right now. When he left, he gave me three gifts: his small radio-controlled helicopter (just like the one I got myself for Christmas, except that this one didn’t break on its second day), his big RC helicopter, and his RC UFO. They’re all really cool, but I can’t use the big helicopter because its battery charger is missing, and I can’t use the UFO because its controller is missing.

Well, Jim just unpacked his household goods, and he found the missing pieces! He’s mailing them to me.

The UFO is fun, but it has just a single control – it’ll go either up or down. It has flashing LEDs and stuff, so it’s still cool. The big helicopter, on the other hand, is a real RC flying machine. It’s electric and self-stabilized, so it’s easy to fly (they tell me), and it’s big enough that it has to be flown outdoors.

I’ve played with the UFO when it was at Jim’s desk, but I’ve never gotten to fly the chopper. Looking forward very much to trying it out. I’m hoping for at least two or maybe even three flights before I ruin it. Let’s hope my extensive experience with the tiny one will translate up.

Called my Mom during the afternoon trip to the train station. It’s her birthday. Although I really shouldn’t need an excuse to call her. She’s doing fine and appears to have had a happy birthday.

We talked about LRN2’s recovery. I was happy to report that he’s doing much better in the last few days. He’s finally able to eat pretty much anything and is feeling well. Still can’t play the violin, though.

No new controversy today. Still waiting for Dave Barry to get back from travel.

As mentioned in yesterday’s comments, the musical road is back! I’ll definitely check it out next time I go down there. Thanks to Loyal Reader Number I Don’t Know Which for the tip.

That’s all for now, Vladimir. See you tomorrow.