We were thankful ...

• Just got back last night from Thankgiving break in KC.
• CS (FW's dad) died a week ago Saturday and was buried last Tuesday - DJW & NW dropped into Tulsa for visitation. FW has three houses and will live in the mansion on the hill.
• CG's son (NG) announced his engagement at dinner on Thanksgiving (marriage is two years off).
• Compass module issues - No PO from Alphabet until February (EJG is despondent) ; diode must change from S1D (200V) to S1G (400V); Transistor must change from FZT493 (100V) to FZT458 (400V); SPW to send sample to MH at IT&E.
• Much casual OT in November
• SPW & LCW straightening out issues
• Dem's in power after election - after some posturing, cut & run is inevitable. No one's buying what USA is selling.
• Getting some UL help from DG.
• In KC, HFW thought MCW was more social.

Another log on the fire ...

Here's a fat old man who was testing electronic compass modules in the north parking lot at work a couple of days ago. Kind of a low-tech setup, eh? Weather was nice but windy.

Tidbits:

* M turned 16 on Sunday last.

* It was Halloween yesterday but we only got one group through.

* L & M composed a paper about Wierd Al Yankovich yesterday for English

* M is learning matrix arithmetic in Algebra II and is filling electron shells in Chemistry.

* Good news! My PCB design package is now working (I got a new unlock code from the supplier).

* M got a "B" for his ill-fated Narnia presentation.

* The eCompass module asymptotically approches production, consuming manhours and embarassing for all involved. Typical.

* Twenty MMeters samples with PC/PET cases to ship today and I will seal terminals on Friday or Monday. After a cursory leak and gas test, they will go to customer next week.

* RFID project advances slowly. Maybe I should have done something else in life. A bit late to realize this now, eh?.

* No work from R or P. K calls regularly.

* Some kids painted grafiti on the garage but L painted over it.

* The cat, dog, and gerbils are all fine.