Hump day again ...

* Hot today (97) but cooler tomorrow (85)
* Still plugging away at RFID
* Bad news on Compass Module - customer want PV tests results (which we don't have) AND sales volume is low
* Ate pizza for lunch

Last Monday in August ...

* Guess WT will get award in November rather than September ... this might change our travel plans.
* NEW BOSS today (ABC) - my old boss (RAH) just became a PRINCIPAL ENGINEER today (while he was on vacation in the Ozarks). Hope all goes well.
* Hope prevented overdrawing my checking account with a timely deposit after lunch today (we'll see ...)

Friday night blahs ...

* Big storm in Chicago yesterday (high winds, flooding, lightning).
* KAR & JMR had slow traffic and slight flooding in basement.
* Emailed JMG this week (in response to her email) ...
* Yesterday I got a Visual BASIC program working with Microsoft Visual BASIC Express. Today I got the program working with Microsoft Excel Visual BASIC.

* And lastly ... they found one of the culprits responsible for bringing down the I-55 bridge near Minneapolis (below) ...

More of the same ...

* Put together this pretty picture of my RFID sensing distance problem to send to TI FAE.

* There was an earth quake in Peru last night and one of LC's colleague

(Matt 24:7 - For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places)

* It should hit the upper 90's again today but rain is coming Saturday to cool things down. Actually it is raining tocay (and cooler).

* Ate lunch with LC at Carlie Parkers.

My current nemesis ...

'Nuff said!

State Fair today ...

* Worked on RFID this week - developing and testing a tuning network - results are not spectacular.
* LC & I talked on the porch and in the bedroom this am.
* LC looked at my blog and found some typos.
* Plan to stuff bulletins and see the State Fair today (photos may follow).

(Posted on Monday am)

... After annoying MC all Saturday at the fair by taking photos with my toy camera, the photos were lost because the battery went dead. Must be a moral there somewhere.

...Went to church on Sunday, called Mom, and saw new Bourne movie (it was good). LC and I shopped and cooked ribs after dark. It was 100 degrees on Sunday.

Family Visit ...

* KAR & JMR visited us along with WT & DT. RMR was out of town at a wedding. Photo's are below.

KAR, JMR, LCW, DT, and WT by the Washington Park lagoon.

See the ducks in the background?

KAR & JMR settijng up for time delay family portrait on Sunday pm.

... More ducks ...

Photogenic JMR in the back yard.

WT in the back yard.

A toy balsa helicopter that I built this week (propeller is driven by sunlight)

The end.

Quick update ...

* PC called two days ago - might make it to Springfield on Saturday when KA & J are in along with WT & DT.
* RM will be at wedding in Missouri this weekend.
* Yesterday Dr. Edelson (head of D.A.N.) vistited Dr. D's and met with LC & examined PC. GREAT NEWS! He said that he saw no evidence of autism with MCW!