All I wanted was an oil change

So I got into the Prius this morning to take it to the mechanics.
(Yes, I know. Real Men, and Real Women, change their own oil. Well, I do too — on the lawnmowers. I just prefer to have people who have more expertise than I do the maintenance on the cars I and my family [...]

Brown

Kenny and I have the same color belts again, though he got his four months ago. This is belt #7, but this and the next (red) each take longer than each of the first six. They’re the first of the advanced belts. Then there’s high red, and the fun really starts…

A blast from way, way in the past

Labor Day Weekend, 1985. (YouTube video, low quality unfortunately.)
Another video from the same show will go public soon, I hope…

Goals and victories review (Sep 09)

Goals:
(Recreation and fitness)

Blue belt done
Green belt done
Brown belt progress
Climb an Adirondack high peak done x 2
Complete my electronics project (the WSG)

(Work)

Rewrite polarimeter software 
Complete next experiment (HAPPEX-III) progress

(Home)

Organize shed done
Repair house exterior

(Financial)

Reduce debt y y n n y n n y? n – – - / N(y(n) means we did (did not) meet my specific debt [...]