News from MN, 4/15/2007

Hi-es,

This months news in 5 seconds: Z&J Cruise, L visit, M&D visit, Z in
Nashville, N research.

This months news in pictures. Pictures are in jumbled order (new Vista
trick, using 'send to mail' allows for easy resizing, but tricky
ordering). Somewhere in the pile you will find 2 pictures of Zach and
Jessy from the cruise they went on with Jessy's family last month. The
Zach buried in sand photo is slightly R-rated, so keep it away from the
kiddies.

Laurie was in town for a few weeks, doing a convention and visiting
lots-of-folk. Helen offered up her apartment as a place for her to
stay. And Toozie (Helen's dog) lucked out and got lots of extra walks
with Laurie. The first photo shows Helen trying out a session of
Laurie's alternative healing therapy. It involves focusing energy
through hands. She has lots-of-folk who can feel something when she
does this, including Helen, but not me. Laurie is loving Asheville and
will likely buy a condo there.

Me Moms and Dads also visited for a week. The 2 beagles did well,
although young Flash was convinced Toozie was a attractive woman dog.
Various dog photos in the pile, including Zach testing Flashes leaping
limits. Helen picked up some flower arranging tips from the master
flower arranger Mom.

Zach did another crazy car thing. He and one of his friends, Brad, flew
down to Nashville on Tuesday and drove a blue Subaru back, 12 hours
through rain and snow, in time for Zach to get back to work on Wednesday
morning. Another car of the same color and type found some ice this
winter and got totaled, so they are in the process of a parts transfer
(see blue cars photo).

Heard a bit from Nick this week. His trip to visit Emily in Scotland
went well. He has been "Busy to death, as we say in Chinese!", but
enjoying the piles of school work he has to do. He accepted a research
job this summer in Virginia Tech, about 2 hours NE of Laurie in
Asheville. Will be creating and programing a 2D 24 speaker array to
create a 'Aural Matrix Haptic Display Interface'.

Helen and I are taking off next weekend for 2 weeks in NH, NY, and
Boston. Doing various things, including looking for a place to stay in
Syracuse. Tune back in in 3 weeks, same bat time, same bat station
(batman lingo), and will report on said adventure.

Bruce