Author: brucewinter

Greets, Summer is almost fully cooked here. Proud to say I survived another set of record temps without an air conditioner. Nick and Zack are not proud to say this, and they almost did not survive. IBM Rochester celebrated a 50 year anniversary. We all sat in chairs in a parking lot in 100 degree…

iH, bw reporting in. All is well on the Eastern front. Got nasty hot lastweekend, but we finally got some rain this week. Helen and I have been having fun on various adventures. In the firstphoto, you can find her dog Toosi taunting her as she is stuck knee deepin mud and her not-so-valiant boyfriend…

Happy 4th + 4, I celebrated the 4th by watching the Miles City 4th of July parade live,from my living room. One of my MisterHouse friends who moved to MilesCity a few years ago sent me a link to a live Internet feed he had setup. He zoomed in on Mom and Dad and the…

Happy Summer Solstice+3! A fun weekend was has here, blowing bubbles and writing chess programs. We were going to play tennis with Nick on Sat. and go autocross racing with Zack on Sun., but it rained, so we stayed home and enjoyed the raindrops. Rainy days are good for bubbles, as the high humidity lets…

Hello with Jello, Speaking of jello, did you know that egg yolks, when left on the counter for 2 days, turn into yellow jello. And into something a bit less appealing after 4+ days. We had nice visits from both brother Mal and N/Z cousins Crystal and Hedi Gates. Malcolm dropped by for an overnight…

Yo-yo to all yo-yo fiends, And hello as well to those who don’t yo to the yo. Nick as survived his first week at the IBM. His mentor predicts it willtake a month of learning before he will be of much use. This week thechallenge was to read as many technical documents as possible withoutfalling…