The heat was incredible at work this week, but I still manage to find the joy. However, I've decided to begin working towards a new career in programming. It may take a year or two but becoming a grampa has given me a new drive to pursue some of my latent desires. I've had a lot more success with being present lately.

Lucy is gearing up to try her new online piano lessons this fall. She already has students in Russia and Brazil.

Deep Red wins again. I am improving though. I may have had him in zugzwang at one point, but somewhere I threw away the advantage. I beat some other intermediate level players today.

I'm now a grampa. Ben and Sara gave me pictures of their new addition to the McLean family to put on Oil Seller. The pictures look spectacular on Oil Seller's quality monitor.

Well it's back to work. I won't be spending as much quality time with Oil Seller for a while but I could use a little exercise at this point anyway. My book is coming along well and I hope I can still work on it a bit through the paving season.

Starcraft II is here. Luke and I have been playing on-line and of course I get my ass kicked constantly. I'm just not quick enough with the controls. Tactically I can compete but physically I'm just not smooth.

Nothing like a sound wholloping from Deep Red to remind me that I’m not really the master of anything. But I’m not my mind. Disidentify. Starve the pain-body.