Travers Day / Esther's Visit

Esther visited before she started school, and we went up to Travers Day at the Saratoga Racetrack.  Esther did not get into the racing spirit, but I would have won an award for best dressed, if there was one.  Think Iroquois Steeplechase infield meets John Deere Pride.  We had a lot of fun.

I did not like how when one horse fell on the track and had to be carted off it was referred to as "the horse broke down", like it was a car.  I have been around animals / commercial agriculture so I understand that its a business, but I think the race spectators should understand the implications to the horses health.  Perhaps I am just becoming a softie in my age.

I'm still working on setting up the apartment; I have almost finished with the kitchen goods, and am working on the living room / dining room areas.  I still don't have my clock - family foul play is involved.  I'm thinking of scuttling the hammock couch idea and going for a canoe couch instead, or maybe a rowboat.  Evidently my area is a little bit flood prone, so it would be awesome to always be prepared - just float out the window.

6 Weeks

I have completed about 6 weeks at KAPL.  So far, so good.  Learning so much, while getting to futher understand reactors.  Turns out they are complicated little buggers once you start to build them.  Also turns out that nuclear engineers are great at creating names for codes, but not so great at implementing them.  Really need to think of them as tools, where each tool has imperfections - like a crooked screwdriver or a rake handle with splinters*.

*Speaking of tools, DAVID GIVE ME MY BUCKET!