Places G'ma & g'pa have lived.

We grew up and met in Blackfoot, Idaho
Since marrying we have lived in;
Mercury, Nevada. Both worked a the Nevada Test Site, A bombs.
Logan, Utah, Utah State University
San Antonio, Texas (g'pa only, USAF Officer's Training School)
Rome, New York, Griffiss AFB
Amarillo, Texas (g'pa only, USAF Supply school)
Stephenville, Newfoundland, Canada (g'pa only) Ernest Harmon AFB
Blackfoot, Idaho (g'ma and kids only)
Columbus, Mississippi, Columbus AFB
Tucson, Arizona, University of Arizona
Concord, California, Worked in Berkeley; hippies, tear gas, cops, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture.
Corvallis, Oregon. Oregon State University, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Beaverton, Oregon, Bonneville Power Administration
Takasago, Hyogo, Japan, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (G'pa only)
Salt Lake City, Utah, Family History mission.

Hearing Aids & computer help desk

On Monday I got my hearing aides from Costco; $2,800. So far I'm not hearing much difference. Hearing women talk in class is my biggest problem. I hear only a little better in class, I think. I still ask for people to repeat what they said, maybe not as much. For things I can hear already, the hearing aids make it a bit louder and a bit "tiney" (tin like).
They are not at all uncomfortable. Hardly know they are in my ears. I have a followup appointment next week. We'll see what happens over time.
This is amazing; today I e-mailed McGraw-Hill Irwin computer help desk with a question about loading a test bank disk on our computer. It's for my econ text. About 2 minutes after I pushed "send" the phone rang. It was the help desk; an American who spoke perfect English clearly ansered my question. What a surprise in view of the many complaints about poor help desks manned by foreigners.
grandpathegrump

Global Warming

"Campaigners for cutting greenhouse emissons scare us by proclaiming that a warmer world is a worse world. My dangerous idea is that it probably won't be.
Some bad things will happen. For example, the sea level will rise, drowing some heavily populated and fertile coastal areas. But in compensation, Siberia may become the world's breadbasket. Some deserts may expand; others may shrink. Some places will get drier, others wetter. The evidence that the world will be worse off overall is flimsy"
Paul C. Davies in "What is Your Dangerous Idea?", page 43

Westview Lacrosse

Thw Wildcat lost last nite to Jesuit by 1 point! I think that is pretty good considering Jesuits' reputation.

Jon has a game this Friday,the 4th,8pm @ Westview vs. Beaverton
Tues,8th,8pm @ Sunset
Fri,11th,8pm@ Aloha
Tues,15th,8pm@ Westview vs.Southridge
Tues,29th,8pm@ Westview vs.Jesuit
Fri,May2nd,8pm,@ Beaverton
Tues,6th,8pm@ WV vs.Sunset
Fri,9th,8pm@WV vs Aloha
Tues,13th,8pm@ Southridge
Please come to a game sometime!