I hope everyone that was in the path of the lunar eclipse was able to see it. It was a beautiful thing. Fortunately the rain didn't show up and we had a great view in the Seattle area.

Wednesday morning I got a call from my daughter Katie. She was in the hospital with MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus). Nasty shit. She had it on her face. They did some draining and pumped her full of antibiotics. Thursday they installed a Picc line so she could administer her antibiotics when she got home. Zoe and I picked yesterday and brought her home. Today the swelling is almost gone but she will be on the IV antibiotics for another week. She will be able to go back to work in a few days. There seems to be an outbreak of MRSA her on Whidbey Island. No idea how Katie caught it.

Good news from my other daughter, Jenny. Her husband, William, returned from Iraq January 1. He just got his promotion to Staff Sargeant and Jenny was promoted to the manager of the doors and windows section of the Home Depot where she works. And they had an offer accepted on a house they want to buy. They are excited

Zoe's mom, Gerry, is doing about the same. We went down last Sunday and the Tuesday before that. The Tuesday visit was also a conference with the staff. Among other things we discussed the DNR (Do not resuscitate) form. Not an easy thing to do. In the conversation we discovered that the social worker and her psych doctor had parents with Alzheimer's. We already new that her medical doctor's late mother had Alzheimer's. They are all very sympathetic with our situation. We usually see Gerry in the evening. This was an oportunity to see her in action doing the day. It was not pretty. She was yelling and hitting out. They think something is bothering her, probably pain, but she can't tell them. The staff is doing what they can. They are so patient. We just wish they were closer. We will be going back down on Monday.

I've been working on a new strap design for gordy's camera straps. I'm pretty excited about this one. I have a few adjustments to make and then take some pictures of it in action.

Now for some links.