Good day today because it was so common. Ran a few errands, cleaned the house, paid bills.

Cooked chicken for Buddy Tip Toe and discovered that he loved it! Might be just that it's a change f rom the usual canned variety but no matter. One more thing he likes. I think I'm going to try hamburger too.

I've been conscientiously trying to avoid spending too much time on news sites. In early afternoon I played with the Arduino again. This time I learned to make a small motor turn on and off. The components are often very small and I'm having trouble reading part identifiers, for instance, to say nothing of the microscopic manual. I purchased a headband magnifiers with dual lenses, a loop lens and adjustable LED lamp. Sure made completing the circuit easier.

But I also checked out the news. Can't help it. I'm an info junkie.

From that fast scan earlier what remains in my head includes:

Terrific. Another heavily armed group (some Pacific Northwest Militia) showed up at the bird sanctuary in Oregon. The first group (the original Bundy crowd) doesn't want the second group there or involved. So now the second group is staying off the actual sanctuary but is surrounding the first group and providing "security." Can't see how this doesn't get more interesting.

Meanwhile, I got the latest issues of Science News Magazine and Food Network magazine.