Had a breakthrough yesterday at work.  For the last few weeks, I had been
chasing a bug for this upcoming software release.  Well, it turned out it
wasn't a software bug, it was a hardware bug.  Turns out the lab tech. put the
pins in the wrong order .  So, due to someone screwing up placing 2 out of 3
total pins, I ended up chasing a ghost for 3 weeks of holiday, weekend, and
3rd shift hours.  Yes, I'm happy the problem is found, and yes I'm irked by
the stupid problem.  I even managed to go to bed at a decent time last night
for once.  I still have some more issues to work through, but those don't seem
to be a big deal at the moment.

As for my ongoing truck saga.  I was informed by the dealer that my front left
seal was going out on my truck.  So, last weekend I took my truck home to my
local mechanic to do the work.  An hour later, we get a call informing me that
the seals were just fine.  Once again, it pays to get a second opinion from
someone you trust.  So much for morality these days.  

Otherwise, spent the weekend out on the farm resting up for the week ahead. 
Helped Dad with castrating 5 bulls into steers.  You'd never know there was a
mad cow crisis out in the country.  Live cattle prices have rebounded and are
actually higher than they were before the scare.  I guess farmers have short
memories.  There are going to be some burnt buyers sooner or later as the
market won't support these dollar+/pound cattle prices.  Oh yeah, I even
dragged out the log splitter for a few hours of fun and frivolity and back
soreness at the wood pile.  I'm just living the high life. 8)  Shoutout to
Garou!