Stupid being up on a "school night". I usually do this insomnia thing on a Friday.

1) Having a good time at work. New software is working. Now trying to slowly but surely bend the culture to support better forecasting methods that the software supports.

2) Family is all good, even if details could be better. Rob is not in a 'perfect' job. He's been put on a second shift position. Laura is doing well professionally and is working toward a new boyfriend. Sue's co-workers include many too sick to work right now, and the same with me. Don't know if it's really H1N1 but just know there's stuff going around and it looks to be a long winter. Nobody among us Eilers on sick call for the moment.

3) Doing battle with my company proscribed long-term maintenance drug provider. They goofed and sent the wrong stuff rather than calling when they had a vague instruction in a prescription. So, they've billed for and have been paid for the wrong stuff and want to be billed and paid again when a more precise prescription is sent for the right stuff......we'll see who wins this. Want to bet? I can be pretty tenacious. Remember, I specialize in getting the right material to the right place at the right time.

4) Still warm and fuzzy from our vacation. Had a ball (if you couldn't tell) and have come home relaxed and worked the last week and a half with the benefit of the refreshment.

So, except for some relatively minor windmill tilting, stuff is good here.

If you haven't checked in for awhile, be sure to keep reading in the blog (Facebookers, that's http://jimeilers.blogspot.com/ ) There is a selected set of pictures from the vacation trip posted last week. Just a few of many, many now in our archives here.

JRE