Apologies For Any Video Play Back Problems

I recently learned that my Vimeo supported videos have turned out to be problematic for several of our blog readers. The videos don't load, they partially load, or they never stop loading. Well, that's not a good thing. While I do like the larger frame and higher quality playback of Vimeo, those "advantages" don't really mean much if you can't watch the video at all. Consequently, I'll go back to uploading the videos on YouTube which has worked for everyone.

Speaking of video, I have several video projects to assemble at the shop...a progressive series on testing the front engine on the Cessna 337 and another of attaching the wings on the Brazilian 206. All it takes is time which, lately, I haven't had much extra to work with up at MMS. Video takes time...and right now everything is taking time at the shop. An ambitious program of change, rightly embarked upon, timely and supported by the entire group, is challenging each one of us on a daily basis as we work together to refine concepts and new processes "on the fly" so to speak.

It's all good, but today if feels more draining than usual. Maybe it's the additional 4-7 inches of snow we're supposed to get over the next 24 hours. You know, I could really go for an ocean breeze, salt air, and warm sand under my feet right now. A walk to the end of the Seal Beach Pier and a burger and a malt at Ruby's Diner would be nice...or maybe a fish taco grilled over mesquite charcoal at Walt's Wharf. Or maybe a burrito at Surf Taco in Sunset Beach...Maybe it's the fact that we've only seen the sun six days out of the last thirty and we had to travel to Denver to get three of those sunny days...even the Olympics are all about snow...

Tomorrow we're having our twice a month staff meeting at MMS. I'll lead a discussion about our new procedure for tracking man hours (initiated in January) and I'll go over our new apprentice performance review process (instituted two weeks ago). Dwight's presenting an overview of the mission's 2009 fiscal year. I need to write the next GroundCrew newsletter next week. The dogs are sleeping in their beds. Karen's harvesting crops in "Farmville" on Facebook. It's overcast, 25 degrees, and there's an inch of fresh snow on top of the eight inches left over from the previous sixteen inches.

Thanks for your prayers and your gifts which provide for the food we eat (tonight macaroni & cheese and green beans), the gas to heat this house, for the layers of clothes which keep us warm, and for the electricity which keeps us connected.