Well, looks like I have not been keeping up with my blog, bad me! First things first, I finished reading the book I got at Christmas, titled: Growing Up With Lucy, by Steve Grand, copyright 2003. Its a robotics/AI book. I love this book even though its not what I expected. I was hoping the book would more of a step-by-step, Young Frankenstein esc "How I Did It".

The book was actually more of a journal through the development of the Lucy robot as a platform for research. Steve Grand is a self educatated and self driven researcher. His writing is humorious and witty without being Fozzy Bear comedy silly and makes the theories and basic models for AI/Brain theory easy to understand. His book was very enjoyable to ready and is now one of my top favorite books. In other news, I've been re-focused on learning database design, Access databases and Power Shell scripting at work for United Health Care. Not only am I able to automate many of Security Admin tasks with Power Shell but I'm also able to leverage what Access offers in way of easy database query and reporting functions. I used to think Access was garbage, but its actually rather robust and I think it can actually offer something to the robotics community. I'm also taking what I have learned and applying it to the creation of a Hobbiest Parts Database in Access. I think it will turn out rather useful to anyone wanting to manage their parts, tools, electronics, even scrapbooking items. Once finished I plan to make it a free download. I think hobbiests will find it handy. In family news on 3/2/12 my parents home/farm in Menifee county, Kentuck was struck by an EF3 tornado. The damage was extensive but both my parents are ok. I've learned alot from seeing what a tornado can do and what types of items people need after a tornado. Sometime in the future I plan to make apost just about my experience with seeing peoples needs after a tornado and offer some advise and tips on how folks can volunteer to help after a tornado if so inclined Until my next post, Happy Roboting and may God bless you.