Don't do this to me guys.  NO ACTIVITY for a couple of days now. I am
about to have my progress slow to a crawl due to the City kicking us
 out of my hangar during repair to the roof from Hurricane Ike.  It
has been delayed but they are telling us now that we are out in ten
days.  I need y'all to be making progress and asking questions so I
can enjoy vicariously!!!

I may be able to wire my panel up on the dining room table.  Also,  I
may still make some progress as well on the turbo manifold.  Can't
complain much though, the engine, while still needing some tuning, is
starting consistently and is getting tweaked.

Also, this will allow me to spend time with my son.  He is 14 days
old.  Charles David Barber...Charlie....I think it has  a friendly
sound. Never expected to be a dad and now I am a single dad at
FORTY-EIGHT years old. DOH! (if I have figured out what caused
it....see, I should have been building more...well, unless it happened
at the hangar <g>).  Poor kid, he will never know a young dad <sigh>
The mother (I can't call her a mom) will be out of the picture for 3
to 10 years. <g>.  No joke she turned out to be a con artist and is in
prison.  Sentencing is the end of this month.  She already took the
plea. Kinda a Madoff "light"  She likely "got pregnant" thinking
should could trap me, and as the judge said according to her mother,
to gain sympathy in front of  a jury. A real bad apple.  Yeah, 20/20
hindsight and all.........

Yeah, I know and understand the comical elements of a cop/lawyer
dating (on and off) a woman who was a con artist.  Uh, it would be
much funnier if it were not happening to me. Must have figured I gave
her credibility for her scams involving millions of dollars.  I did
think she had some emotional immaturity but originally chalked this up
to her being 15 years younger than I......not criminally crazy. I was
not a financial victim, well, except kids are expensive <yikes>.  And
yes, for those still reading, I took the paternity test.  15 of 15
markers are identical.

So, since I am a firm believer that it is not what happens to you in
life but how you handle it,  I will make the most of this path that
has been laid out before me.  Wow, a son...who would of thought?
Sorry if the last part of this post is not rotary related, but I
consider you guys friends and I am all about sharing :-).

Hmmmmm, when I get back into the hangar (if the City does not play too
many games) I wonder where I can place the playpen?????  The kid wll
be able to tune a rotary by his first birthday....cheap help huh?   I
hope I will be a good dad.

All the best,

Chris Barber
Houston