Lots of stuff

Boss is out of town so I have been editing a paper for the umpteenth time since he has made more "suggestions" for the umpteenth time. I took some time out from editing to focus on one of my latest projects (also known as the "throw chris under the bus" project). This means I have been doing Split-Plot experimental design data analysis with Minitab. Minitab is my preferred statistical analysis package, I find it much easier then SAS and it will be interesting to see my boss' reaction to my use of it. I have used it for a number of years, but never as much as in my new job. My boss is big on "statistics", not that I have seen much in the way of real good statistics coming out of the lab, but that is a story for another day. Suffice it to say, Garbage In = Garbage Out and nothing will improve that. I may not be the smartest, but I have integrity.

I am taking advantage of my time in Greenville to do some planning for my house. The downstairs addition is coming along nicely and I am trying to figure out the downstairs bathroom. I am considering doing a tile shower to add a 3/4 bath to the laundry/entry area. I am discoverd a nifty system called the Kerdi system. You can read more about it here.

I also have decided it is time to buy an actual bed. The air mattress is starting to need air almost daily and has needed two patches. Yes, I really am that lazy that I am still using an air mattress. I used one in Clemson for about 5 months, so this is not that new of a concept. Jacqueline pointed me to Overstock, as they have shipping for $2.95 and a number of places are dumping their old mattresses. The regulations just changed on July 1 to require more strict flammability regulations. This is what Jacqueline works on nowadays. I did not see anything that jumped out at me, but I did find Mattress.com which looks like it might workout. I need to look into it more. Anyone have suggestions on where to get a really decent firm mattress in the middle of nowhere?