Alex is making some attempts to enter the workforce! He's filled out some applications, and this week Wednesday he had an interview at Culver's. Unfortunately I think he was a bit too restrictive on the times he can work. They were supposed to call him back in a few days but so far they haven't. I know they've been hiring 15-year-old kids, but they didn't hire him on the spot like I thought they might. Well, here's hoping. Softball lost again this week, we played another one-win team in the league in a battle for the cellar...and came up short. We held with them for a while but eventually they pulled away. But another team lost too so we're not in sole possession of last place, at least. This has been the week of the global research summit at work, every couple years ZB research people from all over the globe come to Warsaw and we all meet and find out what's been going on. It was a good meeting, though a bit longish especially the first day when we were there until 8:00, but there was the mandatory fun thing (a gathering at 110 Meatery in town, which I've never been to. It was nice, but I find those sort of things to be extremely uncomfortable). Finally this week, we bought a new couch. Well, new to us. Nancy across the street told Beth about Home Sweet Home in town, which is an antiques-used-furniture-and-junk store that we've known about for years but never gone to. Turns out, it's really pretty nice and they have some good used furniture. We found a matching couch and loveseat, being sold separately, that we had to move on quickly because people both in front of and behind us were also looking at (and we beat one couple with the sale). We just wanted the loveseat, which was in really good shape for being used. It reclines on both sides, and has a storage space in the center for remotes (I guess) and cupholders. So we're going to try to get rid of the couch that we all hate.