The weather was rather pleasant today, it was sunny and nearly 50 degrees outside. A big shift from the previous two weeks, in which the weather was in the teens. I took a jog outside to Revere Beach. Later in the afternoon, Ash and I took a walk in the city – and it was so crowded. It was like a summer day when Boston is filled with tourists. We ended up near the Christian Science complex and had a snack at a restaurant. We walked back to the The Last Hurrah and had a cocktail before going home.
Health Assisting
Today the Health Assisting teachers asked me to draw up a plan of their classroom so they can continue to be an accredited location for taking the CNA test. They have been a location for several years, however, for some reason the requirements to maintain that status has now changed and they must provide a fairly robust packet of materials in order to prove their worth. One part of that packet is a plan of the classroom as well as site plan showing how one enters the building and makes their way to the classroom. It was nice to utilize my architecture skills to help them out. Will post the plan below.
Ferguson
During the day, our French Bulldog named Ferguson, lives in a little area we create for him in the living room. It’s a fairly restricted area because his back legs do not work – which also means he has no controls over where and when he goes to the bathroom. So, we like to restrict the mess as best we can when we are not home. Today, upon entering the house after work, I found the little guy all the way on the other side of the house. No idea how long he had been loose, but I think he was taking a sun bath on the parkay floor.
Pi Radio Sound
Worked on the Pi Radio today. Needed to do some soldering to create a 3.5 TS audio jack to a 2 pin connector for an amplifier. I used a Raspberry Pi as a 5v power source since it was just sitting at my desk. The audio jack is plugged into my computer speakers and is now playing sound through the speaker in the Emerson radio.
Next thing to do is make sure the code on the Raspberry Pi is working correctly and plug the audio jack into it. I will make final connections for the digital encoders and then take everything apart of repaint the casing. Getting very close. Here is a short video of some audio coming from the radio.
Hall of Fame Photos
Back to work today after a long weekend. Brophy sent out some photos from the Hall of Fame event I attended last Thursday. Thought I’d post the relevant ones here of the soccer crew. Great to see everybody.
