We started our trip across the country...
We, well I, anticipated a July 1st departure. Lots of complex reasons for the delays. Including moving things out of our house after a temporary rental situation fell through. 
We’ve started…
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Hope fulfilled
Several years ago, I planted blueberries with the anticipation that my kids would be able to pick them. I planted figs with the same hope. Today was the fulfillment of that hope
4th of July cake
Blueberries and currants are both ripe in our garden. So this is our Fourth of July cake chocolate lava cake, whip cream, and fresh berries.
New Audio in Nessa?
Our kids decided to call our 2008 Toyota Sienna "Nessa" which is short for Vanessa... But it is time to upgrade the maps feature and make hands free calling much easier. I'm looking at options but would like to spend less than $1,200. Actually less than $900.
Here are some videos about the process via YouTube
This is the stereo shown in the video: https://www.crutchfield.com/p_130AV2550/Pioneer-AVH-2550NEX.html
https://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/Car/DVD+Receivers/AVH-2330NEX
Crutchfield says though:
Installation notes:
When you replace the factory radio, the factory navigation system won't work anymore.
If you plan to bypass the factory amp, we recommend replacing your vehicle's low-impedance speakers with standard 4-ohm aftermarket speakers to avoid damaging your new radio. If you want to keep your factory speakers, you'll need to add an aftermarket amplifier.
When you replace the factory radio, the factory DVD player will still work, but audio will only be available through the factory headphones.
Put a USB 3.0 outlet in the van? https://www.petreldata.com/product/hardwired-2-4-amp-usb-vehicle-power-adapter-with-in-line-fuse/
I've been looking at this head: https://www.amazon.com/Kenwood-DDX9707S-Capacitive-Multimedia-Receiver/dp/B085TP4FML/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2YZZVT8I6DZL6&keywords=kenwood+9707s&qid=1687586990&s=electronics&sprefix=kenwood+9707s%2Celectronics%2C248&sr=1-1&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.2b70bf2b-6730-4ccf-ab97-eb60747b8daf
And this one: https://www.amazon.com/DMX9707S-6-95-Inch-Capacitive-Wireless-Bluetooth/dp/B084BWS2YZ/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2YZZVT8I6DZL6&keywords=kenwood+9707s&qid=1687586990&s=electronics&sprefix=kenwood+9707s%2Celectronics%2C248&sr=1-2&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.2b70bf2b-6730-4ccf-ab97-eb60747b8daf
or these prices from another vendor: https://www.crutchfield.com/g_462350/Apple-CarPlay-Compatible-Receivers.html?tp=72357&pg=2&fa=1#&avf=Y&nvpair=AG_Type|ffCD&nvpair=AG_iPod/iPhone%20Control|FFNavigation_App_Compatible_@iOS@_&nvpair=AG_Audio_and_Video_Inputs|FFAudio@@video_(Rear)&nvpair=AG_Camera_Inputs|FF1_Or_More_Inputs&nvpair=AG_Steering_Wheel_Control_Compatible|FFAdapter_Required
https://www.kenwood.com/usa/car/caraudio/navigation_multimedia/
Best Buy is cheaper than local:
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/searchpage.jsp?_dyncharset=UTF-8&browsedCategory=pcmcat1493672433779&id=pcat17071&iht=n&ks=960&list=y&qp=carstereosscreensize_facet%3DScreen%20Size~6.95%20inches%5Ebrand_facet%3DBrand~Kenwood&sc=Global&st=pcmcat1493672433779_categoryid%24abcat0302012&type=page&usc=All%20Categories
Awesome kids
For Christmas I got Hugh a puzzle game. This motioning he was following the instructions to arranging the pieces in the suggested shapes. Total cognitive leap. 
We went to the Bob Keifer center for climbing, but Hugh was more interested in playing soccer than climbing. 
But Katja was all about climbing.
Working the weed removal
We had to do some blackberry removal today. It was encroaching on our fence. We took to the offense by cutting it on the outside of our fence line. It was 7-8 foot tall and some stalks were 1.5″ thick.
We also weeded in the front yard by pulling weeds and cutting down the flowers. 
Time got short and we just cut the yellow flowers off
Newish iPhone
After about six years, a screen replacement and three battery replacements it seems like I’ve got a new iPhone. The old SUV is starting to not be able to handle the new apps.
Computing Notebook with command line tools
I have been working on several data science projects which use BASH, Perl, golang, Python, sed, grep, and several command line applications. I would like to move these projects over to something like a Juypter notebook. I would like to create a notebook which has access to all the tools in my toolchain or my workflow.
Here are some links I am looking at:
Golang
https://techstacks.io/posts/7076/interactive-go-programming-with-jupyter
https://levelup.gitconnected.com/running-golang-on-jupyter-notebook-f7f9fba37812
https://github.com/gopherdata/gophernotes
C
https://jupyter.brynmawr.edu/services/public/dblank/CS240%20Computer%20Organization/2017-Fall/Notebooks/The%20C%20Programming%20Language.ipynb
C++
https://github.com/jupyter-xeus/xeus-cling
https://hub.docker.com/r/jupyter/datascience-notebook/
Multi-language
https://github.com/minrk/allthekernels
https://z-uo.medium.com/jupyter-with-multiple-languages-1ae58e98dc8e
https://vatlab.github.io/blog/post/sos-notebook/
https://nteract.io/
https://github.com/twosigma/beakerx
Climbing Kids
I took my kids climbing today. It was an early morning with a 7:15 am departure. Becky was there to cheer us on. Managing two active kids and setting top ropes is just beyond my current capacity. This was Hugh’s first time climbing with ropes. Katja, much more experienced has moved from being satisfied with half an assent to cheering when toping a route.
Publishing on typing analysis
For a while I have been looking for a venue to publish my work on typing analysis. Finally there are some journals for this sort of work.
Linguistic Issues in Language Technology
https://journals.colorado.edu/index.php/lilt/about
Journal for Language Technology and Computational Linguistics (JLCL) (requires LaTeX)
https://jlcl.org/about/submissions
NEJLT: Northern European Journal of Language Technology
https://www.nejlt.org/ (requires LaTeX)
OLAC+LRMI
The Journal of Language Teaching and Technology
https://italian.rutgers.edu/news-events/journal
Language Learning & Technology
https://www.lltjournal.org/submission-guidelines/ (Requires MSWord)
https://www.lltjournal.org/