The Gum Tree for 2004 October 12

It has been a good week and we have been really busy. I am now in a Lab where we are taking EEG measurements of each other, and other neat stuff. I also saw a video of a guy in a wheelchair that was able to move his chair forward or backward by his EEG monitoring. They had him hooked up to this EEG Machines and with his thoughts he could predictably move his chair back and forth. It is really amazing what people are able to do nowadays. The reverse engineering of the brain will create a whole new field of human adaptation, and it will be very interesting to see where it will be in 60 years or so. Perhaps Louise will be able to get some new high definition eyes in the future, but if not we will not be disappointed. "Quality of Life" as they say is just as high for her as any sighted person (she is probably much happier than most sighted people actually, and that is much more dependant on the way she lives life not if she can see a rainbow). School is much the same as ever. Sunday, however, was eventful because of the visit by Geneal and family for Louise's birthday. They are a wild bunch of kids. I realized how very unsafe and non-child proof our home is as well. That cast Iorn stove in our living room is a really interesting item for a two year old, but not very safe at all. Geneal made a wonderful dinner for us of chicken parmesean pasta, carrot salad and a strawberry cake. It was nice to visit with the family as well.