Flash of Genius: IPLAW, are you paying attention?

http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2008/aug/17/film-reveals-inventors-fight-over-car-wiper/

There was this guy in Detroit who had been an engineering professor at Wayne State University. he invented intermittent windshield wipers. He took his invention to all of the auto companies and a lot of things happened but they ultimately said they were not interested, and they turned him down. then they came out with HIS INVENTION! he had to sue all the auto cos, and he had a nervous breakdown, his marriage failed and finally he got somewhere with it but it was a mess. well, this was a HUGE story in Detroit. I remember it well. They are making a movie about it and I think it is great that they are finally telling this compelling story of this guy Robert Kearns.

Anyway the movie is starring Greg Kinnear as the guy I cannot wait to see it. Its coming out I think in October.

Maybe its all we have been through in the past 485 days, but something about this story and this film resonates with me. I have never invented anything, but there is an element of David v Goliath in this story, and at times I feel the same way. This kind of thing is what I'll bet makes a lot of people really glad they went to law school. I'll bet my friend IPLAWGUY would not put up with this! hahah Too bad he was a toddler when all of this happened.

This is a link to a clip of the preview:

http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809914818/video/8946851/20080723/150/8946851-300-wmv-s.68744984-,8946851-700-wmv-s.68744992-,8946851-1000-wmv-s.68744997-,8946851-300-flash-s.68745010-,8946851-100-flash-s.68745003-,8946851-700-flash-s.68745015-,8946851-1000-flash-s.68745023-,8946851-100-wmv-s.68744973-,8946852-2700-qtv-s.68745027-,8946852-10300-qtv-s.68745035-,8946852-6800-qtv-s.68745030-

They all went to church this morning,

I stayed home. I cleaned and organized our bedroom, put away some laundry, took a shower, cleared the breakfast dishes and then later I even did my nails. I have to look presentable for the big big birthday extravaganza later today. Bill is turning 43. Everyone is coming over: Aunt Dolly, her son Ken ( who is more like Bill's brother) his wife Laura and their two daughters.

Spencer always has fun at their church. He and grandma started the cake last night which took four times longer than if she had done it alone, and then today they are going to frost it. She made a delicious looking three layer German chocolate cake.