Laserist, Greg and Lasermaster1977: this is exactly they type of guidelines I need and it is really helping me develop my electronic skills. Thank you so much.
Here is the 555 timer results. I adjusted the period and frequency to 80msec/12.5hz, and it looks like the pulses are positive. See scope image.
I am extremely tired tonight and this is about all I can manage. Tomorrow night we have the grandkids. So, I will resume the investigation Thursday night.
Thanks again for the guidance,
Greg, I do like spaghetti but can get a bad case of OCD from time to time - lol