New Doctor
Met with Jeanne Pierce, PA at CMH. Low on personality, brief, not chatty, OK. Examined my left shoulder and suggested a round of Naproxen. Not much else.
Drinks at Spotty Dog with Sherry Jo and Pauline.
Category Archives: 2015
Sunday – 10/25/2015
Ghostly Gallop
Worked taking entering last minute runners into computer system. Sat with Marie Rasner and Jack Simpson. Then watched race. Almost 300 contestants. Lots of kids. Big Big success. Karen took pictures. These ended up on the library’s Facebook page.
Resupply for Office in Barn Project
Since I always underestimate we had to go to Lowes for resupply. Several sheets of everything, Needed material for the new display racks for front hall for Editions products.
Tied everything on top of car. Last time we did this was when we moved to Hudson in 2009. new floor under new carpet in bedroom upstairs. First time was undoubtedly for a trip to Somerville lumber back in 1977. Or even earlier.
Saturday – 10/24/2015
Norma Hart
Mass for Norma Hart
A supporter of HAL.
Only four people came to DOG that afternoon.
Music at Bard – The Orchestra Now
A long, over 2 1/2 hrs, program by this student orchestra.
Beethoven: Symphony No. 2
Weinberg: Cello Concerto
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11
Tuesday – 10/20/2015
Library Work
Spoke with Brendan Cranna about his family’s sponsorship of Ghostly Gallop. Lots of ruffled feathers.
Open House at Armory for Hudson River Bank and Trust Foundation. Holly Rappleyea, Marilyn Harrington, Sid Richter, Tony Jones. They stayed a long time and asked lots of detailed financial questions. Mostly about future operating support.
Monday – 10/19/2015
Spoke with Brigid Dorsey about cashflow and decisions about focus.
Very good Hollywood movie. Tom Hanks. Steven Spielberg
Friday – 10/16/2015
Richard L. Yatzeck
Re-read my 2012 letter to Dick Yatzeck after receiving yesterday’s surprise email from him that included the question about publishing it in “Lawrence Today” .
See: http://currentmatters.markorton.com/2012/10/russia-in-private-by-richard-yatzeck/
Spent most of the day at CMH to install UTM app on managers phones. Due to screw up by hospital only five people showed up.
Saturday – 10/10/2015
More work on office in barn, then pick up food at Letterbox Farm.
HAL information table at Farmers’ Market 11 to 1pm. Talked with quite a few people. More are aware and even enthused about the new library.
View out from table at Farmers’ Market
DOG Opening
Good turnout. Chinese food after the reception with David Drake, Liz Allen, Ellen Slotnick.
Friday – 10/9/2015
Breakfast at Bob’s – very bad shopping experience at Price Chopper. They have moved everything around and then we used self-checkout machines. Voices speaking before and after every transaction…….
Matt Almeida at 11:45am
HAL Program Committee mtg at library at 12:30. Extremely competent thoughtful group. Plans for outreach meetings to community individuals, then organizations. Gwen Gould, Ann Rosenthal, Miranda Barry, Emily Chaimeides.
Worked on taxes and then office in barn.
Thursday – 10/8/2015
Got up at 7am.
Worked on hanging new DOG show until 9. Spoke with Gwen Gould about business planning on phone.
HAL Fundraising Thermometer
Went to library for 10am ceremony.
Before
After – $1.2 million
The line up. Sarah Sterling, rep from Barrett’s office, Emily Chameides, MMO, Betsy Hamilton, Gwen Gould, Theresa Parsons
Back home by 11am
Hung up rest of DOG show. Looked for tax materials – worked on taxes – spreadsheets of transactions. Office project from 3:30 to 7pm.
Picked up roast chicken and rib dinners at Shiloh Baptist Church. reminiscent of CCC.
Wednesday 10/7/2015
The True Size of Africa
Stumbled on this on Zite. Wrote blog posting and put it on Facebook: ”
“The True Size of Africa” – immappancy revisited”
UTM
Met with Seth at 11am – updated various projects: CMH, Deepankr, Belvedere. Came up with alternative proposal for them. Will see if they are interested. Lunch at Bagel Tyme. Had not been in there in five or six years. Peanut butter on whole wheat bagel.
Met with David Ackerman. Typical short meeting. Reviewed Randy Johnston mtg in Chicago. Need to find out about Ole’s project??
Worked on office project for rest of afternoon.
Played tennis at Total Tennis from 6:45 to 9pm.