Category Archives: Movies, TV, Podcasts

Thursday – 1/5/2017

Snowman still standing. 

Meeting at Bard with Ole Breuning. Safety Committee. Joe Ahern, Warren St neighbor we met at Ted and Anne’s house last Sprjng was there. He is working on risk management. Very good meeting. They are actively envisioning what building to try out.

Directory at Bard Admin Bldg.

 

Stopped at Otto’s in Germantown on the way back. 

Ole dropped me at the library. I worked on new DOG website. Had lunch at Red Chopstick. Long nap. Karen went to see movie The Harder They Fall at Bliss Tower. 

Monday – 12/19/2016

Got up at 6:30. PT with Anna Marie Zeitsmann at 9:15. Making progress on shoulder. Set up daily alarm to do exercises. Karen left for Cambridge and her Soup Group. 

Set up living room. 
Sorted through lots of DOG paper and trashed everything but an archive for this year.

Hot sausage spaghetti sauce. Karen returned about 7pm  Watched penultimate Goliath episode  

 

 

Saturday- 12/17/2016

Woke up to snow. Final depth by 11 or so approx 5 inches. Took a slow walk up Warren to Farmers Market. 

We keep taking these somewhat less than favorable selfies.


Opened DOG. I worked on HAL stuff then read Brigid Dorsey’s BP. She came by at 5pm. 

Made farro with vegetables to go with leftover mushroom carrot loaf. 

Watched two parts of Goliath tv series with Billy Bob Thornton. Excellent. 

Friday- 12/9/2016

    Set up of shoulder scrunch w back against wall.

 

 

PT w Anna Marie Zietsman.

New reading and a DVD documentary at library.

Telecon w Matt Almeida. 

Spent most of day in HAL volunteer management software selection process. Arranged demo next week. Finished use case. 

Small amount of time editing Angry (Old) White Guy essay.

Went to movies. Saw Allied. Old fashioned but effective. 

Tuesday – 12/6/2016

Long breakfast at Bob’s. Review of Karen trip to New Mexico with Dorothy Nelson   Talked further about shutting down the physical gallery. Time to explore online exhibition software. 

Ship going up the Hudson. Saw top of the ship over the Promensde when we came down State St. caught it at foot of Front.

Ship going up the Hudson. Saw top of the ship over the Promensde when we came down State St. Caught it at foot of Front.

Worked more on Angry (Old) White Man essay.   Continue reading →

Monday – 12/5/2016

Got to sleep at 2:30am after picking Karen up at Albany airport. Woke up at 7:30. Couldn’t go back to sleep so I got up. 

Spent some time working on H-C. Most of day taken up with Angry (Old) White Guy essay. Listened to more Chomsky, some Stiglitz lectures. 

Took Dima Dimov picture to UPS for shipment to relatives in Canada. 

Lamb chops for dinner w two color chopped cabbage salad. 

Watched two more sessions of Icelandic TV serial Case. 

Tuesday – 11/22/2016

New blood pressure cuff for CMH project.

New blood pressure cuff for CMH project.

Full day of work for UTM getting ready for Melville presentation tomorrow. 

img_4324Dinner st Dave Drake’s new apartment on New St in Catskill. SJ Williams and Pauline Decarmo came with us. Lots of talk about movies and books. Reviewed yesterday’s movie Moonlight.img_4328

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Dave’s apartment looks well fitted out including space for his painting work. 

Monday – 11/21/2016

Drove to Albany with Karen for visit with Dr. Rivard about hydrocele in left testicle. After one look and heft he said he wouldn’t try to talk me out of the operation. Now scheduled for 1/28/2017.

Started reading The Attention Merchants  img_4320

Went to movie, Moonlight. Very good.img_4321

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Fire station Delaware Ave. Albany NY

UTM telecon on the way back. Seth is possessed about Wednesday meeting with Melvilles. Talked further w Gayle Gendron about a couple of slides about benefits and marketing. 

Watched first of six part tv series The Night Manager. 

Sunday – 11/20/2016

Woke up to snow. Karen saw big fluffy flakes about 4am. Made banana pancakes using big griddle. Worked well. 

Took a walk up Warren around 10. 

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In 7th St Park

In 7th St Park

Stopped at Carrie Haddad Gallery for a good show – inside/Outside.. Talked w Gail Peachkn about her group show at LB Building.

Worked on Keynote story about October RoadTrip. Got part way through Pittsburgh..

David Murphy stopped gallery. Talked about library and Hudson, Trump and Jack.  He looked at all the books. Bought three.

More snow flurries at 6pm

More snow flurries at 6pm

Watched end of year 3 The Fall. Ponderous rhythm. Intense psycho drama.