Tag Archives: David Murphy

7/12/2019 – work, tooth cleaning, HAL mtg., drinks

Friday

Breakfast at Bob’s followed by shopping. UTMH – write new collateral about billing process, Troy Web telecon. Talk with Matt Almeida. Tooth cleaning. Looks like another tooth in upper left is infected and should be extracted.

Send this note and pictures to Ted and Chad Silver in ref a conversation we had after doubles night on Tuesday.

Subject: Warhol and the Last Supper
Chad and Ted,

Here are some pictures of this work now at The School in Kinderhook. Chad, you are right about the materials.

This might be my favorite Last Supper. But I also really like the Tintoretto version. Looks like a bunch of inebriates hanging out.

HAL Fundraising Committee meeting at Miranda Barry’s house. New member, Charlie Whittingham, experience fundraiser. He dove right in. Theresa Parsons, Gary Sheffer and David Murphy also participated. Charlie will bring some fresh eyes to our issues.

Ellen Feldman arrived for a weekend visit. Ted and Anne came over for our biweekly drink. Lots of talk about Paris since Ellen has just returned from her three month stay there.

5/1/2019 – work, HAL, tennis

Wednesday

Lots of UTMH work throughout the day.

Met with David Murphy at Verdigris . Caught up on his personal goings on. He bought a house on the top of the hill up Rossman. Next to cemetery. Union St. house is for sale. Also talked about the fundraising committee. He agreed to participate. Always good to talk with him.

Played tennis doubles at CGCC. Played poorly with little rhythm. Bad serve. Last set played into the darkness was very good. Played with Paul Ambrose against Ted and Bob Gegen.

4/14/2019 – web projects, diary, tennis, dinner at Barnwood, photos from Holland

Sunday

Overall a sluggish day. Sore throat, low energy. Worked on various new entries for projects in the diary. Old writing that seems germane even after ten or more years. Me and Religion and Are We Over Taxed..??..

A little gallery sitting….saw David Murphy on the street. He is back from Ft. Lauderdale.

Photos from Jonathan and Nan

By chance I had seen photos from these fields on Facebook in the last couple of days. I pointed out in a comment that there are over a billion bulbs planted by hand. When Karen and I went on a tour of this area in early March 2017 we saw men dangling prone in a box hauled across the field by a tractor planting the bulbs by hand. The tractor driver was standing in the field nearby having a smoke. The tractor is guided automatically over the field by GPS or laser location.

Tennis with Ted at 4pm. Dead on my feet. Stopped by 5pm due to rain.

Dinner with David Drake at Barnwood.

2/20/19 – HAL, DOG, UTMH, tennis

Wednesday 2/20/2019

Finished up the DOG website forms for Karen. They are now set up as a database so she can export things En mass.

Good call with Miranda Barry about David Murphy and a foundation for the library. She had followed up on my conversation with David while we were in FL last week. Looks like a good opportunity to get a significant start on an endowment for the library. Also we talked about possible co-president arrangement.

Spent most of the afternoon with Seth. Discussed customer service requirements and lit of user manuals that Ryder Cooley needs to write. Reviewed bad service situation with Troy Web. Need to have a meeting with Anthony DeBonis to try to improve things. Also talked with David about his Slack account.

Spoke with Anita Harris for 30 minutes. More about her Mom’s house and all of the travails with her siblings.

Evening tennis was just so so.

4/27/2018 – library Board cocktail party

Thursday

Miranda Barry organized this party at Club Helsinki for HAL Board members current and past.

Kimberly Irwin, new Board member met up with Sharon Getty, past member. Teary reunion. Sharon was Kimberly’s grade school teacher.

Theresa Parsons looks on as Sharon Getty and Kimberly Irwin get reconnected.

Theresa Parsons and David Murphy

Brenda Shufelt, Anna Rachminov, Ginger Benedict

Janet Schnitzer, Ken Kraus

Tessy Keller, Gwen Gould, Lisa Dolan

Ginger Benedict, Emily Chameides, Anna Rachminov, Brenda Shufelt

Carol Pledger, MMO, Brigid Dorsey

Thursday – 12/10/2016

PPMP stuff waiting to be hung up for tomorrow’s gathering

Breakfast at Bob’s Diner followed by shopping. Then walk to library for Finance Committee mtg. Anna Rachminov, Marie Rasner, Theresa Parsons, David Murphy & Emily C. Very good mtg. Settled 2017 budget. Anna told me that I would be invited back on the Board in March. David confirmed at the end of the meeting.

Walked home to find Karen still preparing for tomorrow’s Prison Public Memory Project fundraiser. Five visitors to gallery. Worked on set up of Nextgen photo gallery plugin.

PPMP people showed up at end of day to set up.

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.

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

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.

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

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

Saturday – 11/12/2016

Walked to library with Karen. She went on to farmer’s market. I attended the Finance Committee mtg w Emily, Theresa, David, and Anna Rachminov. Marie Rasner was also there. Talked about 2017 414 referendum process. Also 2017 budget. Very enjoyable mtg.

Sat in library working letter to Noah. Library was very busy. Walked home. Gallery sat. Played tennis with Ted at 3pm.

As I cooked dinner Ksren talked about stopping the gallery. She says it isn’t making her happy anymore.

Watched Witness, a documentary about the Kitty Genovese murder. Very OC brother.

Friday – 11/4/2016

Met with David Murphy about HAL matters. Basement issues are sorting themselves out to pretty good satisfaction. He asked me to attend the next Finance Committee mtg.

Talked with Matt Almeida. Key topic is a lead tracking system.

Worked on RoadTrip Keynote piece. Went to courts for practice at 4:30.

Watched Citizen Four about Edward Snowden. A remarkable documentary.

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