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Thursday – 12/29/2016

Utility trucks anticipating snow storm at Bob’s.

Breakfast at Bob’s Diner followed by shopping at Price Chopper. Started snowing before we headed home.

9am snow begins.

Back home in time for telecon with Nicole Marsalis about her resume. She is trying reenter the workforce after 12 yr. hiatus. Introduced her to functional resume. 

Walked to library in snow fall, spent rest of morning working on blog post about gig economy in the academy. Talked with library volunteer Ellen Henderson about winter and falling. Library staff give her a ride in bad weather . She is 92 yrs old.

Had soup at Cascades. Home in time to talk with Brigid Dorsey about her pro formas. Then refused and talked again. 

Walked to dinner with Ted Dewsnap and Anne Bertrand at their house on Worth Ave. Dinner is thanks for Karen’s lecture this Fall. Home by 10:15pm

 

Tuesday – 12/27/2016

PT with Corey Smith. Took boxes to UPS. Played with new camera.

From Columbia St.

Telephoto from Columbia St.

Went to library. Published a posting, “A Note on Jobs & Unemployment” (http://currentmatters.markorton.com/2016/12/a-note-on-jobs-unemployment/). At Karen’s suggestion left out paragraph about adjunct professors in the universities.. Might expand that into seperate posting.

Karen decorated some stuffed animals.

Neuron

This arrived in the mail from the Prison Policy Initiative.

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 – 12/16/2016

Temperature at 7 am.

Karen went to NYC. I worked on the volunteer management system for most of the morning. Brief conversations w Matt Almeida and Brigid Dorsey.

Left DOG closed  

Walked up to CMH for UTM mtg about the remote patient monitoring project. Very cold still. Mtg lasted until 4pm.

Walked down to Farmer &  Sons for HAL drinks with Board candidate Gary Sheffer. Miranda, Tessy, Carol Pledger & Lisa Dolan attended. He will add a lot to the Board.   

Karen returned at 8:30pm

 

 

 

Thursday – 12/15/2016

Cold weather is here. 21 degrees at 7am. Probably the high for the day. PT with a new person because Corey unavailable. She added new exercises. Also suggested moving computer screen closer to prevent craning of neck.  Continue reading →

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. 

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. 

Thursday – 12/8/2016

Up at 7. In factory by 8:30. More work on Angry (Old) White Man essay. Made new library business cards with new logo.

Then started on use case essay for volunteer management software for HAL. Also reviewed more software.

Talked with Brigid Dorsey about revising business plans  

Annual appeal mailed from HAL arrived. Looks very good. 

Made carrot-mushroom loaf for dinner.

Wednesday – 12/7/2016

75th anniversary of Pearl Harbor attack.

Up early. Worked on Angry (Old) White Man essay. PT at 9:30.

Dropped package off at UPS.  Building undergoing renovations.  Didn’t know that that end had a curved roof.

HAL mtg about Volunteers at Verdigris at 11. New Board member Carol Pledger. Emily and Brenda too. Very good discussion of volunteer program. 

Returned to work on volunteer management software  

Tennis at night.  Played much better than usual until last 20 minutes.  

 

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 →