Weiss Family
Chronology 1ST Q 1997
Address
of new house is:
8211
Postoak Rd.
Potomac,
Maryland 20854
NEW
PHONE: 301 294 7479
JAN 03 BETH IS ACCEPTED TO ATTEND A COLLEGE/UNIV (MG)
IN ISRAEL FOR A YEAR. SHE HAS YET TO DECIDE BETWEEN THAT ONE AND ONE SHE HASN'T
HEARD A FINAL ANSWER ON (MTV). SHE SAID SHE LIKED THE OTHER ONE BETTER. I
ASKED,
"WHY DO YOU LIKE MTV BETTER?"
"BECAUSE THEY WOULD BE MORE RESPONSIVE
TO MY INTERESTS."
"OH. AND WHAT INTERESTS WOULD THOSE
BE?"
"I DON'T KNOW YET."
JAN 04 YEAR BEGINS WARM WITH A FEW DAYS IN THE 60s.
I SAW REPORTS FROM RENO, NEVADA (WHERE I LIVED IN THE EARLY 70s) WHERE THEY HAD
OVER 7" OF RAIN AND FLOODING. THE HOUSE I LIVED IN BACK THEN WOULD HAVE
BEEN UNDERWATER TO THE 2ND FLOOR (IT WAS WITHIN 100' OF THE TRUCKEE RIVER). I
ALSO NOTICED THAT IN EUROPE THEY HAD RECORD COLD WITH CANALS FROZEN FOR THE
FIRST TIME IN THE CENTURY.
JAN 04 GEORGE IS DOING A BIOGRAPHY FOR ONE OF HIS
CLASSES. HE CAME DOWN TO WATCH TV SAYING,
"DAD. I'VE NOW FINISHED ALL MY
READING."
"OK. WHO HAVE YOU READ ABOUT?" I
RESPONDED.
"UH. WAIT A MINUTE. IT'S COMING TO
ME..
(HE STATES THIS WAS A JOKE."
I ASKED HIM TO GO BACK AND OUTLINE
SOME THOUGHTS.
JAN 06 GEORGE, WHO HAS HIS EYE ON A PREVIOUSLY USED
'SEGA' ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM BEGINS TO DEVELOP A 'SEGA FOR IMPROVEMENT IN GRADES
CONTRACT'. HE SAYS THAT A FULL 2 GRADE IMPROVEMENT WOULD JUSTIFY ACQUISITION.
HE TRIED TO GET ME TO AGREE THAT B TO B+, ETC. WOULD BE THE EQUIVALENT OF 1/2 A
GRADE. I POINTED OUT TO HIM THAT IF THAT WERE TRUE, GOING FROM A C+ TO A B+
WOULD BE ONE AND A HALF POINTS. I HAVE MADE HIM REWRITE THE CONTRACT 3 TIMES SO
FAR. I THINK HE IS LEARNING A BIT ABOUT CONTRACT LAW (ANN THINKS IT A WASTE OF
TIME).
JAN 07 M FORGETS TO PICK UP CARPOOL- OOPS, GUILTY.
JAN 07 BETH, AT ORCHESTRA (JCC) PRACTICE GETS IN
CONVERSATION WITH HARPIST WHO SAYS,
H - HERE'S ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS OF ALL
HARP SEGMENTS (DEMO).
B - (AFTER LISTENING) - BUT THAT'S ONLY A
SCALE WITH SOME EXTRA NOTES, RIGHT?
H - WELL,
YEAH. THAT'S THE POINT.
JAN 08 BETH ACCEPTED AT MTV.
JAN 09 M SUPPOSED TO PICK UP CARPOOL BUT SCHOOL
DISMISSED EARLY FOR SNOW AND FREEZING STUFF.
JAN 11 ANN AND M WENT TO BETH'S CONCERT. SOME MAHLER
(INCLUDING A BARITONE SOLOIST), SOME WEBER, SOME DVORCHAK. TOUGH STUFF. THEY
HAD SOME ROUGH PARTS BUT REALLY VERY GOOD.
JAN 13 MYSTERIOUS STALLING (TWICE) OF THE FORD TEMPO
ON THE WAY HOME FROM CAR SHOP. I HAD BROUGHT IT IN TO HAVE OIL CHANGED AND
ENGINE CLEANED. THE LAST TIME I GOT IT STARTED SAYING "OK BABY, MAKE ME
PROUD" (LINE FROM 'BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER')
JAN 14 SOME DEEP SNOWSTORMS LATELY. OVER 300 cm IN
BOTH NY AND COLORADO THIS WEEK.
JAN 14 ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER CARPOOL MESS UP. THIS
TIME I THOUGHT I WAS SUPPOSED TO DRIVE BUT ANOTHER PERSON HAD PICKED THEM UP
WHEN I GOT TO B'S SCHOOL.
JAN 15 G - DAD, MY HEBREW CLASS IS GOING OUT TO
LUNCH. WOULD THAT BE OK AND IF SO, COULD YOU GIVE ME $7 FOR
IT?
M
- YES ITS OK. I'LL GIVE YOU $5. YOU SUPPLY THE OTHER $2.
G
- WHY SHOULD I PAY $2?
M
- BECAUSE YOU GET A GOOD TIME AND I GET NOTHING.
G
- THAT'S NOT TRUE. WHEN I GET BACK I'LL TELL YOU ALL ABOUT IT.
JAN 16 G - DAD, I WANT TO SELL MY IBM STOCK AND
BUY ANOTHER COMPANY.
M
- WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BUY AND WHAT DO THEY MAKE?
G
- THE COMPANY STARTS WITH A 'D' AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY MAKE, BUT ONE
OF MY FRIENDS AT SCHOOL SAID TO BUY
IT.
JAN 17 BETH RECEIVES NOTE THAT SHE IS ACCEPTED TO
RUTGERS (HOWEVER, SHE HAS DECIDED TO GO TO MTV IN ISRAEL).
JAN 18 BETH GOES WITH FRIENDS TO ONE OF HER FAVORITE
MUSICALS (LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS) AND DOESN'T LIKE THE PLANT'S VOICE BECAUSE IT
WAS TOO SQUEEKY.
JAN 20 BETH DRIVES TO LLW'S HOUSE. SPECULATES
INCORRECTLY ON DIRECTION OF FIVE OF SIX TURNS.
JAN 21-23 M
IN MISSISSIPPI. ON WAY BACK, I MET ANN AT THE WHITE OAK BUS STOP BY ACCIDENT.
JAN 27 BETH GETS DRIVER'S LICENSE - TOOK 3 HOURS AT
MVA. BEST LINE WAS WHEN BETH WAS LOOKING AT THE PICTURES OF ANTIQUE CARS FROM
THE 30s AND 40s AND ASKED ME, "DAD, IS THAT THE KIND OF CAR YOU TOOK YOUR
DRIVER TEST IN." LATER THAT DAY I
TOOK THE TEMPO INTO THE SHOP (IT HAD STALLED MYSTERIOUSLY ON JAN 13).
JAN 29 PICKED
UP CAR. STATION UNABLE TO DISCOVER ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THEY SPECULATED THE
ENGINE CLEANING HAD RESULTED IN WATER IN THE GAS LINE OR ENGINE. THEY SAID I
PROBABLY OUGHT TO USE DRY GAS ALL YEAR (EVEN IN THE SUMMER) BUT ESPECIALLY IN
THE WINTER FOR ANY CAR OVER 8 YEARS OLD.
FEB 01 WINTER
HAS BEEN VIRTUALLY SNOWLESS IN OUR AREA. FAR, FAR DIFFERENT THEN LAST
YEAR. HOWEVER, MARQUETTE, MICHIGAN ENDED
THE MONTH WITH OVER 90" OF SNOW (A RECORD) AND OVER 450" IN THE PAST
15 MONTHS.
FEB 03 GEORGE FLUBS LINE IN AUDITION FOR SCHOOL PLAY.
HE IS VERY UPSET. I ASK WHY HE WANTS TO BE IN THE PLAY. HE SAYS,
"BECAUSE PEOPLE WILL SAY THAT I AM COOL
AND BECAUSE I GET TO MISS SOME CLASSES AND BECAUSE I CAN PLAY CARDS WHILE OTHER
PEOPLE ARE REHEARCING".
SOUNDS
LIKE HE REALLY APPRECIATES DRAMA. HE ASKED BETH SEVERAL TIMES TO ASK HER
FRIENDS IF FLUBBING A LINE WILL ELIMINATE YOU. I ASKED WHY HE WAS SO OBSESSIVE
ABOUT IT.
"I'N NOT OBSESSIVE. I JUST REALLY,
REALLY WANT TO BE IN THE PLAY AND THAT'S ALL I CAN THINK ABOUT".
FEB 04 DRIVE THRU TELLER BANK ROBBERY WHERE ROBBER
SENT HIS 'STICK EM UP' NOTE TO THE TELLER VIA A TUBE AND RECEIVED PAYMENT THE
SAME WAY. PART OF DRAMATIC INCREASE IN BANK ROBBERIES METRO AREA WIDE ABOUT 60% INCREASE FROM 1995). ALSO HAVE SEEN
BIG INCREASE IN NUMBER OF POLICE KILLED ON DUTY (ABOUT 80% INCREASE).
FEB 05 TOOK SODA IN TO VET (CAT HAD BEEN HAVING
URINARY PROBLEMS). DIAGNOSIS: CAT NEEDS TO EAT MORE ACIDIC FOOD.
FEB 08 FIRST GOOD SNOWFALL OF YEAR. ABOUT 5".
FEB 09 BETH DRIVES WITHOUT ADULT FOR FIRST TIME (TO
MALL WITH A FRIEND HER AGE).
FEB 13 BETH DRIVES IN SNOW WITHOUT ADULT FOR FIRST
TIME (TO ORCHESTRA REHEARSAL).
FEB 16 GEORGE WANTS TO SEE THE RE-RELEASE OF STAR
WARS I. SINCE HE HAS SEEN THE VIDEO AT LEAST A DOZEN TIMES, I ASK WHY.
G -
WELL DAD, YOU REMEMBER THE PART WHERE PRINCESS LEAI IS ABOUT TO BE TORTURED TO
GET THE LOCATION OF THE REBEL BASE -- WELL IN THE RE-RELEASE, YOU ACTUALLY GET
TO SEE HER TORTURED.
FEB 18-20 M
IN JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI (4TH TIME IN 9 MONTHS). ON THE WAY BACK, DELAY OF ABOUT
4 HOURS IN ST. LOUIS (WEATHER).
FEB 20 B DRIVES FORD TEMPO SOLO FOR FIRST TIME.
FEB 20 G HAS FIRST SITTING JOB
FEB 23 BETH SLEEPS UNTIL 1230PM. THEN AT 330PM SAYS
SHE IS SLEEPY. SHE IS IRRITATED WHEN I TELL HER THAT TOO MUCH SLEEP ISN'T GOOD.
FEB 25 PRINTER
CLOGGED UP. M ACTUALLY FIXES IT.
MAR 04 ANN GETS FLU (>100°F). STILL SICK BY MAR 7 WHEN M GETS MILDER
VERSION.
MAR 15 M FINALLY NOT COUGHING AT NIGHT.
MAR 16 BETH DRIVES TO HEBREW ACADEMY BY HERSELF.
LONGEST SOLO YET.
MAR 16 BETH GETS A & M DISCOUNT TO HEAR SCOTT YOO
(UP AND COMING VIOLINIST) WITH WHOM HER ORCHESTRA PLAYED MAR 15.
MAR 19 MINIMAL SNOW. TOTAL FOR THIS SEASON IS UNDER
10". WHAT A CHANGE FROM LAST YEAR.
MAR 20 BETH DRIVES FOREIGN STUDENT (FR POLAND) TO
SOME DISCOUNT STORES IN ROCKVILLE TO EXPLAIN WHY MALLS ARE NOT THE ONLY PLACE
TO SHOP. SHE SAW SEVERAL FRIENDS FROM
SCHOOL THERE (PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN WHEATON). SHE TOLD ME SHE FELT INTRUDED UPON -
THAT HER BELOVED ROCKVILLE DISCOUNT STORES SHOULD BE ONLY FOR HER.
MAR 21-23 BETH'S FRIEND CHERYL DIAMOND OVER. M'S
MOM OVER 3/22
MAR 25 AND 26 TWO GOOD NIGHTS FOR COMET WATCHING.
MAR 29 BOTH WILDCATS, ARIZONA (winner of finals) AND
KENTUCKY) WIN IN SEMIFINAL NCAA DIVISION 1 CHAMPIONSHIP. THIS MAY BE FIRST YEAR
WHERE BOTH TEAMS IN THE FIANL HAVE THE SAME NICKNAME.
MAR 28 M
MELTS BLECH (DEVICE FOR KEEPING FOOD HOT).
MAR 29 GEORGE BREAKS DOWNSTAIRS WINDOW.
MAR 31 BETH DISCOVERS CLOTHESWASHER NOT WORKING (2ND
TIME IN TWO MONTHS THAT A SOCK HAD GOTTON BETWEEN THE DRUM AND DRUM CONTAINER.
Weiss Family Chronology 2ND Q 1997
Address of new
house is:
8211 Postoak
Rd.
Potomac,
Maryland 20854
NEW PHONE: 301
294 7479
MAR 31-APR
3 M IN OLYMPIA, WA. GOT WITHIN 40 mi OF MT RANIER. WAS BOOKED ON DC TO CHI TO
SEA-TAC FLIGHT BUT WENT DC TO DALLAS TO SEA-TAC BECAUSE A PLANE WASN'T WORKING.
DID GET TO SIT IN FIRST CLASS FROM DALLAS TO SEA TAC. ALSO SAW HALE-BOPP VERY
NICELY ON A CLEAR NIGHT IN RURAL AREA AT ABOUT 2000'.
APR 01 BASEBALL SEASON STARTS. A RECORD 76 OF THE 774
PLAYERS ON THE ROSTER WERE ON THE DISABLED LIST. ALBERT BELLE (CHI) HAS A SALARY OF $10M,
WHICH IS HIGHER THAN THE ENTIRE ROSTER OF THE PITTSBURGH PIRATES. ALSO, A MAJOR SNOWSTORM CANCELLED GAMES IN
THE EAST. SOME PARTS OF NY, MASS AND NH HAD 2' TO OVER 3' OF SNOW. WORCHESTER,
MA HAD THEIR HIGHEST SNOWFALL EVE.
APR 05-06 M
LOSES GLASSES AND KEYS ON SUCCESSIVE EVENINGS BUT FINDS BOTH (INSIDE SOFA
BED; IN UMBRELLA)
APR 07 G AND I WENT ABOUT 6 MILES N OF FREDERICK, MD.
TO SEE COMET. IT WAS SPECTACULAR BUT NOT QUITE AS GOOD AS IN WASHINGTON STATE.
APR 08 B AND I WENT OUT TO SEE COMET BUT CLOUDS CAME
THRU JUST AS WE GOT OUTSIDE THE METRO AREA.
APR 09 ONE OF COLDEST MID APRIL DAYS EVER. MID AFTERNOON TEMPS IN THE 30s°F WITH DEW POINTS IN MID TEENS. BETTER THAN
SOME PLACES IN NORTH DAKOTA AND MINN. THAT HAVE HAD RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES
ABOUT 4 DAYS IN A ROW.
APR 10 RECORD LOW TEMP HERE (MID 20s). BASEBALL GAME
IN ST LOUIS CANCELLED FOR SNOW (LATEST EVER IN THAT CITY).
APR 17-18
MORE COLD APR DAYS WITH HIGH WIND, BETTER THAN GRAND FORKS, ND WHERE MELTING
OF WINTER SNOW IS ABOUT TO FLOOD THE ENTIRE CITY (OTHER NORTHERN CITIES IN
TROUBLE TOO).
APR 18 BETH'S LAST FULL WEEK OF HIGH SCHOOL. SHE HAS
A TWO WEEK BREAK THEN THREE DAYS OF SCHOOL, THEN A TWO WEEK INTERNSHIP (AT THE
LEGAL TIMES), THEN FINISH UP STUFF. AMONG THE THINGS LEFT IS DOCUMENTING HER
VOLUNTEER HOURS.
APR 21-22
NINE PEOPLE TO FIRST SEDER (b,g,m & a; Cheryl & Irwin, Herbert
and my mom and Diane White). EIGHT TO SECOND SEDER (b,g,m & a; family of 4
Russians). DESPITE THIS, WE HAVE ABOUT 7
LBS OF MEAT LEFT OVER BY APR 23.
APR 26 BETH RECEIVES NOTICE THAT SHE IS TO GET A
PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIP FOR HER YEAR AT MTV IN ISRAEL.
MAY 01 I USED BAMBOO SHOOTS HARVESTED FROM OUR YARD
IN A CASSEROLE. THEY JUST FIT RIGHT IN. NO ONE COMPLAINED ABOUT THEM (HOWEVER,
THEY LIKED THE CASSEROLE BETTER WHEN I PUT SOME TURKEY IN IT ON MAY 04.
MAY 03 A'S MOM ARRIVES. HAILING ON WAY FROM AIRPORT.
MAY 04-05 M IN MEMPHIS (ACTUALLY ARRIVES BACK AFTER MIDNIGHT 06).
MAY 06 ANN AND HER MOM ON TOURIST TYPE TRIP TO
EMBASSIES AND THE SENATE.
MAY 06 BETH STARTS HER INTERNSHIP AT THE LEGAL
TIMES OF WASHINGTON WHERE AMONG HER TASKS WERE READING 17 NEWSPAPERS TO
FIND LEGAL STORIES. SHE ALSO LIKES TO HANG AROUND WITH THE PHOTOGRAPHY SECTION
LEARNING TO TAMPER WITH OPTICALLY SCANNED IMAGES (DOES THINGS LIKE PUT EXTRA
NOSES ON PEOPLE, DOUBLE THEIR EYE SIZE, ETC.)
MAY 07 A,M AND
A'S MOM AND MY MOM ON TRIP TO NATIONAL CATHEDRAL (WORLD'S 6TH LARGEST
CATHEDRAL). FROM THE 7TH FLOOR, WE COULD
CLEARLY SEE SUGERLOAF MOUNTAIN IN FREDERICK COUNTY (PROBABLY 45 MILES
AWAY). PRESIDENT WILSON IN BURIED ON
MAIN FLOOR. FABULOUS STAINED GLASS AND
ARCHITECTURE.
MAY 08 THIS TIME USED THE HOMEGROWN BAMBOO SHOOTS IN
SOUP.
MAY 10 COLDEST DAY IN A MONTH. HIGH TEMP IN LOW 50s.
MAY 11 WE BUY GEORGE "MUCH
ADO ABOUT NOTHING" (SHAKESPEARE).
MAY 11 GEORGE IS OBSESSED WITH GETTING THE COMPUTER
GAME, "MASTERS OF ORION." WHEN HE CALLS EGGHEAD SOFTWARE THEY TELL
HIM, "HEY GET WITH THE CENTURY (THE GAME DATES FROM 1992).
MAY 13 ANOTHER DAY LIKE MAY 10. TO MAKE IT COMPLETE,
GEORGE LOST HIS BOOK AND WE BOUGHT ANOTHER "MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING".
MAY 16-18
BETH IN PRINCETON, NJ VISITING. SHE LEFT CAMERA (AND SOME NEGATIVES) IN
TRAIN.
MAY 23-25 BETH IN BALTIMORE VISITING.
MAY 25-26
FIRST HEAVY RAIN IN TWO MONTHS. LACK OF RAIN
HAS NOT PREVENTED GRASS GROWING. I'VE MOWED 4 TIMES IN 5 WEEKS.
MAY 26 VISIT
FROM PAUL AND MIRIAM GILMAN. BRUNCH.
MAY 26 ANN PUTS BOTTOM PANEL ON REFRIGERATOR AFTER
CLEANING IT -FIRST TIME IN 21 YEARS OF MARRIAGE (SHE ASKED THAT THIS BE
ENTERED).
MAY 27-29 M IN MEMPHIS
MAY 28-31BETH
AT 9TH-12TH GRADE RETREAT IN PENNSYLVANIA - RETURNS ABOUT 1:00 A.M. ON JUNE 01.
MAY 30 GEORGE THROWS UP ON BUS ON THE WAY TO SCHOOL.
I HAD TO BRING HIM HOME. HE THREW UP AGAIN WITHIN 10 MINUTES OF BEING HOME BUT
FELT FINE BY THE NEXT MORNING.
JUNE 01 AFTER WAKING UP, BETH BURNS CHALLAH KNIFE
(WOODEN HANDLE) IN SELF CLEANING OVEN, CUTS HERSELF AND GETS A GLASS CAUGHT IN
DISPOSAL - ALL WITHIN ABOUT 20 MINUTES - SHE DECIDES TO GO BACK TO SLEEP.
JUNE 01 GEORGE GOES GO-CARTING WITH NCSY. BEGINNING OF COOL SNAP. BY JUNE 2, MIDDAY TEMPS BELOW 65°F, ON JUNE 3 BELOW 55°F. COLD NEXT FEW DAYS. ON JUNE 7, GEORGE WANTED HOT TEA TO WARM
HIS HANDS (INSIDE WITH WINDOWS CLOSED).
JUNE 02-03 GEORGE ON CLASS TRIP TO NY, NY.
JUNE 03-06 BETH ON 12TH GRADE
TRIP TO DEEP CREEK LAKE, MD.
JUNE 08 BECAUSE
WEATHER HAS BEEN COLD, THE CHEASEPEAKE BAY IS ABOUT 5°F BELOW NORMAL. AT THE ANNUAL CROSS BAY (4.4 MILES) SWIM TODAY,
A RECORD 30 PEOPLE WERE TREATED FOR HYPOTHERMIA, 4 WERE HOSPITALIZED.
JUNE 09 WEATHER FINALLY ALMOST
NORMAL TEMPERATURE (IN 80s).
JUNE 15 PURCHASED SOME 'GUNK' PUNCTURE SEAL TO FIX THE
TIRES ON GEORGE'S BICYCLE. INCREDIBLY, THE STUFF WORKED.
JUNE 15 BETH PLAYS IN HER LAST CONCERT WITH THE JEWISH
COMMUNITY CENTER ORCHESTRA.
JUNE 16 BETH'S GRADUATION FROM HEBREW ACADEMY HIGH
SCHOOL IS HELD AT SPRINGBROOK HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM WHERE THE SPRINGBROOK
STAFF HAD ASSURED HEBREW ACADEMY SEVERAL TIMES THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER WOULD
WORK. IT DIDN'T. BETH FOUND OUT FROM THE ONE OF THE MAINTENANCE PEOPLE THAT THE
AIR CONDITIONER IS CONTROLLED BY A COMPUTER IN THE ROCKVILLE, HQ OFFICE
(OBVIOUSLY THE SPRINGBROOK PEOPLE DIDN'T TELL THE ROCKVILLE PEOPLE). MY MOM AND
BROTHER CAME AND THINGS WENT WELL CONSIDERING THE HEAT.
JUNE 17 BETH ATTENDS MOUNT VERNON HIGH SCHOOL
GRADUATION IN VIRGINIA. CEREMONY NICE EXCEPT SAD BECAUSE OF THE DEATH OF 2 OF
THE 250 STUDENTS IN APRIL 97. BOTH KIDS
HAD THEIR PICTURES AND COMMENTS AND STUFF IN THE YEARBOOK.
JUNE 18 GEORGE'S 8TH GRADE CLASS GRADUATES USING THE
HEBREW ACADEMY GYM. A THUNDERSTORM
KNOCKED OUT POWER AND THE SCHOOL HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY GENERATORS.
JUNE 22-25
VISIT BY ROBBIE BROWN. JUNE 23 SUPPER AT
ROYAL DRAGON TO CELEBRATE GRADUATIONS.
JUNE 25 NATIONAL AIRPORT HITS 100°F FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 1994.
JUNE 30 GEORGE TO CAMP IN BALTIMORE.
JUNE 30- JULY 01 ANN AND MARTIN TO TANGIER ISLAND, WYE
OAK ST. PARK AND ANNAPOLIS.
Weiss Family Chronology 3rd Q 1997
Address of new
house is:
8211 Postoak
Rd.
Potomac,
Maryland 20854
NEW PHONE: 301
294 7479
JUNE 30- JULY 01 ANN AND MARTIN TO TANGIER ISLAND, WYE
OAK ST. PARK AND ANNAPOLIS.
JULY 01 IRWIN MEETS (UNPLANNED) AND SPEAKS ONE ON ONE
WITH SAM SNEAD (THE GOLFER) FOR AN HOUR AT A RESORT IN W VA.
JULY 02 LOCAL
PAPER STATES THAT BANKS OWN OVER 20 REPOSSESSED HOUSES IN THE COUNTY WHERE THE
LAST RECORDED SELLING PRICE WAS OVER $500,000.
JULY 03-06 BETH IN BALTIMORE
(BACK AT 200 A.M. ON THE 6TH).
JULY 05 ORIOLES
LOSE 6-5 TO DETROIT. WINNING RUN SCORES ON AN 8TH INNING WILD PITCH TO CURTIS
PRIDE FROM TERRY MATHEWS WHO WAS ATTEMPTING TO WALK PRIDE INTENTIONALLY.
IRONICALLY, THE REASON THEY WERE TRYING TO WALK PRIDE WAS THAT MATHEWS HAD
THROWN A WILD PITCH EARLIER THAT INNING MOVING RUNNERS FROM 1ST AND 2ND TO 2ND
AND 3RD. THE ORIOLES ALSO LOST A RUN IN THE 4TH WHEN PETE INCAVIGLIA MISSED 2ND
BASE GOING FROM 1ST TO 3RD.
JULY 09 IN A 31 MINUTE SPEECH TO THE CENTER FOR
NATIONAL POLICY, VP AL GORE USED THE PHRASE, "THE NEW ECONOMY" 76
TIMES. CURIOUSLY, VP AL GORE ALSO HOLDS BOTH 2ND AND 3RD PLACE FOR MANTRA
REPETITION WITH "MEDICARE, MEDICAID, EDUCATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT"
(32 TIMES IN 22 MINUTES IN OCTOBER 96 AND "NO CONTROLLING LEGAL AUTHORITY
(15 TIMES IN 4 MINUTES IN MARCH 97).
JULY 14 AT
ORIOLE GAME W GCB, DAVE ROCKLIN AND GEORGE COURTESY OF IRWIN. SEATS WERE IN 12TH ROW FROM FIELD. TERRY MATHEWS (SEE JULY 5) GOT THE WIN.
JULY 13-19 HOT AND HAZY PERIOD.
HIGH TEMPS OVER 95°F EACH DAY. HIGH POLLUTION
ON ALMOST EVERY DAY.
JULY 18-20 BETH IN BALTIMORE (VISIT FOR WEDDING).
JULY 21 BOTH
BETH AND I SEE DOCTOR. I HAD BLOOD
CHEMISTRY AND EKG (BOTH NORMAL) AND SHE GOT SOME MEDICINE FOR A SINUS
INFECTION.
JULY 22 GREG MADDUX PITCHES COMPLETE GAME (WITH 6 Ks)
USING ONLY 78 PITCHES (63 FOR STRIKES OR SWINGS). THIS WAS FEWEST PITCHES IN A
COMPLETE GAME SINCE AUG 29, 1990 WHEN BOB TEWKSBERRY (ST.L) THREW 77 IN
PITCHING A COMPLETE GAME AGAINST CINCINNATI.
JULY 23-24
FIRST SUBSTANTIAL RAIN IN 3 WEEKS (although we need much more). MIDAFTERNOON TEMPERATURES IN
60s (ABOUT 30°F COOLER THAN LAST WEEK).
JULY 30 ONE OF THE DRIEST SUMMER DAYS IN A DRY SUMMER.
AT DULLES, LOW WAS 50°F - HIGH WAS 88°F (90°F
AT NATIONAL).
AUG 05 STILL DRY AND COOL HERE IN EAST, WHILE 9
ROCKY MOUNTAIN AND G PLAIN STATES HAVE FLOOD WARNINGS, HEAT ALERTS ARE IN
EFFECT IN CALIFORNIA AND OREGON AND A 160 mph HURRICANE IS BETWEEN MEXICO AND
HAWAII.
AUG 07 M GETS BAD CASE OF 'CLICKER'S WRIST' - A TYPE
OF CARPEL TUNNEL SYNDROME. BY AUGUST 14,
IT WAS A BIT BETTER AFTER I RIGGED UP A WRIST REST FOR THE MOUSE.
AUG 12 OVERLOADED DUMP TRUCK WITH FAULTY BRAKES AND
STEERING OVERTURNS IN D.C. KILLING HONORS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT ON HIS WAY HOME
FOR BASKETBALL PRACTICE FROM VOLUNTEERING AT A HOMELESS SHELTER. THE DRIVER OF THE DUMP TRUCK HAD RECEIVED 31
CITATIONS FOR VEHICLE OR DRIVING VIOLATIONS SINCE 1988, HAD HIS LICENSE REVOKED
ON JULY 25, 1997 AND THEN REINSTATED ON AUG 5, 1997. THE D.C. BUREAU OF ADJUDICATION
(REINSTATEMENT AGENCY) SAID 1ST, THAT MANY OF THE VIOLATIONS WERE OUT OF TOWN;
IT TURNED OUT THAT 15 OF THEM WERE IN D.C. IN THE PAST 2 YEARS. THEN THEY SAID
THAT THE LICENSE WAS RESTRICTED TO WORK RELATED DRIVING; BUT 11 OF THE 15 IN
D.C. WERE WORK RELATED. THEN THEY SAID THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WAS AT FAULT, BUT IT
TURNED OUT THAT THE COMPUTER SHOWED THE DRIVER HAD ACCUMULATED 47 'POINTS' IN
D.C. WHICH IS MORE THAN 4 TIMES THE 12 POINTS THAT IS SUPPOSED TO RESULT IN
LICENSE SUSPENSION AND ALSO HAD ENOUGH POINTS IN VA AND MD SO BOTH STATES HAD
SENT LETTERS TO D.C. REQUESTING LICENSE SUSPENSION.
AUG 15-16 BETH VISITS M'S MOM.
AUG 15-17 M
& A @ CHINCOTEGUE, VA VISITING CAROLINE CHASE (FRIEND FROM
70s - WE'VE PROMISED SINCE 86 WE WOULD TRY TO SEE AT CHINCOTEGUE). AUG 15 HAD
JELLYFISH IN THE OCEAN, AUG 17 DIDN'T.
SAW LOTS OF DEER AND SOME DISTANT PONIES, ETC.
AUG 16-17
SOME OF THE HOTTEST WEATHER EVER. ON AUG 16 IT WAS 102°F AND ON AUG 17
IT WAS 105°F. THE LATTER WAS THE
HOTTEST SINCE JULY 10, 1936 (IT WAS 106°F
IN 1918 AND 1930).
AUG 17-19 JENNIFER McGUIRE VISITS BETH (17) VISA VERSA (18-19).
AUG 18-19 M IN PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.
AUG 20 3 DAYS AFTER RECORD HEAT, IT IS IN THE LOW 70s AT MIDDAY.
AUG 24 PICKED UP GEORGE FROM BALTIMORE (CAMP). OTHER
THAN BEING ANOTHER FEW INCHES TALLER (ABOUT 5'8" AND 111 lb NOW). HE
HASN'T CHANGED MUCH. I STARTED TO GET HIS BICYCLE AND HE WAVED HIS ARMS AND
SAID, "THE 3RD LOCK RING (4 RING LOCK WITH COMBINATION 1532) DOESN'T HAVE
A '3'." HE LATER CLAIMED TO MISREAD THE NUMBER BETWEEN THE '2' AND '4' AS
A '6' - YES HIS GLASSES WERE SMUDGED TOO.
AUG 25 G AT ORTHODONTIST - BRACES
TO COME OUT NEXT MONTH
AUG 25 G GETS CALL FROM SOMEONE WANTING TO RENT HIS
SERVICES FOR MOVING FURNITURE. HE SAYS 'YES' FOR A TWO DAY ASSIGNMENT. LATER HE
ADMITS THAT HE FORGOT THE PERSON'S NAME, PHONE#, ADDRESS AND WHEN HE WAS TO BE
PICKED UP FOR WORK. HE WILL HAVE TO STAY IN FAMILY ROOM AT ATTENTION (VERY HARD
FOR GEORGE WHOSE MIND TENDS TO WANDER INTO PARTS UNKNOWN.)
AUG 28-29
AT OCEAN CITY, NJ. TOOK KIDS IN TO ATLANTIC CITY ONE EVENING. THEY WERE
ENERGIZED BY THE GARISH PHONINESS AND OBSESSIVE MONEY LOSING GAMBLERS.
AUG 29-31
AT HRWEISS IN MT LAUREL, NJ. ALMOST CRASHED AT JUNCTION OF NJ 42 AND I-295, SAW
INDIAN RESERVATION. HELPED HW CRASH HIS AOL WEB CRAWLER 4 TIMES LOOKING FOR
SITES.
AUG 31-SEPT
1 WITH JUDY AND PAUL DROAR IN MORRISTOWN, NJ. SPENT HOUR LOOKING FOR HOUSE
BECAUSE STATE DOT HAD REMOVED OR OBSCURED ROAD SIGNS. NOTE - NJ DOESN'T HAVE
ANY SELF SERVE GAS STATIONS - STRANGE UNION RULE DONE IN NAME OF SAFETY. NJ HAS
ALMOST OUTLAWED 7-11'S ALSO.
SEPT 01 PARKED AT NEWARK, INTL AIRPORT (ANOTHER
CONFUSING TASK). BETH TOOK OFF FOR ISRAEL.
SEPT 02 BETH CALLS FROM ISRAEL. EVERYTHING FINE EXCEPT
E-MAIL IS NOT SET UP YET. PICKED CAT UP FROM CAT HOTEL. DROPPED RENTAL CAR OFF
AT AVIS. THIS TOOK ABOUT AN EXTRA 15 MINUTES BECAUSE THEY HAD A HARD TIME
BELIEVING THAT I DROVE IT -1900 MILES (PREVIOUS PLACE HAD MISRECORDED
ODOMETER). TWO PLEASANT THINGS - CREDIT CARD COMPANY CALLED TO MAKE SURE WE
REALLY, REALLY SPENT MONEY IN NJ AND THE NEWSPAPER DELIVERY STOPPED AND STARTED
JUST WHEN THEY PROMISED IT WOULD.
SEPT 09 ANN HAS HER ORT CLUB OVER. G AND I GO OUT TO
EAT THEN GET HIM PAIR OF PANTS. G STATES THAT IN THE LAST WEEK HIS LIFE HAS
PASSED BEFORE HIS EYES??? - SOMETHING TO DO WITH SOME KIND OF EXPERIMENT IN
SCIENCE LAB I SUPPOSE.
SEPT 12 FIRST E-MAIL FROM BETH IN ISRAEL. SHE SENT 3.
WE SENT ABOUT 8 TO HER IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
SEPT 13 PHONE MESSAGE FROM BETH. SHE IS HAVING TROUBLE
WITH FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS - AS WE LEARNED LATER, MANY OF THE OTHER WOMEN ARE
HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS.
SEPT 14 M TO ARKANSAS ON BUSINESS TRIP-G COVERS
CHRONOLOGY YET WONDERS HOW THE AUTHOR HAS KEPT THIS UP.
SEPT 14-17 M
IN LITTLE ROCK, ARK. MEETINGS WERE HELD AT THE EXCELSIOR HOTEL WHICH IS WHERE THE 'NOODLE'
INCIDENT (AKA PAULA JONES AND BILL CLINTON) TOOK PLACE. WE HAD ONE MEETING IN
THE ROOM WHERE THEY MET BUT THE ROOM (AN EXECUTIVE SUITE) THAT THE STATE
TROOPERS TOOK HER TO WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING. ONE OF THE PEOPLE IN MY
OFFICE ASKED ME, "GOSH. IF CLINTON LIVED AT THE GOVERNOR'S MANSION, WHY
DID HE RENT A ROOM AT THE EXCELSIOR??". I RESPONDED, "I GUESS IF YOU
HAVE TO ASK THE QUESTION, YOU WON'T UNDERSTAND THE ANSWER."
SEPT 19 M INVITED TO MEET NE GOVERNORS ON OCT 1.
UNFORTUNATELY ROSH H. IS THAT EVE. IT WAS EASY TO FIND SOMEONE ELSE TO GO SINCE
THE SITE IS A POSH RESORT AND THEY WERE HAVING A SUPER SHINDIG THE EVENING
BEFORE THE MEETING.
SEPT 20 RECEIVE 1ST 0-CONTENT E-MAIL FROM BETH. THIS
MUST MEAN SHE IS SECURE FOR EXAMPLE - THE FINANCIAL TRANSACTION PROBLEM HAS
BEEN SOLVED AND SHE HAS DECIDED TO TAKE HER JUDAIC CLASSES PASS/FAIL TO BE SURE
TO HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO WORK ON HER SECULAR CLASSES.
SEPT 22 G GETS HIS BRACES OFF. THIS IS THE SECOND
TIME, HE WORE BRACES FROM 93-94 BEFORE DISCOVERY OF A NEW PROBLEM (TOOTH
GROWING SIDEWAYS INSTEAD OF UP-DOWN) IN 95.
SEPT 23 JAY BUHNER (OF SEATTLE) HITS HR 40 BECOMING
1ST PLAYER SINCE FRANK HOWARD OF 68-70 WASHINGTON SENATORS (REALLY!!!) TO DO
HIT 40 3 YEARS IN A ROW.
SEPT 24 KEN GRIFFEY JR. WITH 55 HRS REQUESTS THE TEAM
PINCH HIT FOR HIM IN HIS 4TH AB IN THE GAME.
SEPT 25 REMNENTS OF PACIFIC TROPICAL STORM 'NORA' GIVE
RAIN TO LOS ANGELOS FOR 1ST TIME IN 219 DAYS - RECORD RAINLESS STREAK.
SEPT 28 ORIOLES END SEASON W 98 WINS, MOST SINCE THEY
HAD 98 IN 1983. THEY WON THEIR FIRST 4 AND WERE IN 1ST PLACE, OR TIED FOR 1ST
FOR EVERY GAME. ONLY 6TH TEAM TO DO THIS. ROGER CLEMENS (TORONTO) FINISHED YEAR
WIN 21 WINS, 2.05 ERA AND 292 Ks TO LEAD THE LEAD IN ALL 3 CATEGORIES (1ST AL
PITCHER TO DO THIS SINCE HAL NEWHOUSER DID IT IN 1945, HOWEVER, DWIGHT GOODEN
LED ALL CATEGORIES IN NL IN 1985). CURT SCHILLING OF PHILADELPHIA (FORMERLY AN
ORIOLE) HAD 319 Ks, THE MOST EVER FOR A NL PITCHER. MARK MCGUIRE HIT 58 HRs (34
FOR OAKLAND, 24 FOR ST LOUIS) AND KEN GRIFFEY HIT 56 HRs. McGUIRE HIT 50 LAST
YEAR, GRIFFEY HIT 49 LAST YEAR. HOWEVER, THERE WERE ABOUT 5% FEWER LEAGUE HRs
THIS YEAR THAN LAST ALTHOUGH SEATTLE HIT A RECORD 264 (OF WHICH 133 WERE ON THE
ROAD). FRANK THOMAS OF THE CHICAGO WHITE SOX, HAS HIT .300 WITH 20 HRs, 100
RBIs, 100 Ws AND 100 RUNS FOR 7 SEASONS IN A ROW. COLORADO ROCKIES HIT 239 HRs
(NEW RECORD FOR NL). LARRY WALKER
(COLORADO) HIT .366 WITH 49 HRs, 4 TRIPLES, 46 DOUBLES, 78 WALKS, 14 HBP, 143
RUNS, 130 RBIs AND 33 STEALS. HIS SLUGGING PCT WAS .720 WHICH IS THE HIGHEST IN
THE NL SINCE 1948. TONY GWYNN (SAN DIEGO) HIT .372 WON HIS 8TH BA CHAMPIONSHIP.
CHARLES JOHNSON, FLORIDA MARLIN CATCHER PLAYED 123 GAMES (1076.2 INNINGS)
WITHOUT A SINGLE ERROR.
SEPT 28 G AND I WENT GROCERY SHOPPING. I LEFT HIM WITH
THE CART AND GOT THE CAR. I PULLED UP ABOUT 60 FEET BEFORE G. G CAME TO THE CAR
HOLDING 4 GROCERY BAGS BUT THEY WEREN'T OURS.
SOMEHOW IN THE 2 MINUTES I WAS GONE HE FORGOT WHICH CART WAS OURS.
SEPT 29 EARTHQUAKE OF 2.3 MAGNITUDE WITH EPICENTER 3
MILES BELOW MANASSAS, VA. NO DAMAGE REPORTED.
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OCT 06 G IN TROUBLE FOR
WISECRACKING IN MATH CLASS.
OCT 07 G LEAVES $350 IN COUPONS AT SCHOOL IN COMPUTER
LAB.
G - NO ONE WILL TOUCH IT BECAUSE I LEFT A DISKETTE
IN THE COMPUTER OVERNIGHT AND NO ONE TOOK IT.
M - IF YOU LEFT A
PENCIL IN YOUR DESK AND NO ONE TOOK IT, WOULD THAT MEAN IT WAS SAFE TO LEAVE 10
POUNDS OF GOLD NUGGETS IN THE DESK?
ANOTHER
CONVERSATION
M - WELL DID YOU
GET INTO ANY TROUBLE IN CLASS TODAY?
G - DEPENDS ON
WHAT YOU MEAN BY 'IN CLASS' (HE WAS JOKING)
OCT 09 BICYCLIST MURDERS DRIVER NEAR LANGLEY PARK,
MD. THE BICYCLIST WAS CARRYING A GUN, HAD BEEN CONVICTED OF FELONIES IN 3
STATES, WAS ON PAROLE AND HAD FAILED 3 DRUG TESTS WHILE ON PAROLE (PER WRITTEN
PRACTICE, HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN JAIL).
OCT 12 SET UP SUKKAH ON BACKYARD DECK THIS YEAR SINCE
LAST YEAR THE YARD WAS TOO UNEVEN.
OCT 12 NORTH CAROLINA-MINNESOTA GAME WAS TIED 7-7 N
THE 4TH Q, WHEN VIKING QB, BRAD JOHNSON THREW A 3 YD TD PASS TO - HIMSELF
(TIPPED BY A CAROLINA LINEMAN). CAROLINA WENT ON TO WIN 21-17.
OCT 15-18
HAD TWO GUESTS OVERNIGHT FOR 1ST 3 DAYS OF SUKKOT (MIKE PERKINS AND CHUCK DIENER).
OCT 16 SOAKING RAIN FOR 1ST TIME SINCE SEPT 28
OCT 23 COLD WEATHER FINALLY HITS. 23°F AT DULLES. IMPATIENS DIE IN THE YARD, BUT
THE PETUNIAS WEREN'T HIT.
OCT 23 EDGAR RENTERIA (FLORIDA SHORTSTOP) STRIKES OUT
TWICE IN AN INNING (6TH) IN SERIES. FIRST TIME EVER. THE GAME TEMPERATURE IN
CLEVELAND WAS 38F, POSSIBLY THE COLDEST WORLD SERIES GAME EVER PLAYED.
OCT 24-26
MAJOR SNOWSTORM FROM COLORADO TO MIDWEST. DENVER HAD ALMOST 2', MOST IN
SEVERAL DECADES AND GOT DOWN TO 3°F ON
THE 26TH. LOCALLY WE HAD A COLD RAIN ON THE 26TH WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40s.
OCT 25 CLEVELAND PITCHER CHAD OGEA GETS SINGLE,
DOUBLE TO DRIVE IN WINNING RUNS AND GET THE WIN. HIS FIRST HITS EVER IN THE
MAJOR LEAGUES.
OCT 26 HAD B-DAY PARTY FOR LLW, KLINDSAY, DIANE WHITE
AND G.
OCT 26 EDGAR RENTERIA (SEE ENTRY OCT 23) IS HERO IN
FLORIDA WORLD SERIES WIN IN THE 11TH INNING OF THE 7TH GAME. THE GAME
TEMPERATURE WAS 80F WITH 88% RELATIVE HUMIDITY, POSSIBLY THE WARMEST WORLD
SERIES GAME EVER PLAYED.
OCT 27 STOCK MARKET SUFFERS WORST 1-DAY LOSS (POINT
VALUE) EVER.
OCT 28 STOCK MARKET HAS BEST 1
DAY GAIN EVER.
OCT 29 92 GEO METRO ENGINE LOCKS UP BECAUSE THE OIL
LIGHT DIDN'T COME ON, I FORGOT TO HAVE IT CHANGED AND IT RAN OUT OF OIL. VERY ANNOYING BUT TIME WE GOT ANOTHER CAR
ANYWAY. ALSO THERE WERE SOME INVALIDATIONS OF MURPHY'S LAWS. 1. ALTHOUGH THE
LOCATION WAS ON AN INTERSTATE JUST BEFORE ANOTHER INTERSTATE, THERE WAS A
SAFETY BARREL NEARBY WHICH I COULD USE TO PROTECT THE CAR. 2. THERE WAS
SUFFICIENT SHOULDER TO PARK. 3. IT WASN'T RAINING NOR WAS IT PARTICULARLY COLD.
4. A FREE TOW TRUCK CAME BY WITHIN 2 HOURS. 5 IT WASN'T TOO FAR FROM HOME.
NOV 04 U.S. OFF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT AWARDS ANN
DISABILITY RETIREMENT FROM U.S. GOVT - COMPLEX STORY- SEPARATE REPORT AVAILABLE
IN 98 -PAYMENT WON'T BEGIN FOR A WHILE YET - MORE PAPERWORK.
NOV 07-08 CHUCK DIENER VISITS OVER SHABBAT.
NOV 09 G IS INJURED IN ROCK CLIMBING - HAND SCRAPED
ROPE. G IS READY TO CLIMB AGAIN.
NOV 12 M BUYS 1996 OLDSMOBILE CIERA W 31,000 MI. BUYS
40,000 MI WARRANTY EXTENSION. USES CREDIT CARD FOR DOWN PAYMENT AND BORROWS THE
REST FROM THE DEALER.
NOV 21-23
WE HAD 5 KIDS AND A COUNSELOR OVER FOR A REGIONAL NSCY SHABBATON. DIDN'T HAVE TO
FEED THEM THOUGH. IN FACT, ANN AND I ATTENDED TWO OF THEIR GROUP MEALS.
NOV 21 G GETS REPORT CARD. 'C' IN ENGLISH. 'D' IN
AMERICAN HISTORY BUT THE REST As AND Bs.
HE HAS A TENDENCY TO NOT GIVE FULL ATTENTION TO THE ENGLISH AND AMERICAN
HISTORY ASSIGNMENTS. I WAS READING ONE ESSAY IN WHICH HE SAID, "THE
PURITANS CAME TO AMERICA TO ESCAPE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM". - GUESS THIS HAS
SOME UNINTENDED IRONY IN LIGHT OF THE SALEM WITCH TRIALS.
NOV 24 G REALIZES HE HAS LOST HIS TEFILLAN (AT LAST
SHAHARIT OF THE SHABBATON).
NOV 26 G REALIZES HE HAS LOST HIS PROGRAMMABLE
CALCULATOR WHICH ALSO HAS HIS HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS.
NOV 30 G REALIZES HE HAS LOST SOME OF THE MATERIAL HE
WAS SUPPOSED TO USE FOR HIS HOMEWORK.
DEC 02 G LEARNS THAT SOMEONE IS HOLDING HIS TEFILLAN.
DEC 04 M PICKS UP TEFILLAN. M ALSO FIXES LIGHT ON
CEILING FAN AND GOES TO DOCTOR. DOCTOR PRESCRIBES STRONG ANTI INFLAMMATORY FOR
M'S HAND (WHICH M EARLIER THOUGHT WAS CARPAL TUNNEL OR TENDINITIS).
DEC 05 G LOSES ANOTHER
PROGRAMMABLE CALCULATOR
DEC 07 M, ANN AND G TRAVEL TO METROPARK, NJ FOR
POSTOL-GOLD WEDDING. BACK SAME DAY IN COMPANY W RLAIKEN.
DEC 08 SOMEBODY FINDS G'S SECOND
LOST CALCULATOR.
DEC 11 LLWEISS GETS VIRUS CAUSING NAUSEA AND
DIZZINESS. VERY BAD. IN THE NEWSPAPER THAT DAY, HALF THE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS
IN SUITLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL - ABOUT 15 MI AWAY - SEEMED TO HAVE THE SAME
SYMPTOMS.
DEC 12 AFTER TAKING ANTI
DIZZINESS MEDICINE, LLWEISS BETTER.
DEC 13 40 cm SNOW IN GUADALAJARA, MEXICO WHICH IS
ABOUT 200 MILES SOUTH OF THE TROPIC OF CANCER, ABOUT 20 DEGREES N (and 1500 m
above sea level). UNSURE IF THIS IS A RECORD.
DEC 14 UP TO 10" SNOW IN MISSISSIPPI.
DEC 14 VISIT
TO GRAVESTONE UNVEILING FOR ERIN ZUKOR (1978-1996).
DEC 16-17 M
IN JACKSON, MS. STILL SOME SNOW PATCHES IN SHADY SPOTS WHEN LEAVING. ON WAY TO AIRPORT (BWI) M GOT NEW LICENSE
PLATES FOR THE CIERA (EWS 480), BUT ON THE 17TH M FORGOT HE HAD DONE THAT AND
LOOKED FOR 40 MINUTES FOR TEMPORARY TAGS.
SW AIRLINE CO PILOT TOLD JOKES OVER THE INTERCOM.
DEC 19-20 M GETS COLD. PROBABLY THE JOKES.
DEC 19 KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR, FORMER LA BB BALL CENTER
FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST KARIM ABDUL-JABBAR, MIAMI RB DEMANDING THAT THE LATTER
CHANGE HIS NAME BEFORE IRREPARABLE HARM BEFALLS THE FORMER (LOST MERCHANDISING,
SPEAKING AND LICENSING FEES, ETC.).
KARIM WEARS 33 AS DID KAREEM, (ADMIRATION FOR TONY DORSETT). BOTH
CHANGED THEIR NAME IN THEIR 20s AFTER CONVERSION TO HANAFI ISLAM (KARIM
CONVERTED FROM ANOTHER FORM OF ISLAM). KAREEM SUED GENERAL MOTORS CORP EARLY IN
1997 FOR USING THE WORDS 'LEW ALCINDOR' IN A TRIVIA SEGMENT OF A COMMERCIAL FOR
OLDSMOBILE (SUIT SUMMARILY DISMISSED).
DEC 22 G ASKS MIKE PERKINS (A PASSIONATE REDSKIN FAN)
ABOUT HOW HE SEES THE REDSKINS PLAYOFF CHANCES. MIKE PERKINS, WHO WAS ABOUT TO
BEGIN A CONVERSATION WITH SOMEONE ELSE SAYS, "EXCUSE ME WHILE I STRANGLE
THIS YOUNG MAN".
DEC 22 BATTERY IN CIERA IS DEAD. POSSIBLY M LEFT MAP
LIGHT ON.
DEC 22 G ACCIDENTLY CAUSES FIRE ALARM TO GO OFF AT
SCHOOL WHILE PUTTING HIS COAT ON NEAR THE ALARM (HE SOMETIMES IS CLUMSY, THIS
WAS ONE OF THOSE TIMES).
DEC 23 M GETS AAA TO RECHARGE BATTERY IN CIERA.
DEC 24 M GETS NEW BATTERY. WHILE DOING SO, OBSERVES
LAST MINUTE XMAS SHOPPING AT MONTGOMERY MALL - JUST LIKE ON CARTOON SHOWS;
PEOPLE WITH THREE HUGE STORE BAGS AND MULTIPLE PACKAGES ON TOP OF THAT.
DEC 27 FIRST ACCUMULATING SNOW. ABOUT AN INCH.
DEC 28 IRWIN AND CHERYL AND M'S MOM HERE FOR LUNCH
DEC 29 CRIMINAL CHARGES FILED AGAINST KAREEM
ABDUL-JABBAR FOR BATTERY AND CONFINEMENT (HOLDING AGAINST A WINDSHIELD) A 55 YR
OLD AT A MINI MALL PARKING LOT. (SEE DEC 19).
DEC 29 ORIOLES RAISE PRICES AGAIN. PRICES AT CAMDEN
YARDS NOW ABOUT 50% HIGHER THAN 3 YEARS AGO.
DEC 30 MINN TIMBERWOLVES BEAT CHI BULLS FOR FIRST
TIME EVER (AFTER 16 LOSES SINCE 1989).
DEC 30 MONTGOMERY CO. MD JUDGE AWARDS CUSTODY OF 2 YR
OLD BOY TO 23 YEAR OLD WOMAN WHO WAS FOUND GUILTY OF 2ND DEGREE MURDER OF A 2
MO OLD GIRL IN 1992 AND WHOSE 2 SONS BORN BEFORE THAT ARE WITH FOSTER OR THE
FATHER'S FAMILY. THE WOMAN WAS SERVING A SUSPENDED SENTENCE FOR THE CRIME WHEN
SHE WAS CONVICTED FOR WORK RELATED CREDIT CARD FRAUD. THE JUDGE CITED BIOLOGY,
GOOD INTENTIONS AND SAME RACE.
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