Chronology of the Weiss
family
JAN – JUN 2001
“Looks like the hard drive has damage”
JANUARY – M in
California (Fresno, Orange Cove, Sacramento, San Diego, El Centro. A begins job
as kosher inspector. First location is Siena’s of Rockville where most service
is but in Feb and March she pulls emergency duty at L’Etoille of DuPont Circle.
FEBRUARY – M in Alabama (Montgomery, Tuscaloosa, Selma,
Demopolis). M in South Carolina (Charleston with Rocky K, Berg, Dkroes, Asacman
for sightseeing and schafskoft). Three
men (2 from Potomac, 1 from Bethesda) arrested in a caviar smuggling operation
– this also involved falsely labeling America caviar and illegal Russian caviar
as legal Russian caviar. The false labeling physically took place in the United
Arab Emirates. This is perhaps one of the few crimes that actually brings
property values up.
Lillian L. Weiss – Oct 20, 1918 – February 19, 2001
Mom was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in June 1998 but we knew
she had it before then. She lived with
us for a while, then in her home with 24 hour care, then at Catered Living of
Pikesville (which was in Balt.) then Arden House then, in Mar 1999 at the
Hebrew Home of Greater Washington. The sequence follows from less assisted
living to more intense assistance. M visited
her at 6pm on Feb 19, left at about 630, received a call to come back about
715, got there about 730, but death was about 725. Burial, next to dad, was at 2pm on Oct
20. Irwin was at 8211 Post Oak until mid
day on Oct 23. We had a minyan at our
home for all shaharit and mincha/maariv services. People brought us way too
much food. Many visiters from Silver Spring, Potomac, Baltimore and out of
town. Various eulogies highlighted mom’s appetite for justice as well as the
aspect of kindness.
February
cont. Problems with Toyota begin (battery).
G and Gberg were talking about M’s correlational memory of trivial things. G
remarks, “if you were a college professor and would be able to correlate things
like science to Shakespeare to religion you would win awards, but actually all
you do is relate crap to other crap.”
MARCH – M in
PA (Harrisburg) and Louisiana (Monroe, Bastrop, Rustin, Grambling). Toyota has
hood problems (struts become twisted). Battery fixed. Then tire and wheel stud
problems. Hood fixed. Then stud fixed.
Four time mayor, admitted adulterer and convicted drug possessor Marion
Barry is arrested and charged with indecent exposure and assault in connection
with an incident in a rest room at the BWI Airport. In April he pleaded guilty
to assault with sentence of probation and community service.. G decides to
attend U of Maryland (where Beth will be next fall). U of Maryland gets to
final four of NCAA Men’s Div 1 basketball. Md beat George Washington in regular
season, then George Mason, Georgia State and Georgetown in playoffs. Although
we thought otherwise, no one in George’s school ribbed him about this.
APRIL
– Beth visits from Israel Apr 1 to about Apr 16. K Lindsey and John visit in early April (for
Passover). Got to drive K and J by the Cherry Blossoms after picking them up at
Union Station and got to show B the cherry blossoms when I dropped them back
off there. Allan W took K on trip around the other cherry blossom neighborhoods
(Tildenwood and Kenwood). Had 8 or 9 people for each sedar. G comes up from downstairs in early April and
says, “Looks like the hard drive has damage”. It did and was beyond repair so
this chronology will begin to be placed in Microsoft Word (and I’ll have to
translate all the previous chronologies to this annoying language also). Toyota develops engine overheating problems.
After repair of this, finally all Toyota problems seem to be solved. Washington Wizards end season with 63 loses,
most in franchise (since the 50s) history.
However, in the early 60s, when they were the Chicago Zephyrs, they had
a lower winning percentage (18-62 vs. 19-63 this season). Late in month, A and M took ride around the
azalea neighborhoods (Kenwood and Glen).
During a discussion about what TV shows to watch, G says to M, “you have
really bad taste in TV”. M’s response, “You mean my whole life has been
wasted.” . Tree Pollen count hits 2163 grains per cubic meter, a record for
here (anything over 90 is considered high). M in Rocky Mount, Tarboro and
Princeville, NC and Charleston, WV for day trips.
MAY
– M’s father, who died in 1990 gets notification from Delta Airlines about his
frequent flier miles. He apparently has
enough to subscribe to 4 or 5 magazines for a year. The Bethesda-Chevy Chase Indians (class A
minor league team) announce they will change their name next year in deference
to political correctness. A 9-person
State of Maryland Commission (appointed by the Governor) took credit for this
as well as 3 name changes of various high school teams (Warriors, Braves,
Indians). Your tax money at work. Former candidate for Senate (94 in Republican
primary), wealthy developer, and elected Montgomery County executive and
Potomac neighbor and convicted soliciter for murder, Ruth Ann Aron gets the
attempted murder sharge expunged from her record so she can ‘get on with her
life’. G brings library books back. (references for his senior thesis) Overdue
fines over $10. He says, somewhat irately, “Is this one of the highest fees
you’ve ever collected? Library says,
“Actually we’ve had people pay over $200… without complaining”. M in Laredo,
Carritas Springs, TX.. G walks 9.5 mi
from our house to Kemp Mill, (gets ride home) five days later says re errand to
Kemp Mill – whats the big deal its walkable. M in Montgomery, Tuskeegee, Selma,
Demopolis, Eutaw and Tuscaloosa, AL. May
14 AJ Burnett of Florida pitches 9 hit complete game no hitter. Vs. San Diego
Burnett is a career 8-10 pitcher who has been injured most of his 3 year career
and had not pitched a complete game in two years. Previous no hitter in San
Diego was in 1970 by Doc Ellis (of Pittsburgh who later said he was on LSD that
day). G walks 10.0 mi. next week (but doesn’t get a ride home, M has to fetch
him).. Next week it rained so G didn’t walk but the next week he stayed with
someone in Kemp Mill. M in Gulfport MS. SF Giants leave 31 on base in 18 inning
1-0 loss to Ariz.
JUNE
– Remember last month when all Toyota problems seemed solved. Not. Noticed car
overheating again. Brought it to same place. They said the thermostat was
broken but since it was under warranty they fixed it at no charge. A rare occurrence indeed. Came home, told A. She said, “what was wrong
with it?” M says, “the R2 unit had a broken motivator”. G says, “what were they
trying to pawn off on us”. M in Chicago (6&7) to do the first live
interactive webcast in the USDOT. In South Dakota (Pierre to Rapid City)
12-14. This featured cancelled flight;
delayed flight, missed flight (NWAairline put me up in a motel at their cost)
and another delayed flight. G’s graduation 6/11. Two of G’s friends walked from
Kemp Mill to Potomac on 6/16. Also on 6/16 heavy rain caused water damage in
kitchen when flashing seal not installed in time where new Florida room meets
regular house (6/18 company promised to repair). On 6/25 M tests g’s ability to
taste the difference between Milwaukee’s Best and Milwaukee’s Best Lite. Poured 6 small glasses. G correctly guessed
first 5. Wrong on #6 but may have been a bit tipsy. 6/27 G begins job as a
package delivery person. 6/28 B returns home from Israel (only 1 hour behind
schedule). Her friends begin calling her about 30 minutes after we got to our
house. They began visiting her within 2
hours after we got to our house. June 30
– while having Tom Selman to lunch he told us he was getting married the next
day – and he did. Late on June 30, G goes to somebody’s house. Videogames to 5
am, then sleep to 11 am (july 1).
Chronology of the Weiss
family
JUL – DEC 2001
“I didn’t say I almost killed myself #@*%&, I said
someone almost killed me”
JUL – On Jul 3, M&A get check for $1734 from IRS. M had
miscomputed the alternate minimum tax in 2000 (schedule D capital gain from
selling property previously depreciated on schedule E ) Heavy rain on Jul 4th keeps us
from going to fireworks. The fireworks
downtown went on anyway (only 24 people were arrested, lowest in years – 21 for
selling souvenirs without a license, 3 for bad stuff). Also on 4th,
we bought initial furniture for recently completed sun room (so much for money
from IRS refund) . On 5th, G describing near accident on Rockville
Pike (in his courier job) shouts headline phrase.when subsequent to his initial
telling of the story, A says to him, “…well
you should be more careful”. Beth overnight @ friend’s house in Georgetown; 4th
evening. On 9th, G has delivery in Sterling, VA. He gets within 2
blocks of address, can’t find it. Turns around, gets sucked onto Rt 28, then Rt
;7 and soon finds himself in Clarke County (only one country from the border
county with W.VA). Turns out the address was a mobil home being used as an
office a few hundred feet from the road. July 11 B &A lock keys in trunk
(of Olds), need AAA to get it out. July
18 HCL spill inside train tunnel in downtown Balt.causes postponement of
Orioles On same day, game in San Diego was suspended for scoreboard electrical
short. Thus, 2 non weather game interruptions on same day. In the SD game, the
July 19 continuation had Randy Johnson (AZ) come in for the 3rd and
he struck our 16 in 7 innings breaking the MLB relief K record held by Walter
Johnson who struck out 15 in 11.1 innings of relief (15 inning game) on July
25, 1913. July 19 G’s car off road, needs towing (2nd time for this,
neither time cost him money or a traffic ticket). July 20-22 Beth with friend
in Foggy Bottom. July 21 G overnight in Kemp Mill. July 20-22 Ann in NY (she
brought $50 in cash to NY and brought $50 in cash back – charged minimally).
July 21 Dodgers score 22 at Colo first 20+ game since they moved to LA in 1958.
Winning pitcher (Gagne) gave up 7 runs in 6 innings (his 3rd victory
of year, he went 14 starts between 1 and 2). July 24 hot day, M using bus with
broken a/c (B using Olds, G using Camry).. July 30 A calls evil MicrosoftCorp
and they help us fix three self corrupting control files (word documents had
pathology which made them go triple space at random moments).
AUG – From July 29 late pm to Aug 1, M in Denver, CO, then
Williston, ND then Wolf Point, MT. Along the way, Great Lakes airlines lost
luggage in Dickenson, ND then Big Sky airlines brought it to Wolf Point. Went
up to 11200’ point on I-70 (Ike Tunnel), was still warm (70F or so). Two days
later in MT it was in high 50sF in daytime but day after I left it hit
100F. Aug 3-5 Beth has Debbi Shulman
over. Others come by Aug 4 evening.
Scott Hatteberg (Boston) hits into triple play in 4th,
then in next AB in 6th, hits grand slam vs. Tx Aug 6.. Aug 10-12 Beth has 3
friends for Fri supper, 4 for Sat lunch. Apr14 Mark McGwire gets a single, his
previous 13 hits were HRs. McGwire has lifetime about 1 of 3 hits as HRs. (Dave
Kingman and Harmon Killebrew about 1 of 4 in their careers). Aug 9 G orders
Apple notepad computer after confusing and idiotic consumer service at Compaq
drives him away from a MSoft ‘bargain’. Some peripherals arrived Aug 10. Actual
computer shipped from Asia (15th) gets to Anchorage, AK 16th each day G obsesses on where it
is. Aug 18th, G walks to
Olney (about 16 miles) leaving house about 5 am for Sabbath shachrit.
Apparently tired of the wimpy 10 mile walk to Kemp Mill. On Aug 19th,
however, his legs were sore, however we left for the beach. By Aug 21, G had
sore throat. Saw two marvelous sunsets
over intercostals bay. G notes that
setting sun looks like Holiday Inn icon. Aug 26: A goes to Muncie, NY for
wedding. G moves in to U of Md dorm. M goes to Asheville, NC (returns Aug 28).
Saw former Pres Clinton at National Airport (he was going to fly US Air shuttle
to NYC – must be quite a comedown from Air Force One). M didn’t speak to him
because he wanted to get an earlier flight to Charlotte (then catch earlier
flight to Asheville). On way back, M has
plane trip between Asheville, NC airport and Greenville, SC airport (30 mile
trip that takes about 14 minutes).
SEPT 3. B & G visit. G goes to card game at GCB’s also
there is Walrus ARS. In first week at school, G has lost calculus book, B has
received 2 parking tickets. Also on 3rd, Phil, who had been 62-0
when leading after 8 innings, blows 10- 7 lead (vs. Mets) in 9th
when P, Jose Santiago, and SS, Jim Rollins make errors on throw back from
catcher Todd Pratt.. Sept 8th-9th
B&G visit to eat leftovers and meet people, then leave about 3am.
Sept 11
Sept 12, G calls from the beltway with a tire flat. He got a
tow and a new tire. Sept 16-18 B,G & Debbie Schulman here (also 9/26-27).
Also had Cbarcroft, Bhorowitz as meal guests. Sept 22-23 B home to do
concentrated homework Sept 24 Tornado touchdown in College Park, dorm dining hall,,
two dead on campus other major damage in vicinity, classes called off 9/25. On
9/25 Roger Clemens gets K no. 3702 to pass Bert Blyleven. He struck out Toby
Hall leading off the fourth inning on a pitch in the dirt that got past catcher Jorge Posada, allowing Hall
to reach first – Clemens charged with a wild pitch.. Also Milw hitters Ritchie Sexson and Jeromy
Burnitz both get 3HRs in same gave (1st
time in MLB) at Ariz.. B, G and guest
for Ykippur.
OCT 2-3 G home for 1st 2 days Sukkot, B in Balt. Oct 5-6 B for Sabbath. Oct 9 -
frost in neighborhood, although not on our grass. Dulles and BWI in mid- 20s.
Oct 8 regular MLB season ends; Seattle with 117 wins 59 on road both records.
Bonds breaks season HR, HR per AB, walk and slugging ave record; Alex Rodriguez,
most HRs for a SS. Ricky Henderson sets career walk and run record (he already
had career SB record).. Sept 14 B home for 3 hours, ate 3 pieces of cake then
supper. Oct 23 M installs his and hers
toothbrush holders, soap dishes. Oct 28 M attends marriage with groom being 94
years old/ bride in 50s.. Oct 29 Purchased car – Hyundai Elantra (also did
shopping, mowed lawn, etc.).
Nov 1 odometer readings: Olds 64450; Elantra: 50; Camry
66440. Nov 1. Derek Jeter hits HR after midnight although the inning had
started before midnight to become first person to hit a world series HR in
November. Nov 6. G has auto accident. Car in front of him stopped for emergency
vehicle. He didn’t stop in time. By Nov 10 he had lost phone number of other
driver, but he called police to get accident report number and used that to
report it to insurance company. Damage repair will be over $2,000. Later that
week he got a parking ticket, “But I always get away with it.” He said. Nov 7-9 M in Buffalo, NY. Stayed at motel, at
govt rate, with personal Jacuzzi and digitally controlled water temperature
indicator (which worked).. Nov 14 Soda (cat) in for annual. Gets lots more
medicine; Now 17# (last was 18#). M gets first look at damaged Olds- hood
cracked and won’t open, door not working well, bumper dented. Nov 17. U of Md
wins 10th game first time since 1970; also Florida State prevented
from winning ACC for the first time since 1992 (when they entered the league).
Nov 18 was meteor storm but it got cloudy about 430 am and by 5am; peak time,
the cloudiness was pretty think, then it got foggy. Nov 19. got gasoline for
Hyundai for 1st time. Nov
21-25 B&G home. M has to pick them up and bring them back since car (nov 6
accident) is being repaired. Nov 26: Tornados in 3 States, heavy snow in 4
other States and a Hurricane in Atlantic – Hurricane was the 18th
Atlantic H in a row to miss the US mainland. all in same day. Nov 29 M loses
photo ID at work.. Nov 30 Back on Dec 7 2000, I had entry about Dean Pantazes,
bail bondsman for PG county’s, conviction on the Mar 30 murder of his wife.
Today that conviction was overturned on grounds a mistrial should have been
declared since a polygraph test given to a transvestite (known as Mimi, Kim and
John Kelley) wasn’t revealed to the defense (the testimony contradicted the
defendant). New trial or reverse on
appeal is possible.
Dec 1 Only about 2” of rain combined in previous 3
months. Ground has become hard. Many
measurements of water table near or at all time record lows. Dec 2. Having just
averted laughing stock status last month when the Montgomery County Exec vetoed
a ‘you can be arrested for smoking in your own home if the neighbors complain’
bill, Kensington (in Montgomery county) achieves this status when it prohibits
Santa Claus from appearing within the town limits. Another County first, a
Damascus (north county) woman files suit against publishers of phone book
because her family run clown business was placed in the Adult Entertainment
section of the classifieds. Her law suit (for $4M) alleges that trauma has
forced her to have medical and psychiatric help. Montgomery County is also the
childhood home of ‘Taliban John’ Walker (in American custody as of the 8th. Dec 13 M has his first colonoscopy – no polyps
found Dec 14 Beth asks for my help for 2nd time on a college paper.
Dec 14. M breaks glass frame at work. Have spare but B says it makes me look 10
years older. Beth & George visit Dec 16-18.
Both actually spent substantial amount of time on Sat evening studying
Dec 18 M has one day cold –first cold in 18 months (since taking zinc
regularly). Dec 20 G in Chicago visiting friends, call home, he has left wallet
in dorm. B & M get it (takes 3 hours). Beth says that a relatively new
acquaintance once asked her, upon learning she had a brother, “Is he like you?” “What do you mean?” asked
Beth. “Does he lose things?” was the answer. Dec 23 Wizards win 9th
in row (6 of the wins were on the road) to tie all time club record. They were
5-12 when the streak began; key- MJordan playing fewer minutes. Dec 27. OK
passes TX in death sentences carried out 17-16/ TX had led the nation every
year since 96. B in NYC 12/21-12/30. 2nd
consecutive down year for stock market (DJ, NASDEQ & SP), first time with
consecutive losses since 73-74. Buffalo, NY has about 7 ft of snow in 4 days
(Dec 24-28); other areas near the G Lakes had over 8 ft in similar period. MJ ends year with 50 and 40 pt games, in one
he had 22 points in a row for Wizards. Beth ends year in Israel at wedding of
former roomate. G ends year in Chicago visiting friends. M&A end year at
home with big meat supper and hazelnut liquor.
About a week with average temps well below freezing has frost
penetration a couple of inches in yard. Noticed nighttime min near our back sun
room about 10 degrees below min temp inside sun room when unheated. However,
temps got below freezing; M removes plants to inside temporarily.
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