Way Back Machine 1995

Weiss Family Chronology 1ST Q 1995

JAN  01   BETH BACK FROM CONVENTION IN NEW JERSEY (PEOPLE FROM CANADA AND CALIFORNIA ATTENDED).

JAN 01   G WATCHED WMAL (7) FROM 8-9 PM. I HAD SWITCHED STATIONS WHEN G LEFT ROOM. HE CAME BACK AND SWITCHED BACK TO (7). "YOU WERE BRAINWASHED BY THE PROMOTIONALS, WEREN'T YOU" I ASKED. "UH..  I THOUGHT MY FAVORITE SHOW WOULD BE ON" RESPONDED G. AT FIRST, THEN I ACCUSED HIM OF HAVING NO MIND OF HIS OWN AND BEING TOTALLY CONTROLLED BY TV. HE THEN SAID, "BUT IT HAS TO BE GOOD IF IT'S ADVERTISED ON TV.

JAN  06   WASHINGTON BULLETS, IN MIDST OF WORST SEASON (7-23) IN TWO DECADES, SELL OUT ALL $1,000,000 PREMIUM SKY BOXES FOR PROSPECTIVE NEW ARENA (TO OPEN IN 96).  MANAGEMENT STATES THAT, $1M BOXES "...SOLD LIKE HOTCAKES."

JAN  08   GEORGE IS NOW 76 lbs. (34.5 kgs) AND 4' 10.5" (149 cm). BETH (DOESN'T WANT WEIGHT MEASURED BUT IT IS ESTIMATED AT ABOUT 130 lbs. OR 59 kgs) is 5' 5.2" (166 cm).

JAN  09   TOOK CAR OUT, MADE TWO STOPS. AFTER 2ND STOP, CAR WOULDN'T START. THE FOLLOWING WERE VIOLATIONS OF MURPHY'S LAW: NICE WEATHER, PUBLIC PHONE NEARBY, PHONE WORKED, WARM STORE NEARBY TO WAIT IN, STORE ALLOWED CAR OVERNIGHT IN THEIR LOT.

JAN  11 & 15 IN CARIBOU, MAINE AN ALLTIME RECORD JANUARY LOW OF

          -33°F IS SET FOLLOWED 4 DAYS LATER BY AN ALLTIME RECORD JANUARY HIGH OF 53°F.

JAN  12   ANOTHER VIOLATION OF MURPHY'S LAW.  GEORGE BROKE BOTTOM PANE OF BACK DOOR (GLASS FRAME).  WARMEST 4-DAY JANUARY PERIOD IN YEARS FOLLOWS SO NO HEAT IS LOST TO OUTSIDE.

JAN  14   IN CRIBBAGE GAME, M AND G GET A COMBINED 7 POINTS (BOTH HANDS + BOTH PEGGING + CRIB).  NEXT HAND HAD TOTAL OF ONLY 14 (BOTH HAD 5 POINT HANDS).

JAN  22   G ACTUALLY ASKS TO GO TO PUBLIC LIBRARY (ONLY 2ND TIME IN MY MEMORY). HE RELISHED A 60s SciFi SERIES ABOUT AN ALIEN TAKE OVER.

JAN 25   AT G'S SCHOOL, IT WAS STUFFED ANIMAL DAY. G BROUGHT IN OUR CIGARETTE SMOKING FRENCH DOG. BETH WISHED SHE WAS IN 6TH GRADE AGAIN. HER ASSIGNMENT WAS TO WRITE A 2 PAGE REPORT ON A COMPOSER (SHE CHOSE PAGANINI) AND PUT IN ON A Mac diskette (MacOS IS STANDARD SOFTWARE IN THE STATE). SHE DID THE REPORT IN ibm dos AND WILL HAVE TO RETYPE IT AT SCHOOL. WEIRD.

JAN  27   SCHOOL DECIDES THAT THEY CAN ACCEPT ELECTRONIC DOS FILE AFTER ALL. BETH ALMOST MISSES BUS TRYING OUT UNFORMATTED DISKETTES BEFORE SHE FINDS ONE THAT WORKS. 

JAN  28   FIRST SNOW OF YEAR (4"). 

JAN  30   GEORGE, (INFLUENCED PERHAPS BY THE 'ENTERTAINER FORMERLY KNOWN AS PRINCE') DECIDES HE WISHES TO BE CALLED BY HIS HEBREW NAME, "GERSHON".

JAN  31   AS BETH AND I ARE ON THE WAY TO GET SHOELACES, ETC.  G ASKS "WHEN WILL YOU BE BACK?" I SAY, "45 MIN" THEN TELL BETH TO GET INTO THE FORD (IT WOULDN'T START JAN 09 -see above-) SAYS, "WE'LL BE BACK IN LESS THAN 4 HOURS."

FEB  01  COMING IN I SEE BETH IS DRAWING SOMETHING. "WHAT'S THAT?" I ASKED.  "IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A PILE OF MONEY, UNFORTUNATELY IT LOOKS MORE LIKE A COBBLESTONE ROAD," SHE RESPONDED, "A NICE ROAD THOUGH." IT DID.

FEB 01   G SAYS HE CHANGED HIS MIND ABOUT THE NAME CHANGE. NOW IS TO BE CALLED, "GEORGE" AGAIN. MAYBE 'THE ENTERTAINER FORMERLY KNOWN AS PRINCE WILL ALSO CHANGE BACK.

FEB  02   G BRINGS HOME NOTE FROM SCHOOL. A 4TH GRADER DIED THE PREVIOUS EVENING (REPORTEDLY OF RESPIRATORY FAILURE). IN PAST THREE YEARS, BOTH PARENTS OF A GIRL AS WELL AS THE OLDER BROTHER OF A BOY IN G'S SCHOOL HAD BEEN KILLED.

FEB  04   SECOND SNOW OF YEAR (4"). THIS TIME IT IS FOLLOWED BY VERY COLD WEATHER (TYPICAL LOWS 5-15°F THE NEXT 4 DAYS).

FEB  06   G HAS REVELATION IN SIM CITY. SAYS, "I'VE LEARNED A TRICK. YOU KEEP TAXES LOW AND PEOPLE MOVE INTO YOUR CITY AND YOU INCREASE YOUR CASH FLOW (ALL WORDS FROM THE GAME)" I TELL HIM, "CONGRATULATIONS. YOU'VE JUST JOINED THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.

FEB  07   BETH SAYS TO G, "YOU BETTER LISTEN BECAUSE THIS ALMOST NEVER HAPPENS BUT YOU WERE RIGHT ABOUT SOMETHING (G SAID THAT BALTIMORE HAD MORE SNOW THAN WE DID).

FEB 07   THE POTOMAC RIVER HAS FROZEN NEAR THE 14TH ST BRIDGE.

FEB  07  AT BRIDGE GAME I WAS DEALT 8¨ (A,K,Q,10,X,X,X,X) WITH A MISC K & Q IN OTHER SUITS. LEFT HAND OPPONENT BIDS 1©, MY PARTNER BIDS 2©, RH OPPONENT PASSED, I BID 4NT.  PARTNER BIDS 5¨ AND I PASSED. DUMMY (ME) HAD 8 TRUMP, 100 HONORS.

FEB 07   COWORKER OF M CALLS NON MAJOR TV STATION TO ASK FOR TIME THEY WILL REBROADCAST A SHOW HE MISSED TAPING. STATION ASKED, "WHEN WOULD YOU LIKE IT REBROADCAST?" HE TOLD THEM AND THEY DID. IS THAT CUSTOMER SERVICE OR WHAT.

FEB  10   TEMP GETS ABOVE FREEZING FOR FIRST TIME IN NEARLY A WEEK. LAKES, RIVERS STILL FROZEN.  BY FEB 12-14 A NEW COLD  SNAP COMES TEMPS DOWN TO 5-15°F. THE RIVER DIDN'T UNFREEZE COMPLETELY UNTIL ABOUT FEB 18. TEMP OF ATLANTIC OFF THE MD. COAST FELL TO THE MID 30s.

FEB  13   IN CAR, CONVERSATION AS FOLLOWS:

     G- "IF YOU SLAYED SOMEBODY, HOW LONG WOULD IT TAKE TO CLEAN        OFF THE BLOOD?"

     M- "IT DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU WANT TO CLEAN."

     G- "SUPPOSE IT'S THE DAGGER."

     M- "ABOUT 2 MINUTES."

     G- "ONLY THAT LONG."

     M- "YES, BUT REMEMBER TO LEAVE SOME TIME FOR IT THIS EVENING."

FEB  13   IN INTERVIEW (FOR ACCEPTANCE TO HEBREW ACADEMY):

     R- "DO YOU EVER GET RESTLESS IN CLASS?"

     G- "YES."

     R- "WHEN"  (R= rabbi Hecht, principal)

     G- "WHEN I'VE FINISHED A STANDARDIZED TEST AND I HAVE AN HOUR      AND A HALF TO STARE AT THE CEILING AND PONDER LIFE."

FEB  13   BETH SAYS ON WAY HOME FROM DENTIST, "YOU KNOW DAD, DIRTY WINDSHIELDS DO NOT REDUCE GLARE AND THEY CAN DECREASE VISIBILITY BY OVER 50%." (WINDSHIELD CLEANER LEFT FILM)

FEB  14   WATCH OLD 'TWILIGHT ZONE' EPISODE ABOUT DEVIL. BETH SAYS, "MY FRIEND AT SCHOOL VISITED SATAN'S HOUSE. HIS ROOM LOOKED LIKE HELL."

FEB  14   U OF CONNECTICUT IS VOTED #1 IN ASSOCIATED PRESS'S POLL IN BOTH MEN'S AND WOMEN'S AA COLLEGE BASKETBALL.

FEB  16&17 GEORGE HAS TO LUG HOME ALL SCHOOL ITEMS BECAUSE PAINTING          IN ROOM. THE ITEMS WEIGHED 21 LBS.

FEB  16   VIOLATION OF MURPHY'S LAW. WHILE DRIVING BETH TO MUSTER POINT SO SHE COULD GO ON SKI TRIP, KEY TO THE IGNITION BROKE IN THE TRUNK LOCK.  I HAD A SPARE WITH ME.

FEB  19   BETH RETURNS FROM SKI TRIP. SHE NOW CAN DO INTERMEDIATE SLOPES.

FEB  20   TWO TRIPS TO LOCKSMITHS TO FIX BROKEN TRUNK LOCK. BOTH UNSUCCESSFUL; METAL TOOLS AVAILABLE BUT NOT PLASTIC ONES.

FEB  25   BETH GOES TO HIGH SCHOOL PLAY. GEORGE IS WILLING TO PAY $4 OF HIS OWN MONEY TO SEE IT. THE PLAY WAS BASED ON A GRUNGE PHILOSOPHY; AUDIENCE ENCOURAGED TO INSULT THE ACTORS.

FEB  26   GEORGE AND I REMINISCE ABOUT A ONE OF BETH'S RHYMES ABOUT GERMS; GEORGE SAYS, "THEY DON'T MAKE RAP LIKE THAT ANYMORE."

FEB  27  ANOTHER TRIP TO LOCKSMITH TO FIX BROKEN TRUNK LOCK. UNSUCCESSFUL; THIS TIME TEMP IS TOO LOW TO USE PLASTIC TOOLS.

MAR  01   FOR SECOND WINTER IN ROW, NORTHERN BIRDS SEEN (THE ARCTIC GOSHAWK AND N. APPALACHIAN RAVEN). ALSO FOR SECOND WINTER IN ROW, THE CAMELIA BUSH SUFFERS DAMAGE. EARLIER IN WINTER, SUBTROPICAL BIRDS WERE IN AREA.

MAR  01   BETH REMARKS THAT SHE LIKES ONE WOMAN IN NEIGHBORHOOD (MOTHER OF ONE OF HER FRIENDS) BECAUSE SHE REMINDS HER OF MRS CLEAVER (WALLY AND BEAVER'S MOM IN THE 60s SHOW).

MAR  01   GEORGE BRINGS HOME A TEACHER'S STENCIL FOR USE IN A PROJECT. IT FALLS APART. GEORGE SAYS, "GEE, AND IT WASN'T EVEN AN ARTS & CRAFTS PROJECT." I RETORT, "GEORGE, FOR YOU STENCILING IS ARTS & CRAFTS."

MAR  07   AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGISTS UNION REVERSES ITS 1973 DECISION ON ORIOLES. FOR 22 YEARS, THE BALTIMORE ORIOLE WAS NOT CONSIDERED A SUBSPECIES BUT JUST ANOTHER NORTHERN ORIOLE.  HOWEVER, NEW RESEARCH INDICATES IT HAD NOT INTERBRED AND WAS REALLY A SUBSPECIES OF ITS OWN.

MAR  07   DURING UNRULY POLICE PROTEST (RESPONSE TO CITY FISCAL CRISIS), D.C. COUNCILMAN CLARKE ATTEMPTS TO CALL 911 TO GET POLICE TO PROTECT HIM FROM POLICE. 

MAR  09  FORMER VIRGINIA BEAUTY QUEEN TRACY LIPPARD (MISS WILLIAMSBURG 93) NOW IN PRISON FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER, SUES FAMILY SHE ATTEMPTED TO MURDER, CLAIMING THEIR INTERVIEWS WITH THE MEDIA PREVENTED HER FROM GAINING A FAIR TRIAL.

MAR  09   0.5" SNOW IN EARLY AM. SCHOOLS CLOSED COUNTYWIDE.

MAR  11   FOR NEARLY TWO HOURS IN EVENING, BETH CHANNEL SURFS BETWEEN VH1, MTV AND THE OTHER MUSIC CHANNELS. THE EAGLES WERE ON TWO OF THE STATIONS (BETH HATES THE SONG, "MOTEL CALIFORNIA".

MAR 11   GEORGE, WHOM I YELLED AT ON NOV 29, 1994 BECAUSE HE USED A COAT HANGER AS A BOOKMARK, USED HIS DOOR AS A BOOK MARK (AND HIS BOOK AS A DOOR STOP).

MAR  13   BETH HAS A FRIEND (TERRY) OF HERS OVER. I POINT OUT (WITH TOO MUCH ANIMATION, BETH THOUGHT) THE COLOR PRISMS MADE BY THE CRYSTALS WE HAVE HANDING IN VARIOUS WINDOWS. 

MAR  13   AT SUPPER, I ANNOUNCED THAT WE WERE GOING TO BASKIN ROBBINS FOR DESERT. BETH SAYS, "IN CASE I FORGET TO TELL YOU LATER, I HAD A WONDERFUL EVENING. (AS JULIE ROBERTS SAID TO RICHARD  GERE IN 'PRETTY WOMAN')"

MAR  18   REFERRING TO THE PRISM INCIDENT SEVERAL DAYS LATER BETH SAID, "YOU KNOW TERRY DOESN'T GET OUT OF HER HOUSE ENOUGH AND YOU DIDN'T HELP (REFERRING TO THE PRISM INCIDENT)".

MAR  21   CHAPERONED SOME 12TH GRADERS FROM BETH'S HIGH SCHOOL. AT THE END OF THE DAY, ONE OF THEM ASKED ME HOW I LIKED IT. I SAID IT WAS LIKE GUEST STARRING IN A 90210 EPISODE.

MAR  21   GEORGE CALLS ME UP AND SAYS THAT HE IS GOING TO WRITE SOMEONE IN HIS SCHOOL A LETTER ABOUT A DREAM HE HAD BUT DOESN'T WANT ME TO KNOW WHO IT IS.  A FEW MINUTES LATER, HE CALLS ME UP AND ASKS, "DAD, HOW DO YOU SPELL 'STEPHANIE'?"  THERE IS ONLY ONE STEPHANIE IN HIS CLASS.

MAR  22   BETH'S ORCHESTRA PLAYS AT PEP RALLY. THEY CHOSE THE ORCHESTRAL PIECE WITH THE BEST BEAT (DOUBLEBASE DOWNBOW ON EACH 1ST QUARTERNOTE) BUT THE DOUBLEBASE DIDN'T SHOW UP. IT SOUNDED BAD, BUT NOT AS BAD AS THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL ON THE SUPER-DISTORT REVERBERATING MICROPHONE.

MAR  28   G BRINGS HOME THE SCHOOL FORM ON WHICH WE CAN ASK HE BE EXCUSED FROM ANY OF SIX MODULES OF FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION (FLE), OTHERWISE KNOWN AS HUMAN GROWTH AND REPRODUCTION (HGR) OR AS SEX ED.  HE BEGGED ME TO GET HIM EXCUSED FROM THE "REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS" MODULE.  I AGREED.  HE WAS VERY HAPPY AND THANKED ME.

MAR  29   G LOSES HIS 'EXCUSED FROM FLE MODULE FORM. BETH EXPLAINED THAT IF YOU GET EXCUSED YOU HAVE TO DO A RESEARCH PAPER. G SAYS, "I DIDN'T KNOW YOU DID THAT THAT!"

MAR  29  M RECEIVES SEVERENCE CHECK FROM NAVY RESERVE.  WILL NOT DRILL AGAIN.

MAR  30  ATLANTA, GEORGIA BREAKS OLD RECORD FOR POLLEN (2050 GRAINS PER SQUARE INCH SET ON APR 10, 1994) WITH A COUNT OF OVER 2500.

MAR  30   G'S FIRST DAY OF HGR - USE YOUR IMAGINATION.

MAR  30  FORMER WASHINGTON POLICEWOMAN, FONDA MOORE, PLEADS GUILTY TO CONSPIRACY TO MURDER AND 8 OTHER FELONIES IN RETURN FOR DROPPING OF A ONE CHARGE OF DISTRIBUTION OF COCAINE.

MAR  31  G'S UNBREAKABLE GLASSES BREAK FOR THE SECOND TIME. GOING INTO THE OPTOMITRIST I SAY, "TAKE OUT THE FILE FOR GEORGE WEISS, UNLESS YOU HAVE A FILE FOR A DR. DISASTER."

MAR  31   APR 1 FAMILY IN POTOMAC, MD

Weiss Family Chronology 2ND Q 1995

APR  02  I LET BETH ILLEGALLY DRIVE THE CAR (NO LEARNER'S PERMIT YET) TWO BLOCKS.

APR  03  MAJOR LEAGUE PLAYERS AND OWNERS AGREE TO END STRIKE WITHOUT LOCKOUT. PLAYERS LOST $200+ MILLION, OWNERS PROBABLY LOST 3x THAT.  21 TEAMS FIRED THE REPLACEMENT PLAYERS AT 1 MINUTE TO MIDNIGHT SO THEY WOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY THEM $25k BONUSES FOR OPENING DAY.

APR  06   FACING A POSSIBLE INCOMPLETE FOR NOT TAKING A TEST (ILLNESS), BETH SKIPS HER 5TH PERIOD CLASS TO TAKE A TEST FOR HER 3RD PERIOD CLASS.

APR  06   M PICKS UP GEORGE AT SCHOOL (GET NEW GLASSES FITTED AND MEET AIRPLANE). OFFICE SAYS HE IS AT ASSEMBLY LISTENING TO ONE OF THE (UNSUCCESSFUL PRO FOOTBALL TEAM) WASHINGTON REDSKINS (TYRONE RUSH).  WELL, IT COULD BE WORSE. HE COULD BE LISTENING TO ONE OF THE (EVEN MORE UNSUCCESSFUL PRO BASKETBALL TEAM) WASHINGTON BULLETS.

APR  06   BETH AND GEORGE DEPART FOR ATLANTA (VIA GREENSBORO NC).

APR  09   M AND ANN SPEND DAY AT MANASSAS BATTLEFIELD (temp 80s°F).

APR  10-11 M & ANN AT GETTYSBURG BATTLEFIELD (temp 40s°F).

APR  13   BETH & GEO ARRIVE FROM ATLANTA (VIA NEWARK NJ-REALLY).

APR 13-14  B & G EXCITED.  STAY AWAKE TO 1:00 am APR 14. AFTER ONLY 6 HOURS SLEEP, G WAS AT COMPUTER BACKING UP HARD DRIVE (HE LIKES DOING IT).

APR  19  M CALLS THE VIRGINIA DOT ABOUT 11:00 AM TO SUGGEST THEY FIX A SHORT STRETCH OF ROAD NEAR OUR HOUSE.  I ALSO SAID THAT FIXING THE PAVEMENT WOULD REQUIRE MORE THAN A THIN RESURFACING.  ON THE WAY HOME, SIGNS HAD ALREADY BEEN POSTED THAT WORK WOULD START APR 20.

APR 20  WORK STARTS.  A FULL DEPTH PAVEMENT RECONSTRUCTION. 

APR  21   POLLEN COUNT NEARLY 400 LOCALLY.

APR  23  BULLETS FINISH SEASON AT 21-61, WORST RECORD IN SEVERAL DECADES.  THEY ALSO HAD THEIR BEST ATTENDANCE EVER, SELLING OUT 34 HOME DATES.

APR  24   GEORGE HAS ME BUY SOME TOOTHPICKS BEFORE SCHOOL FOR HIS SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT.  I GOT THE TOOTHPICKS AND SLID THEM ALL THE WAY DOWN THE CASHIER'S MAT AND ACROSS THE MIDDLE OF THE OPTICAL SCANNER SO THEY RANG UP THE PRICE. IMPRESSED THE CASHIER (HE GOT 2ND PLACE IN SCIENCE FAIR).

APR  25  GEORGE HAS HAD PARTIES ON CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF SCHOOL. YESTERDAY WAS HIS TEACHER'S BIRTHDAY (PLANNED PARTY). TODAY, HIS TEACHER'S ASTHMA ATTACK (UNPLANNED PARTY).

MAY  01   CONTINUATION OF ROAD WORK SAGA OF APR 19. I CALL VIRGINIA DOT IN AM TO ASK THAT WORK (INTERRUPTED SINCE APR 21) BEGIN AGAIN. BY PM, WORK HAD RESTARTED BY MAY 03, WORK WAS DONE.

MAY  02   GEORGE'S LUNCH AT SCHOOL IS ATTACKED BY ANTS.

MAY  05   BETH LEAVES FOR BUSCH GARDEN FOR ORCHESTRA CONCERT. ARRIVES HOME ON MAY 07 AT 12:10 AM.

MAY  07   BETH LEAVES FOR AIPAC MEETING AT 9:30 AM. ARRIVES HOME MAY 08 AT 12:15 AM.  LATER ON MAY 08 SHE WENT TO DRAMA CLUB REHEARSAL AT ABOUT 8:00 PM. SHE ALSO WENT TO REHEARSAL THE NEXT TWO NIGHTS.

MAY  11   BETH HANDLES STAGE LIGHTING AT SCHOOL PLAY.

MAY  12   BETH GIVES RESEARCH PAPER AT CONFIRMATION.

MAY  14-17 M IN TAMPA FLORIDA. YES THE 'FAMILY VALUES' GOVERNMENT      STARTED A NATIONAL MEETING ON MOTHER'S DAY.

MAY 17  GEORGE IS IRRITATED WITH SEASON FINALES IN HIS FAVORITE TV SHOWS. I TELL HIM NOT TO TAKE IT PERSONALLY. HE DOES ANYWAY.

MAY 21   WE ATTEND A SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC AND OVEREAT. AT ABOUT 6 PM BETH SEES ME CHOPPING LETTUCE.

     BETH - "I HOPE WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE SUPPER?".

     DAD -  "NO DEAR."

     BETH - "WHY ARE YOU CHOPPING LETTUCE."

     DAD -  "FOR TOMORROW."

     BETH - "THAT'S COOL...YOU KNOW WHAT?...I'M HUNGRY"

MAY  22   ALMOST MOST IMPORTANT DAY FOR BETH SINCE BEGINNING OF UNIVERSE.  TOOK HER TO A DMV STATION TO GET AN INSTRUCTIONAL PERMIT.  DISCOVERED THAT IT WAS ONLY DMV STATION IN N VIRGINIA THAT DOES NOT GIVE SUCH PERMITS.  ABOUT A HALF DOZEN PEOPLE HAD MADE SIMILAR ERRORS.

MAY  22   LELAND WILLIAM MODJESKI, 1976 GRADUATE OF MT VERNON HIGH SCHOOL IN FAIRFAX COUNTY VA (WHERE BETH CURRENTLY ATTENDS), POSSESSOR OF A MASTERS DEGREE FROM GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY AND RECENTLY EMPLOYED AS A PIZZA DELIVERYMAN, CLIMBS WHITE HOUSE FENCE (A DAY AFTER THE STREET WAS CLOSED FOR PRESIDENTIAL SECURITY REASONS), ASSAULTS THE PRESIDENT'S RESIDENCE, IS WAS SHOT AND THEN ARRESTED.

MAY  23   BETH SAYS, "DAD, GUESS WHAT I HAVE A TAN LINE, SEE!"  SHE DID--VERY LIGHT. "I THINK TAN LINES ARE REALLY COOL!"

MAY  23   AFTER DRIVING BETH HOME FROM A SITTING INTERVIEW (SHE HAS A 12 HOUR JOB NEXT SUNDAY), I OPEN THE REFRIGERATOR DOOR AND SAY (BETH HEARD), "DO I NEED A BEER. NOPE, GUESS NOT." THEN I TOOK A BEER ANYWAY. (BETH THOUGHT THIS FUNNY IMPLYING THAT I SHOULD RECORD IT).

MAY  24   G ASKS TO BE BROUGHT TO A STORE TO BUY ADDITIONAL SUPERSOAKER TO REPLACE ONE THAT BROKE. 

     G SAYS -THE REASON IT BROKE IT IS THAT IT WAS MADE CHEAPLY.

     B SAYS -THEN WHY BUY ANOTHER IF IT WAS SO BAD?

     G SAYS -BECAUSE I WANT IT AND IT'S MY MONEY (IT IS). GOT A         PROBLEM WITH THAT?  (WE DID BUY ONE THAT EVENING). HERE       IS DIALOGUE AT STORE:

     G SAYS - I'LL TAKE TWO SUPERSOAKERS, PLEASE.

     SALESMAN - WHY TWO?

     G SAYS - LET'S JUST SAY MONACO'S DAYS ARE NUMBERED. (SOME MONTHS AGO I HAD TOLD HIM ABOUT THE "COUNTRIES" OF LIECHTENSTEIN AND MONACO AS PART OF A 'LEARNING GAME' AND I SPECULATED THAT IF ITALY WANTED TO TAKE OVER MONACO THEY COULD PROBABLY DO IT WITH AN FORCE ARMED WITH SQUITGUNS.)

MAY  28   BEFORE ONLY ABOUT 11,000 IN DETROIT, THE WHITE SOX AND TIGERS HIT 12 HRs, 21 EXTRA BASE HITS (BOTH MAJOR LEAGUE RECORDS). CHICAGO (5 HRs), WON 14-12. CECIL FIELDER (DETROIT) WAS ONLY ONE TO HIT HRs WITH MEN ON BASE. 10 HRs WERE SOLO.

MAY  30   WITH 13.3 SECONDS LEFT INDIANAPOLIS LED ORLANDO 89-87.  ORLANDO HIT A 3 PT BASKET. WITH 5.2 SECONDS, INDIANAPOLIS HIT A 3 PT BASKET. WITH 1.3 SECONDS, ORLANDO HIT ANOTHER 3 PT BASKET. THEN AT BUZZER, INDIANAPOLIS HIT A 2 POINT BASKET TO WIN 94-93.

JUNE 01  LETTUCE, WHICH IN EARLY MAY WAS OVER $3/HEAD (MARCH FLOODS IN CALIFORNIA GROWING AREAS), NOW LESS THAN $0.60/HEAD (SOME STORES, STILL ALMOST $2/HEAD AT OTHERS).

JUNE 03   NEW PERFORMANCE ART CENTER, THE NISSAN PAVILION AT STONE RIDGE, IN PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY OPENS. THE FIRST CONCERT AT THIS, THE LARGEST OPEN AIR ARENA IN THE REGION, FEATURES (UHGGH) DISCO GROUPS FROM THE 70s (REALLY!).

JUNE 05   UNUSUAL SUMMER COLD WAVE IN WEST. SALT LAKE CITY HAS MIXED RAIN/SNOW BY LATE EVENING AFTER HIGH IN THE 80sF.

JUNE 06-07 M IN COLUMBUS, OHIO.

JUNE 07   M GOES TO POOL AT 8 PM (OPEN TILL 9 PM ON WEDNESDAYS). TAKES SHOWER. DURING SHOWER, THUNDER HEARD. POOL CLOSES.

JUNE 08  BETH DECIDES TO JOIN SWIM TEAM.

JUNE 11   M FINALLY GETS TO GO SWIMMING IN NEIGHBORHOOD POOL. FIRST TIME SINCE 1993 (THE POOL WAS CLOSED FOR REPAIRS IN 94).

JUNE 10-11   MARK McGWIRE OF OAKLAND HITS 5 HOME RUNS IN TWO GAMES      VS. BOSTON.  HE NOW HAS 17 HRs IN ABOUT 140 ABs. HE ALSO HIT FIVE HRs ON JUNE 27-28, 1987, THE ONLY AL PLAYER EVER TO DO IT TWICE.

JUNE 12-13 M IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE. DROVE BY GRACELAND (HOME OF         ELVIS PRESLEY) BUT DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO GO IN.

JUNE 14   MIKE BENJAMIN OF SAN FRANCISCO, ONLY IN LINE UP BECAUSE OF INJURIES TO STARTERS (WILLIAMS AND SCARSONE), GETS 6 HITS IN 7 ABs IN GAME AND 14 IN 18 IN PAST 3 GAMES SETTING MAJOR LEAGUE RECORD. HE RAISED HIS AVERAGE FROM .150 TO .447 DURING THESE 3 GAMES.

JUNE 15-21 ANOTHER (SEE JUNE 5) UNUSUAL COLD WAVE IN WEST. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW AT TRUCKEE, CALIFORNIA. ACCUMULATING SNOW AS FAR SOUTH AS WHITEFIELD (34°N), HEAVY RAINS AS FAR SOUTH AS SAN DIEGO (BAKERSFIELD, CALIF GET FIRST RAIN EVER ON JUNE 15 WITH .12"), HIGH TEMPERATURE IN LAS VEGAS 35°F BELOW NORMAL ON JUNE 16. 

JUNE 16-21 UNUSUAL HEAT WAVE IN NORTH PLAINS.  INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MINNESOTA (49°N) HAS 7 DAYS IN A ROW OF RECORD MAXIMUMS, 5 OF WHICH WERE OVER 90°F.  ON THE 17TH, THE MAXIMUM IN DEATH VALLEY, CALIFORNIA (36°N AND -280' ELEVATION) USUALLY ABOVE 110°F IN JUNE) WAS 9°F BELOW THE MAXIMUM AT INTERNATIONAL FALLS.

JUNE 16   G NEEDS GLASSES FIXED AGAIN AFTER LOSING EARPIECE SCREWS.

JUNE 19   BETH GETS INSTRUCTIONAL DRIVING PERMIT.

JUNE 21   BETH DRIVES FROM GROCERY STORE TO HOME

JUNE 22   BETH DRIVES TO/FROM HER FRIEND JENNIFER McGWIRE'S HOUSE.

JUNE 22   COMEDIAN DICK SMOTHERS (OF 60s FAME) SELLS HIS 7 bd/4 ba/ 3 fp ON 10 ACRE ESTATE IN MIDDLEBURG FOR $925,000.  THE LISTED PRICE IN 1994 WAS $1,350,000.  HE PURCHASED IT SEVERAL YEARS AGO FOR ABOUT $1,000,000.  THIS SHOWS THE GENERAL DEFLATION IN THE LOCAL REAL ESTATE MARKET.  HOUSES IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ARE DOWN ALSO, ABOUT 15%, SINCE THEIR 1992 HIGH.

JUNE 25   ANN AND M, TAKE GEORGE TO SUMMER CAMP IN BALTIMORE. BETH USES OUR ABSENCE TO MAKE 10 PIECES OF FRENCH TOAST, EAT 5 PIECES AND GET A STOMACH ACHE.

JUNE 25   ANDRES GALARRAGA (OF COLORADO) GETS HRs IN 3 CONSECUTIVE INNINGS VS. SAN DIEGO, FIRST TO DO SO SINCE LARRY PARRISH OF MONTREAL ON JULY 30, 1978.

JUNE 27   BETH NOT HOME WHEN SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE. A WOMAN CALLED WANTING BETH TO SIT. I EXPLAINED, GRUMPILY, THAT I SHE WAS LATE. THE WOMAN SAID, "WELL DON'T GET TOO MAD AT HER AND GROUND HER BECAUSE WE NEED HER FOR BABYSITTING."

JUNE 27   BETH COMES HOME LATE DRIVES WITH ME TO GROCERY STORE. SOME OF HER DRIVING COMMENTS:

              "DARN. WHY ARE THESE OTHER CARS HERE?"

              "IS THAT ONE OF THOSE DOUBLE YELLOW LINES I     SHOULDN'T HAVE CROSSED?"

              "WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU BORROW MONEY TO BUY A CAR                 AND THEN CRASH AND DESTROY IT?"

              "DAD, STOP MAKING SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE AFRAID."

JUNE 28   ASTORIA OREGON HITS 90°F. THE PREVIOUS HIGH FOR THAT DAY WAS ONLY 72°F.

JUNE 29   BETH DRIVES TO GROCERY STORE WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS. DRIVES HOME WITH HEADLIGHTS. STILL MAKES COMMENTS SUCH AS:

               "WHY ISN'T THIS THE RIGHT LANE?"

               "I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY IF I HIT SOMETHING BECAUSE                  THEY HAVE THESE THINGS CALLED BUMPERS, RIGHT?"

JUNE 30   TWO WEEKS AFTER THE PURCHASE OF WASHINGTON D.C.'S PREMIER HOMETOWN DEPARTMENT STORE CHAIN, WOODWARD AND LOTHRUP, BY THE CONGLOMERATE THAT OWNS MACY'S, ANOTHER WASHINGTON D.C. INSTITUTION IS ENDED.  TRADER VIC'S CLOSED AFTER 34 YEARS.  TRADER VIC'S WAS KNOWN AS A PLACE REPUBLICANS ATE WITH THEIR FAMILIES AND DEMOCRATS ATE WITH THEIR DATES OR MANAGERS.  IN 1972, JULIE NIXON EISENHOWER BREAST FED HER BABY THERE WHILE DRINKING A MAI TAI.  TED KENNEDY PROPOSITIONED WOMEN THERE FREQUENTLY.  EVEN REGULARS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE FOOD, USUALLY REASONABLY PRICED, WAS ALWAYS ATROCIOUS AND THE MAIN REASON FOR COMING WAS THE RUM AND FRUIT DRINKS, WILDLY OVERPRICED, WHICH WERE SERVED IN BIZARRE CERAMIC CONTAINERS.

JULY 03   BETH RENTS GUITAR. BETH VISITS LLW IN SILVER SPRING AND BRINGS HER ROLLER BLADES. I TELL HER THAT IF SHE SHOULD COME HOME VIA TRANSIT SLINGING THE ROLLER BLADES OVER HER SHOULDER. THAT WAY SHE'LL. 'BE THE COOLEST PERSON ON THE METRORAIL'.  SHE JUST LOOKED AT ME FUNNY.

JULY 03  THE COOL WEATHER IN MAY AND EARLY JUNE HAS LED TO A LARGE INFESTATION OF BAGWORMS.  ONLY SOME OF THE ARBOVICA BUSHS ARE INFECTED, HOWEVER 
 

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JULY  03        BETH RENTS GUITAR. BETH VISITS LLW IN SILVER SPRING AND BRINGS HER ROLLER BLADES. I TELL HER THAT IF SHE SHOULD COME HOME VIA TRANSIT SLINGING THE ROLLER BLADES OVER HER SHOULDER. THAT WAY SHE'LL. 'BE THE COOLEST PERSON ON THE METRORAIL'.  SHE JUST LOOKED AT ME FUNNY.

JULY  03        THE COOL WEATHER IN MAY AND EARLY JUNE HAS LED TO A LARGE INFESTATION OF BAGWORMS.  ONLY SOME OF THE ARBOVICA BUSHES ARE INFECTED, HOWEVER.

JULY  04        SNOW SKIING SEASON STILL OPEN AT ALPINE MEADOWS (CALIFORNIA), PARK CITY (UTAH) AND ARAPAHOE BASIN (COLORADO) INDICATIVE OF THE HEAVY WINTER SNOW AND COOL SPRING THERE.  UTAH SKIING SEASON IS LONGEST IN HISTORY.

JULY  04        M & A AT FT BELVOIR FIREWORKS (SECOND YEAR FOR M, 1ST FOR ANN). AGAIN DESPITE 50,000 VIEWERS, A 25 MINUTE TRIP WITH NO TRAFFIC USING BACK ROADS.

JULY 05         BETH RETURNS FROM SILVER SPRING VIA METRORAIL AND BUS. HER LONGEST SOLO ON THAT SYSTEM.

JULY  06        BETH DRIVES ON U.S. ROUTE 1 TWICE IN THE RAIN - TOTAL OF SEVERAL MILES. HERE ARE SOME OF HER DRIVING COMMENTS.

            "I DIDN'T LOOK BOTH WAYS BUT YOU DID SO I DIDN'T HAVE TO."

            "HOW DO KNOW HOW MANY LANES THERE ARE?"

            "OH LOOK, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT [A SIGN POST] WAS GOING TO BE                  THERE."

            "NOW I'VE BEEN ON ROUTE 1 SO I MUST BE POISED AND CONFIDENT                     RIGHT?"

JULY  09        BETH, ANN AND M VISIT GEORGE IN BALTIMORE. HERE IS A SAMPLE OF THE CONVERSATION.

            ANN - HAVE YOU BEEN BRUSHING YOUR TEETH, GEORGE?

            G - NOPE.  (A TWO WEEK PERIOD)

            ANN - HUH! WHY NOT?

            G - YOU DIDN'T PACK A TOOTHBRUSH.

                        WE CHECKED HIS SUITCASE AND OF COURSE HE HAD A TOOTHBRUSH, TOOTHPASTE, ETC. IN A SIDE PANEL OF THE SUITCASE THAT HE HADN'T THOUGHT TO OPEN IT NOR HIS EXTRA SOCK PANEL EVEN THOUGH THEY BOTH BULGED OUT. 

JULY 12         BETH HAS ON-THE-ROAD DRIVING (HER FIRST), GUITAR (HER FIRST) AND VIOLA LESSON ON THE SAME DAY. SHE HAD ANOTHER ON-THE-ROAD DRIVING LESSON THE NEXT DAY. IT IS PART OF A 7 LESSON COURSE.

JULY 15         WORST HEAT & HUMIDITY DAY IN MANY YEARS. HIGH WAS 99EF WITH DEW POINT ABOUT 80EF. 

JULY  16        AFTER SHORT ELECTRICAL OUTAGE, ANN SUCCESSFULLY SETS THE TIME ON THE VCR (SHE TOLD ME TO PLACE THIS IN CHRON).

JULY 17         OFFER TO BUY OUR HOUSE IS RECEIVED - WE REQUESTED CHANGES IN CONTRACT - FAX TO OFFEROR ETC. - TOOK UNTIL JULY 22 TO CONFIRM AND GAIN AGREEMENT. ALSO THIS WEEK, SOME ELECTRONIC MESSAGES I SENT OUT WERE NOT RECEIVED UNTIL 3 DAYS AFTER I SENT THEM, EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE JUST SENT DOZENS OF FEET AWAY.

JULY 19         SAW A HORNET EATING OR LAYING EGGS IN A BAGWORM SACK.  GOOD JOB, HOWEVER, I DON'T THINK I CAN COUNT ON THAT FOR MANY.  I HAVE BEEN REMOVING THEM BY HAND. BY JULY 23, I THINK I REMOVED 99% OF THEM.

JULY 20         MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD'S FIRST QUINTUPLE (5) MURDER IN THREE DECADES AT A $700,000 HOUSE.  PAINTER'S ASSISTANT CHARGED WITH SLAYING DOCTOR'S PAINTER, DOCTOR AND DOCTOR'S 3 CHILDREN.

JULY  21        APPLIED TO RENT HOME IN POTOMAC, MD. ONLY ABOUT 4 MILES FROM WHERE QUINTUPLE MURDER TOOK PLACE.

JULY  23        SAW BIRD EATING BAGWORM. ANOTHER GOOD JOB.  STILL PLENTY LEFT HOWEVER. SINCE WE ARE SELLING, WHY DO I CARE? WELL, THE ARBOVICA WAS ONLY 4' WHEN WE GOT HERE AND THEY ARE NOW UP TO 9' AND MAKE BEAUTIFUL HEDGES - JUST AESTHETICS.

JULY  23        BETH FOUND HER INSTRUCTIONAL DRIVING PERMIT AFTER HAVING LOST IT FOR SEVERAL DAYS - I TOOK HER OUT TO TRY... DA DA DA DAAHH-  PARALLEL PARKING.

JULY  26        M TAKES BETH TO MT VERNON HISTORICAL SITE (GEORGE WASHINGTON'S HOME). BETH SAYS IT IS FIRST TIME SHE WAS THERE.  PREARRANGED TO MEET DAVE KROES (FRIEND FROM COLLEGE IN THE 60s WHO WAS VISITING WASHINGTON D.C.) AND HIS DAUGHTER SHERRI.

JULY  26        M VISITS G IN BALTIMORE - DOES WORK IN ARLINGTON ON WAY. TOTAL TRIP LV 3 PM, ARRVE HOME 10PM.

JULY 28         CALLED CARPET INSTALLERS TO ARRANGE FOR ME TO CHOOSE CARPET COLOR & STYLE (TENANT VACATED THE CONDO IN ARLINGTON WE RENT OUT).  THE CARPET STORE OWNER VOLUNTEERED TO PICK ME UP AT THE METRORAIL STATION AND BRING ME BACK AFTER BUSINESS WAS DONE (ONLY ABOUT $700 PURCHASE)- THIS IS A FIRST IN THE PAST 10 YEARS.

JULY 28         PHOENIX ARIZONA REACHES 121EF, YUMA ARIZONA 124EF, PALM SPRINGS CALIFORNIA 124EF, LAUGHLIN NEVADA 124EF.

JULY  29        BETH'S SWIM TEAM HAS AWARD NIGHT (YES, SHE RECEIVED TWO OR THREE) BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, SHE PURCHASED COLA (POT LUCK SNACKS AFTER AWARDS) WITH $ SHE HAD EARNED SITTING.  DIDN'T EVEN ASK US TO HELP OUT.

JULY 30- AUG 2  M IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, WESTERN KENTUCKY AND                    TENNESSEE.  AUG 1 IN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT IN HOPKINSVILLE, KY. RENTAL CAR TOTALLED (BUT NO INJURIES) - ODD BALL INTERSECTION - POLICE OFFICER MAKING INCIDENT REPORT STATED THAT MANY ACCIDENTS INCLUDING FATALITIES THERE.  ALAMO CAR RENTAL COMPANY, TABORS AND AMACO TOWING SERVICE AND SATO TRAVEL ALL COORDINATED WELL.

JULY 30         CHILI DAVIS (OF MILWAUKEE BREWERS) GOES INTO MILWAUKEE STANDS TO PHYSICALLY ATTACK SOMEONE HE BELIEVED WAS HECKLING HIM.  THE PERSON WHO WAS ATTACKED STATED THAT DAVIS HIT THE WRONG PERSON. ON AUGUST 4, THE LEAGUE FINED DAVIS $5,000. THE VICTIM DID NOT PRESS CHARGES.

JULY  31        BETH AND ANN GO TO THRIFT STORE. FIRST TIME BETH DRIVES WITH ANN AND NOT BOTH OF US OR JUST ME.  POLICE STOPS HER FOR CROSSING A YELLOW LINE.

AUG   06        BETH HAS FIRST AUTO ACCIDENT. A FEW NICKS ON PAINT OF EACH CAR. NEITHER AUTO OWNER WILL REPORT IT.

AUG   08        PICKED STRAWBERRIES FROM PLANTER BOX. BETH IS DISAPPOINTED WITH SIZE AND NUMBER. ALSO TODAY THE 'FOR SALE' IN FRONT GOT CHANGED TO 'SOLD'.

AUG   08        JEFF KING (.250 HITTER, 9 HRs TO THIS POINT) HITS 2 HRs IN 9 RUN 2ND INNING FOR PITTSBURGH IN 9-5 WIN AT SAN FRANCISCO.  HE BECOMES THE FIRST PITTSBURGH PLAYER TO HIT 2 HRs IN AN INNING IN 101 YEARS, SINCE JAKE STENZEL DID SO AGAINST BOSTON JUNE 6, 1894.  KING'S 2ND HR WAS ONE OF 3 CONSECUTIVE HRs BY PITTSBURGH THE FIRST TIME THEY HAD DONE SO SINCE AUGUST 1, 1970.   

AUG   10        GOT LAST OF 4 ESTIMATES FOR MOVE. LOWEST ABOUT $1000. ABOUT 20 BOXES PACKED SO FAR (MOSTLY A & BETH).

AUG   13        VISITED G IN BALTIMORE.

AUG   15        BETH GETS NEAR LAST DRIVER'S LESSON IN VA.

AUG   17        M WORKS AT HOME - VITAL REPORT TYPE ASSIGNMENT IMPOSSIBLE TO DO IN OFFICE. GOT NEW PHONE NUMBER FOR NEXT MONTH WHEN WE ARE IN MD. THE NUMBER WILL BE 301 983 5883, ADDRESS WILL BE 11619 GREENLANE DR. POTOMAC, MD 20854.

AUG   18        IN DENVER, CUBS 26, COLORADO 7 IN GAME THAT TAKES 6:09 (OF WHICH 3:22 FOR GAME, REST FOR RAIN DELAY - GAME ENDS ON AUG 19). MOST RUNS SCORED BY ONE TEAM SINCE 1985.

AUG   19        TWO DOMED STADIUMS DAMAGED. IN HOUSTON, FOOTBALL GAME (SAN DIEGO VS. ASTROS) CANCELED BECAUSE OF TURF DAMAGE. IN ATLANTA, THUNDERSTORM DAMAGES GEORGIA DOME.

AUG   20        PICKED GEORGE UP FROM CAMP IN BALTIMORE.  THE FATHER OF ONE OF HIS FRIENDS IN BALTIMORE HAD DIED EARLIER THAT DAY (AGE = 48).

AUG   21        MINNESOTA GETS 11 RUNS IN 1ST INNING @ TEXAS, A FEW HOURS LATER, KANSAS CITY GETS 11 IN 4TH INNING OF 2ND GAME OF DOUBLEHEADER @ MILWAUKEE.

AUG   21        WHILE DRIVING W BETH, THE HIGH BEAM SWITCH DOESN'T WORK. I REFER TO IT AS, "MY SO-CALLED LIGHTS".

AUG   22        GEORGE SAYS TO ROBBIE, WHO HAD LOANED GEORGE A SEGA ENTERTAINMENT GAME, "YOU BETTER TAKE IT AWAY, IT'S GETTING ADDICTIVE - NO, NOT JUST YET.!"

AUG   24        SETTLEMENT ON 8054 CENTRAL PARK DR. IS POSTPONED UNTIL AUG 25.

AUG   25        SETTLEMENT POSTPONED UNTIL AUG 28

AUG   27        GOT KEYS FOR 11619 GREENLANE.  BETH DELIGHTED THAT A H.S. TRACK LOCATED WITHIN A FEW BLOCKS. 

AUG   28        SETTLEMENT POSTPONED AGAIN.  ANN & I SIGNED PAPERS GIVING AGENT POWER OF ATTORNEY. TODAY, ALSO I RETURNED BOOK AT LIBRARY, GUITAR TO RENTAL, STORE, DENTIST & ORTHODONTIST APPT, KEYS MADE, CHANGE OF ADDRESS DONE AT USPO, RETURN OF CABLE TV BOX, SHOPPING FOR CLOTHES AND BOOK BAGS AND A DERMATOLOGIST VISIT.  ANOTHER ERRAND WAS FOR A VISIT TO OPTOMOLOGIST TO FIX GEORGE'S GLASSES.  ABOUT FOUR HOURS LATER, IT WAS BROKEN AGAIN - PROBABLY NOT A GOOD FIX.

AUG   29        I GET NEW GLASS FRAME FOR GEORGE. MOVERS COME, BREAK SOME STUFF, ALSO PACK SOME STUFF WE HAD PROMISED TO CONVEY.  ALSO, ALL OUR STUFF DIDN'T FIT IN ONE LOAD. SO. 

AUG   30        SETTLEMENT POSTPONED AGAIN. MOVERS COME AGAIN. I GO BACK TO 8054 CENTRAL PARK DR TO DELIVER CONVEYED ITEMS.

AUG   31        SETTLEMENT POSTPONED AGAIN. I VOW NOT TO CONNECT COMPUTER OR TV UNTIL SUBSTANTIAL UNPACKING HAS BEEN COMPLETED. WE INTERRUPT UNPACKING TO VISIT LOCAL PARK. THEY HAD, UNTIL RECENTLY HAD A ZOO, WHICH THEY CALLED: "NOAH'S ARK". SO WE SAW THE "REMNANTS' OF NOAH'S ARK"

SEP    01        SETTLEMENT POSTPONED AGAIN.

SEP    03        FINALLY UNPACKED ENOUGH TO JUSTIFY CONNECTING COMPUTER. LESS TROUBLE THAN I THOUGHT, ONLY PROBLEM: MUCH OF OUR TONER SUPPLY WAS SPILLED - NOW DOWN TO ABOUT A TWO WEEK SUPPLY. GETTING CHANGE IN E-MAIL TERMINAL PORT WAS A LITTLE MORE DIFFICULT BUT THAT WORKED TOO AFTER A PHONE CALL TO TECH SUPPORT.

SEPT  04        ROBIN VENTURA OF CHICAGO WHITE SOX HITS 2 GRAND SLAMS IN ONE GAVE IN 14-3 WINS OVER TEXAS.  FIRST IN 25 YEARS SINCE FRANK ROBINSON DID IT JUNE 26, 1970 FOR ORIOLES.

SEPT  05        KIDS FIRST DAY AT HEBREW ACADEMY OF G. WASHINGTON. CAL RIPKEN TIES GEHRIG RECORD W 2130 GAMES.

SEPT  06        B & G ATTEND HEBREW ACADEMY FOR 2ND DAY IN A ROW. CAL GETS GAME 2131.  STORIES FROM SCHOOL: G'S TEACHER ASKS SCIENCE CLASS IF THEY HAVE ANY FEARS. ONE KID SAYS, "TRANSURANIC ELEMENTS". TEACHER SAYS, "AS A MATTER OF FACT, WE WILL BE STUDYING THESE A LOT (AND SHOWED THEY KIDS A CHART). KID SAYS, "WERE DOOMED". B'S TEACHER TOLD THEM TO WRITE A PARAGRAPH ON WHETHER THEY THOUGHT THE EUROPEAN SETTLEMENT OF AMERICA WAS INEVITABLE.  WHEN B EXPLAINED TO ONE GIRL THAT 'YOU COULD ANSWER EITHER WAY AS LONG AS YOU DEFEND YOUR ANSWER', THE GIRL RESPONDED, "YES, BUT WHICH IS THE RIGHT ANSWER?"

SE[T   09        1ST RAIN IN 34 DAYS. ONLY A FEW DROPS AT OUR HOUSE BUT NATIONAL AIRPORT HAD .75"

SEPT  10        STORIES FROM LAST WEEK KID'S SCHOOL.  BETH WAS ASKED IN HER PHYSICS CLASS TO IMAGINE WHAT KIND OF PHENOMENON WOULD HAVE A HEAVY OBJECT MOVING SLOWLY AT FIRST, THEN FASTER, THEN FASTER. THEN COMING TO A STOP.  SHE SAID, "MY DAD'S CAR DID THAT WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND HIT A PARKED CAR." (SEE- AUGUST 06).

                        GEORGE HAD A MATH ASSIGNMENT THAT WAS TO BEGIN WITH A SURVEY OF 100 PEOPLE (3 QUESTIONS EACH).  HE SPENT 2 HRS AT GIANT FOOD (ASKING ABOUT PAPER VS. PLASTIC, ETC.).  HE FINISHED AND SHOWED ME HIS SURVEY SHEET.  HIS SHEET SHOWED HE HAD SURVEYED 90 PEOPLE, WITH 83 ANSWERING ONE QUESTION, 86 ANSWERING ANOTHER AND 103 ANOTHER.

ALSO, TODAY ANN AND I WENT TO GREAT FALLS NATL PARK.

SEPT 10        FIRST TIME MOWING LAWN HERE.

SEPT 11        LEARNED THAT SEVERAL OF BETH'S FRIENDS KNEW THE FAMILY INVOLVED IN THE QUINTUPLE MURDER. ONE OF HER FRIENDS LIVES JUST ONE BLOCK FROM THE HOUSE THE MURDERS TOOK PLACE.

SEPT  11        BOTH B AND G'S BOOK BAGS (PURCHASED ABOUT AUG 28 IN VIRGINIA) ARE ALREADY BROKEN.

SEPT  11        JACK McDOWELL (NEW YORK), PITCHES COMPLETE GAME AGAINS CLEVELAND WHERE YANKEES MADE NO ASSISTS (LOTS OF STRIKEOUTS AND FLY BALLS AND 2 GROUND BALLS TO 1B).  ONLY 4TH TIME IN HISTORY.  1ST WAS AUG 8, 1943 (ST L DID IT VS. CLEVELAND), THEN JULY 4, 1945 (CLEVELAND VS YANKEES), JUNE 25, 1989 (METS VS. PHILLIES).

SEPT  12        PURCHASED NEW BOOKBAGS WITH LIFETIME GUARENTEE (ABOUT $40 EACH AT SEARS). PLACED GUARENTEE, SALES SLIP, ETC. IN FAMILY SAFE.

SEPT  17        ONE OF MOST LOPSIDED BB GAMES EVER. FLORIDA OUTHITS COLORADO 21-1 (OUTSCORES THEM 17-0). PAT RAPP PITCHES COMPLETE GAME SHUTOUT.

SEPT 18-20 M IN TUNICA MISSISSIPPI; HELENA, ARKANSAS AND MEMPHIS,                       TENNESSE. FINALLY SEES GRACELAND. M LEAVES HOUSE AT 545AM ON 18TH, COMES IN AT 5 PM PICKS UP ANN FOR SHOPPING AT 6 PM AND PTA MEETING 7-10.

SEPT  24-26 1ST R-HASHANA IN MD. RAIN FOR ABOUT 40 OF THE 48 HRS.

SEPT  24        AFTER PART OF 3-WAY GAME. BETH SAID, "LOSER HAS TO GET ME MY COAT." G SAYS, "BUT I'VE WON (HE WON THE RUMMIKUB GAME DESPITE REPEATEDLY TRADING PLAYABLE TILES) AND YOU TWO (M & B) ARE PLAYING FOR 2ND." THEN BETH SAID, "OK, I MEANT, THE WINNER HAS TO GET ME MY COAT."

SEPT  25        TRAVIS FRYMAN HITS A GRAND SLAM HOMER AND MAKES 2 ERRORS IN THE FIRST 3 INNINGS OF THE SAME GAME (FOR DETROIT WHO BEAT BOSTON 7-4).  THERE WERE 4 OTHER ERRORS IN THOSE INNINGS. ALSO FRANK COSTILLO (OF CHI CUBS) ON PITCH FROM NO HITTER GIVES UP A TRIPLE WITH AN 0-2 COUNT AND 2 OUTS IN THE NINTH. HE WON THE 1 HITTER 7-0 VS ST. L.

SEPT  26        SINCE WE MOVED TO MONTGOMERY COUNTY (JUST AFTER THE QUINTUPLE MURDER): A COUNTY JUDGE HAS BEEN ACCUSED OF HAVING A PROSTITUTE WORKING IN HIS CHAMBER, A COUNTY ATTORNEY ACKNOWLEDGES USING THE SAME PROSTITUTE, A CANADIAN COMPANY HAS PROPOSED A MEGAMALL WITH WAVEPOOL FOR 3000 FOR THE SOUTH PART OF THE COUNTY, A DEVELOPER HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH SOLICITING (MOB TYPES) TO HAVE HIS COUSIN KILLED, A JUNK YARD OWNER CHARGED WITH SOLICITING (DIFFERENT MOB TYPES) TO HAVE HIS FATHER KILLED, A HINDU IDOL IN MID COUNTY THAT DRINKS MILK AND A BETHESDA PRIVATE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL MISSING AFTER AN AUDIT REVEALED THE SCHOOL'S FINANCES WERE SHAKEY (HE WAS FOUND TO BE IN THERAPY). ALSO, A POTOMAC, MD COMPUTER MONITORING AN UNUSED OIL TANK WAS FOUND TO BE CALLING AN 800 NUMBER IN NEW ENGLAND EVERY 90 SECONDS FOR 6 MONTHS.

SEPT  27        POTENTIAL COMPUTER DISASTER. PIECE OF A 3.5" DISKETTE (METAL COVER FOR READABLE DISK) IS CAUGHT IN DISK DRIVE.

SEPT  27        I ASK GEORGE,"WHAT DID YOU DO IN SOCIAL STUDIES TODAY?

                        G RESPONDS, "DO YOU MEAN ME, OR THE REST OF THE CLASS?"

SEPT  28        DISASTER AVERTED.  METAL COVER FISHED OUT WITH ULTRA THIN SCREWDRIVER (UPON SUGGESTION FROM GEORGE, SUBSEQUENT ADVICE OF LOCAL COMPUTER REPAIR STORE & REPAIR BY M) .

SEPT  30        DISASTER NOT AVERTED. GEORGE TEARS SUIT PANTS.  PRINTER HAS ERROR CODE THAT IS NOT IN MANUAL. 

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OCT  01   LAWN MOWED. BETH DOES ABOUT 3 ROWS.

OCT 01   BASEBALL SEASON HIGHLIGHTS- JAY BUHNER HAD 121 RBIs IN 122 AB (BATTING AVE ONLY .260), BEST RATIO (.992) IN HISTORY SURPASSING BALT'S JIM GENTILE'S .959 IN 1961. DESPITE SHORTENED 144 GAME SEASON, ALBERT BELLE (CLEVELAND) ENDS SEASON WITH 103 EXTRA BASE HITS (MOST SINCE STAN MUSIAL IN 1948- 154 GAME SEASON) HAS 17 HRS IN SEPT (TYING RUTH'S RECORD) AND 31 IN AUG+SEPT SETTING ALL TIME RECORD.  ALSO 1ST PLAYER TO GET > 50 DOUBLES AND > 50 HRS IN SINGLE SEASON.  SLUGGING % ALMOST .700 (HE HAD TERRIBLE WORLD SERIES THOUGH); CLEVELAND ALSO WON 100 GAMES; COLORADO HAD 4 HITTERS W 30+ HRS (BICHETTE 40, WALKER 36, CASTILLA 32, GALARRAGA 31).

OCT  04   GEORGE LASTS WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF FASTING UNTIL END OF NEILAH SERVICE (ABOUT 26 HRS)

OCT  08   CURSE ON GEO METRO - WON'T START -- SECOND GEO METRO CURSED IN THAT PARKING PAD (PREVIOUS TENANTS HAD ONE)

OCT  12   GEO REPAIRED. IT COST ABOUT $230 (ABOUT $150 FOR PARTS). THE PROBLEM EVIDENTLY WAS ENGINE FLOODING CAUSED BY BAD PLUGS, POINTS, ETC. UNFORTUNATELY WITH ELECTRONIC FUEL INJECTION SYSTEMS, ENGINE FLOODING REQUIRES, IN EFFECT A TUNE AND OIL CHANGE AND GEO METROS HAVE EXPENSIVE PARTS (E.G. $30 FOR AIR FILTER). 

OCT  12  FINALLY REGISTERED THE FORD IN MD.

OCT  14  GEORGE, WHILE PLAYING COMPUTER GAME (SIMULATION- BOMBING MISSION): "YOU KNOW SAM (RUSSIAN SURFACE AIR MISSILE) RADARS ARE VERY ANNOYING, I'M FLYING AT A LOW ALTITUDE AND THEY'RE STILL TRACKING ME."

OCT  16-18 THREE MORNINGS OF FROST

OCT  18   ANOTHER BRIGHT IDEA BY BETH. SHE WAS THINKING ABOUT HOW HARD IT IS TO DO ESSAYS AND DECIDED TO START THIS WEEK TO THINK ABOUT HOW TO DO HER COLLEGE APPLICATION ESSAY IN ANOTHER 18 MONTHS OR SO.  SHE IS WORKING ON THE 'WHY I WANT TO LIVE ON PRINCE EDWARD'S ISLAND' IDEA.

OCT  20   GEORGE GETS POOR GRADE ON SCIENCE LAB. HE CONTENDS THAT DINOSAURS WERE MOVED AROUND AND HIS MEASUREMENTS OF THEIR VOLUME WAS CORRECT BUT THE ANSWERS DIDN'T CORRESPOND WITH WHAT THE TEACHER THOUGHT THEY SHOULD.  GEORGE ALSO CLAIMS THAT HE GOT ONE WRONG OUT OF 6 QUESTIONS IN ENGLISH AND RECEIVED A GRADE OF 50% (I THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN 50 OUT OF 60). ANN IS ATTEMPTING TO CALL THE TEACHER FOR CLARIFICATION. 

OCT  26   GEORGE DROPS HIS GLASSES OUT A WINDOW AT SCHOOL (WHILE LOOKING OUT). THE GLASSES LANDED ON THE ROOF OF ANOTHER WING OF THE BUILDING. AN 11TH GRADER (VP OF STUDENT COUNCIL) WAS CALLED IN TO FETCH THEM, OBVIOUSLY THAT MUST BE PART OF THE DUTIES.

OCT  28   LET BETH DRIVE BY HERSELF FROM PARKING LOT TO GROCERY PICK UP POINT WITH ME NOT IN THE CAR.

OCT  28   ATLANTA WINS SERIES ON ANN'S MOM'S (ATLANTA RESIDENT KATHYLEEN LINDSEY) BIRTHDAY.

OCT 29-30 M IN NORFOLK, VA.  BETH IN CATOCTIN MTNS (MD). DROPPED HER OFF (BUS) ON MY WAY; PICKED HER UP AFTER I GOT HOME.

OCT  31   ALL TIME RAINIEST OCT (ALMOST 9"). FOLLOWING THAT 34 DAY DRY SPELL IN AUG AND SEPT.

NOV  03   BETH LOOKS AT MAP TO PLAN A POSSIBLE WALK. "OH NO." SHE SAYS, "THIS IS SO FAR AWAY IT'S ON THE NEXT PAGE."

NOV  04   BETH PLANNING A TRIP ON THE METRORAIL ASKS ME, "DAD, COULD YOU NAME ALL THOSE PLACES AGAIN THAT I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO GO TO WHEN I GO TO HUNTINGTON."

NOV  07   BIZARRE BELTWAY ACCIDENT - A BROOKS ARMORED CAR CARRYING HUNDREDS OF BAGS OF COINS OVERTURNED NEAR CONNECTICUT AVE SHUTTING DOWN 3 OF 4 LANES. SEVERAL DOZEN BAGS OF COINS SPILLED NICKELS AND QUARTERS ONTO THE CONCRETE.

NOV  08   FIRST SNOW FLURRIES OF THE YEAR.  ALSO FIRST TIME BETH MISSED THE BUS. I HAD TO DRIVE TO SCHOOL AND PICK HER UP (ABOUT 20 MI. ROUND TRIP) AFTER GETTING HOME FROM WORK (HOME AT 625 OUT AT 640 HOME AGAIN AT 720).

NOV  09   ANOTHER BIZARRE BELTWAY ACCIDENT - THIS TIME A BEER TRUCK OVERTURNED CLOSING 2 OF 4 LANES NEAR BRADDOCK RD.

NOV  11   HEAVY RAIN CHANGED TO HEAVY SNOW ABOUT 8PM. WE HAD THUNDER AND SNOW FOR ABOUT 2 HRS WITH ABOUT 1" OR SO ACCUMULATION.  ONE LARGE PORTION OF A FRONT YARD TREE CAME DOWN AND POWER WAS OUT SEVERAL TIMES, THE LAST ABOUT 3 HRS. PEOPLE NEXT DOOR HAD > 12 HRS WITHOUT POWER.

NOV  12   OUR MC CHARGE ACCOUNT WAS FROZEN (I HAD FORGOTTEN TO VERIFY - VIA PHONE POSSESSION OF THE CARD SUBSEQUENT TO OUR CHANGE OF ADDRESS) ONE STORE LET ME HAVE GROCERIES ON A HANDWRITTEN IOU.

NOV  14 (APPX) GEORGE SAYS, "JUST BECAUSE I DID BAD AT THAT ONE ASSIGNMENT (IN ENGLISH) DOESN'T MEAN I'M DOING BAD IN ENGLISH CLASS ALL THE TIME."

          M - YOU MEAN, "JUST BECAUSE I DID POORLY...."

NOV  15   GEORGE HAS DRAWN A FACE ON HIS HAND.

     M - WHO IS THAT I ON YOUR HAND?

     G - HIS NAME IS ANDY DIAMOND AND HE'S ONE OF MY ENEMIES.

     M - WHAT DID HE DO TO YOU.

     G - NOTHING. ACTUALLY WE HAVEN'T MET YET.

     M - HOW DID HE BECOME YOUR ENEMY?

     G - MY FRIEND FROM BALTIMORE TOLD ME ABOUT HIM AND SAID HE         WOULDN'T LIKE ME.

NOV  18   DELIVERY OF FIREWOOD. WHEN CARRYING IT TO BACK (ON NOV 20), G DROPS LOGS ON B'S FOOT AND HIS OWN FOOT.

NOV  18-19 B'S PLAY "THE MAN WHO CAME FOR DINNER" (BETH DOES       SOUND).

NOV  20   I TELL BETH AND GEORGE TO RAKE AND TO GATHER OLD BRANCHES FOR KINDLING. I ASK B IF SHE KNOWS WHAT TO DO WITH PILE OF KINDLING ALREADY GATHERED. SHE SAYS, "UH. SPREAD IT OVER THE YARD, RIGHT?"

NOV  22   ARRIVAL OF B'S FRIEND DAFNA (FR RICHMOND, VA) AND A'S MOM (FR ATLANTA).

NOV  22   FIRST FIRE IN FIREPLACE HERE.

NOV  23   THANKSGIVING HERE (9 PEOPLE - 4 OF US, DAFNA, ANN'S MOM, M'S MOM, M'S BROTHER AND HIS WIFE).

NOV  25   DEPARTURE OF DAFNA FOR RICHMOND.

NOV  27   DEPARTURE OF ANN'S MOM FOR ATLANTA.

NOV  28   BETH EVIDENTLY GETS NERVOUS RIDING IN FRONT SEAT ON WAY TO SCHOOL. HER FRIEND, THE DRIVER, TAPS BETH ON THE HAND AND SAYS, "THERE. THERE. IT WILL BE ALL RIGHT."

NOV  29   NEWSPAPER ANNOUNCES THAT GYPSY MOTH POPULATION HAS DECREASED 99% FROM LAST YEAR. IT SEEMS A FUNGUS IS DESTROYING THEM (THE DESCRIPTION IN THE NEWSPAPER WAS QUITE GRUESOME, GEORGE SAID IT SOUNDED, "COOL").

NOV  30   COLDEST NOVEMBER IN MEMORY ENDS. WE HAD SNOW OR FLURRIES ON AT LEAST 7 DAYS AND FROST ALMOST EVERY DAY.

DEC  03   MOWED LAWN FOR LAST TIME FOR FALL.

DEC  05   UPON ARRIVING HOME, ANN ASKS GEORGE ABOUT OUR CAT 'GIN'

     ANN - GEORGE, DID YOU LET THE CAT OUT?

     GEO - I TRIED, BUT SHE DIDN'T WANT TO.

     ANN - WELL DID YOU ASK HER????

DEC  07   BETH IS SICK AND WANTS TO STAY HOME FROM SCHOOL.

     M ASKS - ARE YOU NAUSEOUS?

     B SAYS - NO.

     M ASKS - DO YOU HAVE A FEVER?

     B SAYS - NO.

     M ASKS - ARE YOU DIZZY? DO YOU HAVE A RUNNY SINUS? A HEADACHE.

     B SAYS - NO TO EACH.

     M ASKS - WELL HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THE PROBLEM?

     B SAYS - I'M ICKY (SHE STAYED HOME; BETTER THE NEXT DAY.

DEC  10   I HAVE GEORGE PRACTICE HIS HANDWRITING (LONG STANDING PROBLEM). I TOLD HIM HE COULD TAKE A BREAK AFTER 20 MINUTES. HE COMES OUT FROM HIS ROOM. I ASK HOW HE'S FEELING. GEORGE SAYS, "MY HAND IS REALLY TIRED, I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN WRITING FOR 20 MINUTES."

DEC  10   LOCAL NEWSPAPER REPORTS THAT THE RURAL MONTGOMERY COUNTY HINDU TEMPLE IDOL OF GANESH (AN ELEPHANT) WHICH STARTED DRINKING MILK IN LATE SEPT STOPPED DRINKING MILK THREE DAYS LATER AND NOW ALL THE GANESH STATUTES AROUND THE WORLD (WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY STARTED DRINKING MILK) HAVE ALSO STOPPED.

DEC  11   M GETS OUT CAULKING GUN AND DOES SOME WORK ABOUT KITCHEN DOOR. AFTER SOME OBSERVATION,

     G ASKS - YOU MUST HAVE DONE THAT BEFORE, HUH DAD?

     M SAYS - YES, WHY DID YOU SAY THAT?

     G SAYS - YOU'RE NOT MAKING AS BIG A MESS AS I THOUGHT         YOU WOULD.

DEC  13   VERY BAD DAY FOR GEORGE.  FIRST HE IS MISPLACED HIS ASSIGNMENT NOTEBOOK.  THEN WHILE LOOKING FOR SOME CONSTRUCTION PAPER, A VIOLA BOW, PERCHED ON A LEDGE, FELL DOWN AND BROKE.  WE ALSO GOT A $200 WATER BILL (I'LL HAVE TO CALL ABOUT THIS ONE). 

DEC  14   GEORGE GETS NOTEBOOK BACK. WATER COMPANY WILL INVESTIGATE USAGE ON DEC 29.

DEC  10-13 UP TO 5' OF SNOW IN MICHIGAN AND NEW YORK AND WINDS OVER 100 MPH FROM NEAR SAN FRANCISCO TO NEAR SEATTLE WITH OVER 2' OF RAIN IN MONTERREY COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.

DEC  17   VISIT TO HANUKKAH-EVE FESTIVAL BALTIMORE. B & G SEE PEOPLE THEY KNOW. CHIROPRACTOR SAYS MY RIGHT FOOT IS CARRYING 6 POUNDS MORE THAN MY LEFT FOOT.

DEC  19   RAIN TURNS TO SNOW AND FREEZES. SCHOOL OUT EARLY, NEXT DAY SCHOOL IS CANCELLED BUT BETH GOES TO HANUKKAH BANQUET AT NIGHT.

DEC  21   TOOK BETH TO NIH FOR EXAMINATION OF HER IMPACTED WISDOM TEETH. SHE IS TO EVENTUALLY BE PART OF AN EXPERIMENT ON PAIN SUPPRESSION. THEN I TOOK HER TO SCHOOL (1130 AM), I THEN TOOK THE CAR FOR EMISSION INSPECTION, THEN CAME HOME. GEORGE HAD MISSED THE BUS SO I TOOK HIM TO SCHOOL (130 PM) - HE MISSED A TEST.  BETH MISSED THE EVENING BUS SO I WENT BACK TO SCHOOL (630 PM).  SHE DROVE HOME (1ST TIME DRIVING THIS FAR IN PM PEAK).  THIS MAKES 4 ROUND TRIPS (20 MI EACH) TO SCHOOL IN 3 DAYS.

DEC  22   GEORGE WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE AN ICE SKATING PARTY DURING SCHOOL. HOWEVER, (AS DESCRIBED BY G) HIS SHOELACE BROKE WHEN THE BUS CAME, HE FELL ON HIS FACE ON THE ICE AND THE BUS LEFT WITHOUT HIM. HE DIDN'T MIND THAT MUCH AS HE GOT TO SEE EXTRA TV.

DEC  25   BETH DROVE (SHORT DISTANCE) ON I-270 TWICE (HER FIRST TIME ON A FREEWAY).  SHE ALSO DROVE TO MY MOM'S HOUSE (NOT USING FREEWAY). ON WAY HOME SHE GOT IN CAR AND SAID, "NOW I'M REALLY A SAFE CONFIDENT DRIVER" - AND THEN CLOSED THE DOOR ON HER FOOT.

DEC  26   PICKED UP VIRGINIA FRIENDS OF GEORGE (ROBBY BROWN) AND BETH (JENNY McGWIRE) AND DROVE THEM HERE.

DEC  27   TEMPO FAILS VEHICLE EMISSION TEST.

DEC  28   SERVICE STATION SAYS IT WOULD COST MORE THAN $400 OR SO TO FIX EXHAUST GAS RECYCLER IN TEMPO. I'LL HAVE TO TAKE THIS UP WITH THE STATE EMISSION PEOPLE (SUPPOSEDLY THERE IS A WAIVER FOR THIS TYPE OF EVENT).

DEC  29   JENNY AND ROBBY DRIVEN BACK TO VIRGINIA.

DEC  29   WATER COMPANY COMES. NO OBVIOUS LEAKS, HOWEVER, WATER COMSUMPSION DOWN SOMEWHAT FROM PREVIOUS 98 DAY PERIOD. I MAY GET SOME FLOW RESTRICTORS FOR SHOWERHEADS.

DEC  29   VERY COLD PERIOD IN SOUTHEAST ENDS. EXAMPLE: MIAMI, FL HAD BEEN BELOW 65°F FOR 8 CONSECUTIVE DAYS (TWO MORE THAN OLD RECORD). NASHVILLE AND ATLANTA HAD 9 DAYS BELOW 50°F.

DEC  30   PHILADELPHIA EAGLES, WHO HADN'T SCORED MORE THAN 36 POINTS IN THE PAST 17 YEARS, SCORE 58 AGAINST DETROIT (WHO HAD 37) IN HIGHEST SCORING PLAYOFF GAME IN HISTORY