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Way Back Machine 1997


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.



Weiss Family Chronology 3rd Q 1997

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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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