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0403 - ..
0404 - Summary/Objective
0405 -
040501 - Follow up ref SDS 26 0000. ref SDS 23 0000.
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0407 -
0408 - Background
0409 -
040901 - On 100729 0510 at 1700 Millie died with her family and friends at her
040902 - bedside. ref SDS 7 EK4I
040904 - ..
040905 - On 100731 2221 memoriam celebrating and honoring Millie's life
040906 - submitted to family, friends, co-workers. ref SDS 10 RJ5H
040908 - ..
040909 - On 100807 1300 memorial services for Millie at Ron and Kim's in
040910 - Clayton, ref SDS 13 RJ5H, extending memoriam on ending Millie's time,
040911 - reported, 100731 2221, ref SDS 10 RJ5H
040913 - ..
040914 - On 100808 1217 Millie's children packing her clothing into black bags
040915 - for donating to Hospice. ref SDS 15 WB7O Found pearl earring in back
040916 - seat of car; could be one missing for some months. ref SDS 15 LH6L
040918 - ..
040919 - On 100808 1234 letter from Karen asking about services for Millie on
040920 - 100807 at Ron and Kim's and reporting the family in Colorado also held
040921 - services for Millie. ref SDS 16 Q67M
040923 - ..
040924 - On 100808 1839 letter to Pam reporting pearl earring found this
040925 - afternoon is now missing again; did the girls take it. ref SDS 17 WB7O
040927 - ..
040928 - On 100809 0811 letter to friends and family transmitting record of
040929 - memorial services for Millie on 100807. ref SDS 18 WB7O
040931 - ..
040932 - On 100809 1218 letter from Kim notifying that the kids plan to remove
040933 - Millie's belongings on 100822. ref SDS 19 WB7O
040935 - ..
040936 - On 100809 1321 letter from Ross appreciated memorial services for
040937 - Millie. ref SDS 20 WB7O
040939 - ..
040940 - Called Ross about visiting in a week or two. ref SDS 22 WB7O
040941 - Submitted confirming letter. ref SDS 22 JV6N
040943 - ..
040944 - Letter from Ross on visiting at the end of August. ref SDS 23 WB7O
040946 - ..
040947 - On 100817 0003 letter notify Ross transmitting itinerary for visit
040948 - leaving SFO 100828 1000, and arrive 100829 0700. ref SDS 25 WB7O
040950 - ..
040951 - On 100828 1830 leave home on BART to SFO for flight to JFK in New York
040952 - for visiting Ross and Claudia. ref SDS 26 WB7O
040954 - ..
040955 - On 100829 0700 arrived at JFK in New York, ref SDS 0 WB7O, Ross and
040956 - Claudia got there about 0736; drove first to New York and went to
040957 - church at St Patrick's Cathedral. ref SDS 0 PQSV
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0410 -
0411 -
0412 - Progress
0413 -
041301 - Arrived early about 0630 EST. Found baggage claim area, but took
041302 - about half an hour for the bag to be delivered to the carrosel.
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0415 -
0416 - 0705
0417 -
041701 - After getting the bag, was surprised nobody was checking to verify
041702 - passengers correlated the baggage claim number with the claim check
041703 - obtained at SFO.
041705 - ..
041706 - Walked out of the terminal to the arrivals area.
041708 - ..
041709 - At the arrival area. There were two choices:
041710 -
041711 - 1. An arrival lane that seemed dedicated to cabs and similar
041712 - public transportation, e.g., shuttles.
041713 -
041714 - 2. Passenger pickup.
041716 - ..
041717 - Wasn't totally clear which of these locations would be where Ross and
041718 - Claudia would arrive.
041720 - ..
041721 - Waited in what seemed like passenger pickup. This was sort of
041722 - verified by seeing other flight passengers being picked up by arriving
041723 - cars.
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0418 -
0419 -
0420 - 0728
0421 -
042101 - Ross and Claudia arrive.
042102 -
042103 - We drive into the city, past Laguardia airport.
042105 - ..
042106 - Went to mass at St Patrick's Cathedral on East 5th Street, with
042107 - Monsignor Ritchie presiding.
042109 - ..
042110 - The sermon (Ross also calls this a "homily") was on humility, calling
042111 - on people who prosper to support the less fortunate, as God's will.
042113 - ..
042114 - Research on Internet defines "homily"...
042115 -
042116 - A sermon, especially one intended to edify a congregation on a
042117 - practical matter and not intended to be a theological
042118 - discourse.
042119 -
042120 - homily, a sermon or morally instructive lecture. An author of
042121 - homilies is a homilist, while the art of composing homilies is
042122 - known as homiletics.
042124 - ..
042125 - Mentioned that "homily" is sometimes used disparagingly to explain
042126 - commentary as mere cliches or plattitudes, and so less insightful than
042127 - intended.
042129 - ..
042130 - The explanation of humility can be strengthened with reference to wide
042131 - range of variables that influence outcomes, making life a "lottery" in
042132 - many respects. Biological variance is a key factor with respect to
042133 - genetic gifts of health, mental acuity. emotional stability. Equally
042134 - important are wide ranging factors beyond immediate control. Humility
042135 - is encaplsed by the common notion that... "There, but for the grace of
042136 - God go I."
042138 - ..
042139 - Ross invited participation in Communion. He demonstrated the
042140 - procedure. After receiving the cerimonial bread, signifying the body
042141 - of Christ, turned and walked away. The priest came and with a tap on
042142 - the should explained the bread must be consumed immediately.
042144 - ..
042145 - This gave away that communion was celebrtaed by a non-catholic.
042147 - ..
042148 - After Mass walked to Rockefeller Center. Ross pointed out that the
042149 - design of this location is similar to Embarcadero Center in San
042150 - Francisco.
042152 - ..
042153 - Went to Times Square. Saw a number of other popular tourist
042154 - locations, including Grand Central Station, but only from the outside.
042155 - Claudia suggested we take the train next Saturday to visit museums
042156 - and see the inside of Grand Central Station.
042157 -
042158 - [On 100904 1016 visited Grand Central Station, and was
042159 - awstruck by its size and utility. ref SDS 29 585L
042161 - ..
042162 - Had breakfast at a very busy restaraunt.
042164 - ..
042165 - During breakfast Ross asked how much the flight cost for the round
042166 - trip? Explained it is something over $550, reported on 100816 0607.
042167 - ref SDS 23 4T49 Ross explained that better fares can be found on
042168 - the Internet. He feels the cost should be under $300. Will work on
042169 - this next trip.
042171 - ..
042172 - Drove home to Danbury.
042174 - ..
042175 - Ross called his son, Hutch who is training at an Air Force flight
042176 - school in Oaklahoma to become a Marine fighter pilot. Hutch has a
042177 - project to commandeer a refrigerator for the training unit, paint it,
042178 - and add a Marine logo for beneift of others on the Air Force base.
042180 - ..
042181 - Ross mentioned that Hutch was aggresively recruited to join the
042182 - Marines two years ago after scoring the highest on an apptitude test
042183 - for becoming a fighter pilot. The recruiting officer told Hutch he
042184 - would make a great pilot.
042186 - ..
042187 - He also called Stu, starting his second year at USC, studying
042188 - aerospace enginering.
042190 - ..
042191 - They have a very big dog, Griffen, a Mastiff. This dog is huge, but
042192 - very friendly.
042194 - ..
042195 - We all took Griffen for a walk. The neighborhood has a route of about
042196 - half mile for walking the dog. Since Griffin is older now and
042197 - suffering hip displasia, like Brandy did, he cannot go on long walks.
042199 - ..
042200 - We went shopping for Glucosamine Chondroitin at Costco. Forgot to get
042201 - grapefruit juice and lemon.
042203 - ..
042204 - Went to another store for I can't believe its not butter.
042206 - ..
042207 - Bought sandwich stuff.
042209 - ..
042210 - Came home and made sandwiches and watched the Yankees beat Chicago
042211 - White Sox.
042213 - ..
042214 - About 1900 went to a golf driving range, and hit balls for an hour.
042216 - ..
042217 - Claudia is just starting to play, and so working on developing her
042218 - swing. Ross hits extremely well, but has control issues. Discussed
042219 - spreading his stance just a bit. He feels more comfortable with a
042220 - narrow stance.
042221 -
042222 - [On 100831 1445 golf at Richter Park; Ross hit well, like
042223 - at the driving range this evening. ref SDS 27 FW6H
042225 - ..
042226 - Had a late dinner of pork chops and salad.
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042601 - Ross was able to connect c16 wireless feature to his home network...
042602 -
042603 - 1. Task Bar Right Side Icon for...
042604 -
042605 - Intel Proset Wireless WiFi Connection
042607 - ..
042608 - 2. Right click on icon.
042610 - ..
042611 - 3. Opens diaglog box listing available WiFi Connections
042612 - and one of them is....
042613 -
042614 - Ross' House
042616 - ..
042617 - 4. To use a WiFi connection requires...
042618 -
042622 - ..
042623 - Ross entered the password he obtained from his router and
042624 - computer.
042626 - ..
042627 - At this point wireless network connection active.
042629 - ..
042630 - As a result, could access email, and so did not need AT&T direct
042631 - server access URL to do email, reported yesterday on 100828 1830.
042632 - ref SDS 26 H74L
042634 - ..
042635 - Discussed SDS marketing issues.
042637 - ..
042638 - Ross feels SDS is not a good solution for doctors who have many
042639 - patients. Limited time prevents capturing the record and making
042640 - connections that generate the power of knowledge to control the future
042641 - explained in NWO. ref OF 14 I38N He feels investing time to "connect
042642 - the dots" for understanding cause and effect in time to make health
042643 - care effective for saving lives, time, and money is difficult, and
042644 - analogized doctors to busy loan officers with many $7M deals needed to
042645 - maintain earnings.
042647 - ..
042648 - In simplest terms this concern is summarized as...
042649 -
042650 - There is not enough time to write everything down.
042652 - ..
042653 - We had this discussion on 890809 2103. ref SDS 1 3S6H
042655 - ..
042656 - Developing cultural norms for new technology is always challenging.
042658 - ..
042659 - At that time on 890809, the solution was...
042660 -
042661 - Don't write everything down!
042663 - ..
042664 - Capture understandings that effect objectives, requirements, and
042665 - commitments. ref SDS 1 9T32 So discussion may go on for 20 minutes or
042666 - several hours, but boil down to a clear, concise, complete narrative
042667 - of only a few paragraphs.
042669 - ..
042670 - Ross explained that IBM sells a lot of consulting services these days
042671 - to help clients apply "best practices" rather than have to train
042672 - their own people in time to be effective getting the work done.
042674 - ..
042675 - A common "best practice" that is needed high risk work is keeping an
042676 - "audit trail" showing daily work is aligned with objectives,
042677 - requirements and commitments, because if stake holders wait until the
042678 - earnings report, it is too late to avoid big losses.
042680 - ..
042681 - An example is Enron, which collapsed into bankruptcy, because their
042682 - team lacked support for "best practices" to keep an audit trail
042683 - ordered by the Board or Directors when they approved high risk
042684 - projects, reported on 020204 1606. ref SDS 3 9Y5Y
042686 - ..
042687 - Folks who loan money have value at risk, and so may have an interest
042688 - in protecting that investment by making a requirment of the loan using
042689 - "best practices" for an audit trail, as the Enron board did. The
042690 - question is how to get "best practices" actually implemented?
042692 - ..
042693 - Sometimes people who feel they can earn a lot of money by getting a
042694 - loan, or taking a contract to perform high risk work, will agree to
042695 - implement and pay the cost for "best practices" within the loan
042696 - structure, which otherwise are ignored as "too expensive."
042698 - ..
042699 - An example is the ship building project and oil tanker lost at sea,
042700 - reviewed at PMI seminar on 940611. ref SDS 2 8239
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