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Lunch Sacramento NWO Atanosoff Invention Computer WWII Adell Goldste
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1704 - Summary/Objective
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170501 - Follow up ref SDS 2 0000, ref SDS 1 0000.
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1708 - Progress
1709 -
170901 - Letter to Kathy saying...
170902 -
170903 - 1. Subject: Glad for your visit
170904 - Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 02:40:04 -0700
170911 - ..
170912 - 2. Driving home from visiting in Sacramento yesterdy, went well,
170913 - except the initial route from Bradshaw to the intersection of
170914 - Highway 99 was stop and go. Thought there was an accident
170915 - holding up traffic, but no actual sign.
170917 - ..
170918 - 3. Thanks very much for a lovely visit today. The restaurant was
170919 - great. Thanks too on paying for lunch. It was especially fun
170920 - talking about things both family and worldly. A good deal of
170921 - my time involves self-dialog through writing (see a para in
170922 - POIMS. ref OF 7 3742
170924 - ..
170925 - 4. Such self-absorption makes an actual conversation a real treat,
170926 - and in this case driving through Sacramento was a delight as
170927 - well.
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170929 - [On 121221 0830 medical team at VA diagnosed with weak
170930 - vocal chords causing voice disorder due to low use of voice
170931 - talking. ref SDS 6 LS6W
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170934 - 5. Trying to find the Sacramento Boat Ramp project today on the
170935 - Garden Highway there where highway 5 crosses the river,
170936 - reminded of a similar episode on the Pier 11 project way back
170937 - when...
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170940 - 6. On a foggy day in 1975, a ship veered into a bridge support and
170941 - destroyed the protective fender. The bridge was not damaged,
170942 - but the concrete fender fell in a jumble obstructing ship
170943 - traffic. The job required removing broken concrete piling and
170944 - big debris pieces from the bay floor and hauling it out to sea
170945 - beyond a specified distance (not sure - 30, 50, 100 miles) and
170946 - dumping it into the ocean at a depth that would not harm
170947 - shipping. This would have cost $200K or so. After the
170948 - contract was awarded, we found a restaurant and marina that
170949 - needed "rip rap" for better protection from waves of passing
170950 - ships. This seemed ideal, because the marina was located near
170951 - the Carquinez Bridge, on the way between our project and the
170952 - place to return the crane rented in San Francisco. This saved
170953 - the marina owner probably $500k, and saved us $150K from
170954 - hauling everything out to the ocean.
170956 - ..
170957 - 7. However, the State objected because their engineers had not
170958 - thought of this solution.
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170961 - 8. I requested a meeting at Caltrans District 4 office on Fremont
170962 - Street in San Francisco, not far from where I lived at the
170963 - Golden Gateway 2 years later beginning in 1977. The owner of
170964 - the marina asked to attend the meeting. I picked him up at the
170965 - marina near the Carquinez Bridge, and we drove into San
170966 - Francisco on Highway 80, crossing the San Francisco Oakland Bay
170967 - Bridge. I had been to the Caltrans office several times
170968 - previously, and so knew the route, but the marina owner, who
170969 - was something like 96, was insistent giving directions,
170970 - explaining that he was born and grew up in San Francisco and so
170971 - new the City well. Being respectful I followed his
170972 - instructions. Every turn we made he would say "Gee this seems
170973 - different from when I was here before!"
170975 - ..
170976 - 9. Turns out he had not been to the city in 40 years!!
170978 - ..
170979 - 10. That's how I felt today. Thanks to you the trip down memory
170980 - lane was both a joy and relief from feebly navigating familiar
170981 - yet "strange" territory. Still wonder what happened to the
170982 - airport.
170984 - ..
170985 - 11. Incidentally, the elderly gentleman, while fuzzy on City
170986 - streets, was terrific in the meeting. The State's senior
170987 - engineer started off saying Welch would have to haul the debris
170988 - out to sea. The marina owner was polite and effective saying
170989 - something like "Why should the State object to this young
170990 - businessman accomplishing environmentally essential work in a
170991 - safe and efficient manner at no cost to the State?" So,
170992 - Caltrans changed their position and issued a letter authorizing
170993 - the work.
170995 - ..
170996 - 12. Some 20 years or so later, Millie and I drove down to the
170997 - marina to see how the protective barrier built in 1975 was
170998 - holding up. Think we have a picture somewhere of Mil standing
170999 - on one of the big concrete pieces, as a reminder of challenges
171000 - that worked out.
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180402 - 13. Back to the present, got a letter from Robby today. He
180403 - clarified that Jerry is pending approval of a VA pension
180404 - application. In any case, it was good hearing Jerry today in
180405 - such good spirits planning to start a new project next week in
180406 - Santa Barbara, and that he has the chance to reunite with his
180407 - family.
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190402 - 14. The pattymelt did not work as well as hoped. Ate the rest at
190403 - home, but wound up vomiting everything. Suggests there is
190404 - still a ways to go on conquering achalasia.
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Mercury Health Hazzard Too Much Tuna Eaten Regularly Peggy Worried R
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340402 - Mercury Health Hazzard Too Much Tuna Eaten Regularly Peggy
340403 - Health Hazzard Mercury Too Much Tuna Eaten Regularly Peggy
340404 - Tuna Health Hazzard Too Much Mercury Eaten Regularly Peggy
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340407 - 15. Got a call from Peggy this evening, one of Millie's very close
340408 - friends. Had not heard from Peggy for a month or more. She
340409 - explained having been depressed about world events, e.g.,
340410 - Japan, Middle East. But, today, Peggy called to warn against
340411 - eating too much tuna, noting the diary shows my diet has been
340412 - "tuna with this" and "tuna with that," because it is easier to
340413 - swallow.
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340415 - [On 110415 0900 VA concerned about risk of mercury elevated
340416 - to unsafe levels by eating tuna regularly; mercury added to
340417 - next blood test planned in June, and as ordered by Doctor
340418 - Egan in VA Cardiology. ref SDS 3 JE6O
340420 - ..
340421 - [On 110627 2049 copy to Peggy of letter to Pam noting
340422 - Peggy's caution about eating too much tuna causing mercury
340423 - poisoning. ref SDS 4 X08X
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340426 - 16. Initially, I was glad that worry about my diet finally shook
340427 - Peggy from despondency over world events!!! Suggested she send
340428 - a can of tuna to Barack Obama and the entire Congress. Seems
340429 - an easy solution to world problems that fits dwindling federal
340430 - resources.
340432 - ..
340433 - 17. Peggy explained that mercury in tuna causes health problems.
340434 - She cited a friend who suffered a cacophony of ills attributed
340435 - to a copious regimen of tuna. Doing research on the Internet
340436 - shows studies have not established a causal link. In one
340437 - article a woman reported her neurological and fatigue symptoms
340438 - declined when she stopped eating tuna (sounded like Peggy's
340439 - friend). Medical analysis points out that someone here or there
340440 - suffering adversely from Tuna does not establish an at-large
340441 - risk, noting 1% of people die from bee stings, but most people
340442 - have no severe effects.
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340444 - [On 110727 1238 Malissa at the VA Primary Care Department
340445 - submits research showing over exposure to mercury can occur
340446 - from contaminated fish, causing health problems for
340447 - kidneys, the nervous system, and the brain. ref SDS 5 1B5K
340449 - ..
340450 - 18. Moreover, there is a lot research saying tuna has many health
340451 - advantages including reducing blood pressure and cholesterol.
340452 - In any case, without tuna, menu choices shrink to the mundane,
340453 - but just to be safe, this evening I had salmon with broccoli
340454 - and cauliflower for dinner.
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340458 - Garlic Prevents Cancer Reduce Cholesterol Blood Pressure
340459 - Tuna Prevents Cancer Reduce Cholesterol Blood Pressure
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340461 - Research on the Internet shows...
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340463 - SteadyHealth.com
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340466 - Benefits of Tuna
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340468 - http://www.steadyhealth.com/about/what_are_the_benefits_of_tuna.html
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340471 - Tuna prevents...
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340473 - Alzheimer's disease
340474 - Cancer
340475 - High blood pressure
340476 - Stroke
340477 - Coronary heart disease
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340480 - Garlic seems to have similar health benefits reducing
340481 - cholesterol and reducing blood pressure...
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340484 - Wikipedia
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340486 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garlic#Medicinal_use_and_health_benefits
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340489 - Garlic is claimed to help prevent heart disease (including
340490 - atherosclerosis, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure)
340491 - and cancer.[26] Garlic is used to prevent certain types of
340492 - cancer, including stomach and colon cancers.
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340495 - Letter to Kathy concludes...
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340497 - 19. Thanks again for a wonderful day.
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