Kathie’s Imminent Retirement
Afetr 36 years with SamTrans, Kathie is finally being serious about retiring. I went with her on 11/19 to the PERS (Public Employees’ Retirement System) office in San Jose to discuss details. Looks like it will be May 1.
Time with Deborah
I spent a lovely evening with my friend Deborah on 11/18. We’ve been friends for over 20 years. Amazing!
Veteran’s Day Parade Judging
As I do just about every year, I judged the Veteran’s Day Parade in San Francisco on 11/11. It was a small parade. Some larger parades have been as many as up to 300 units. In recent years it’s been more like 130. This year there were just under 90 units. As I have been for over 20 years, I judged with Tami and Jenny, who are great colleagues in this. I love judging parades, so am thinking of seeking out more gigs like this.
Jennfier & Selena Visit
Jennifer & Selena visited for one of our regular game-and-socializing evenings on 11/10. We love hanging out with them!
Bar/Bat Mitzvah Season
Haley’s classmates are all become Bar/Bat Mitzvahs this year, so the season has begun. In preparation for her own next September, she must attend at least 10 of them. We started off well, attending Sara’s on 11/10 and Shoshana’s on 11/17. In the evening after Shoshana’s there was a party at the Aquarium of the Bay at Pier 39 in San Fransciso. I didn’t go, but instead chose to send Haley on the bus they chartered to and from the synagogue. She didn’t get home until 11:30, and was all hyped up. Needless to say she was tired the next day, and didn’t go to religious school. I’d be surprised if many of her classmates made it to school that day.
“Fat Pig”
Val and I went to see our friend Karen in the Box Car Theater production of Neil LaBute’s “Fat Pig“, in San Francisco. The show is described as:
“[A] beautiful, sharp, and poignant comedic drama digs deep into our soul, questions our preconceived notions about love and the worthiness of people different from ourselves, specifically in this show, people of different shapes and sizes.”
It was an excellent production, and amusing because Karen played Carter, a part usually played by a man. She played the part as a butch dyke, adding another dimension to the complex relationships in this play. It is an emotional play, and well played. We got to meet the other cast members afterwards, and Val got all of their autographs on our program.
Beforehand we just did a web search for restaurants nearby and ended up at the Burmese Kitchen on Larkin. Yummy!
Travel to Wisconsin
I went to visit two of our customers, Sentry Insurance and Jeweler’s Mutual Insurance, in Wisconsin November 6-8. I went to Steven’s Point and Appleton, respectively. I traveled with my colleagues Arjun and Ken, who were excellent travel companions, and good colleagues to have a long due to their knowledge of the insurance industry and these particular customers. It was a tiring trip, with short connections in Chicago both ways, but a nice time. And decent weather!
Halloween!!
The girls finished their costumes over the weekend, so they were ready to go. Haley was a “Weeping Angel” from Dr. Who, and Katelyn was the March Hare. I dressed as a Silly Sorceress. Val didn’t dress up this year. Check out our costumes.
On Halloween morning they were up by 6:30 to get ready. After makeup and nail angst I got Haley to school on time, and came back for Katelyn. She had to fill a whole gallon thermos with boiling water and package up some tea bags and cups (after a stop at the store), to take to school for a tea party, then off we went.
I went to work, one of about 25 people on my floor to dress up. I’d been coordinating events at work, decorating a bit (my colleague Glenda did a lot of it) and organizing a potluck and costume contest. I was the emcee, and it was great fun. You can see pictures from the party here.
I left work early and picked up both kids, then tried to get some work done. At 5 I took Haley over to her friend Ari’s house in Burlingame. Haley’s parents took the two of them plus Ari’s little sister out in their neighborhood, and they had a great time. Meanwhile, I dropped Katelyn off to meet her friends near downtown Millbrae, and they went off on their own, after which I went back to pick up Haley. An hour or so later I took Val to the airport for a business trip to Arizona, and then picked up Katelyn. Basically I just shuttled everyone around all evening, and we all had fun.
Oh, and we’d carved pumpkins on Sunday, which you can see here. My friend Sabine helped, and Katelyn wasn’t able to do a pumpkin because she was busy doing homework. Sad!
Legacy Study Kicks Off
Haley and I are participating in a 5-year cancer study, called the Legacy Girls Study. We had our first interview on 10/30, where they asked lots of questions, took body measurements, a blood test, and a urine test from her, and saliva from me for a DNA test. We will be doing this every 6 months for 5 years. It’s cool to be part of this important work.
Lunch with Freda
I had a nice lunch with Francesca on 10/29, stealing a quick meal at a new Chinese place in San Mateo. Nice to keep this connection going on a regular basis!
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