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1804 - Summary/Objective
1805 -
180501 - Follow up ref SDS 23 0000. ref SDS 16 0000.
180502 -
180503 - Wonderful visit seeing Steve and Lilly, and Emily.  Mat was out and
180504 - about today.  Steve made progress on home repairs, ref SDS 0 EC5I, and
180505 - Lilly was upgrading the chicken coup out back near the garden.
180506 - ref SDS 0 276K  They make a great team! ref SDS 0 283I  Lilly is
180507 - working difficult issues on estate management, with assistance of
180508 - family counsel. ref SDS 0 KP3O  Great hearing Steve and Lilly have
180509 - been hiking together; this is the first line of defense against the
180510 - exigencies of time that bring medical maladies.  Discussed Glucosamine
180511 - Chondroiten has been very helpful for Millie and me to avoid joint
180512 - pain that can occur from hiking. ref SDS 0 CS4N  Was fun going to
180513 - Mell's Diner, and talking about movies. ref SDS 0 GT6F
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1808 - Progress
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180901 - Tankless Water Heater Repair Benefits Being Prepared Spare Parts
180902 -
180903 - Steve was fixing the water heater.  It is a "tankless" real-time
180904 - heating system that saves energy costs by heating water instantly, and
180905 - only when needed, rather than pay to store hot water in a conventional
180906 - tank.
180908 -  ..
180909 - In conversation, related recent failure of water heater at Millie's
180910 - place in Concord, and warranty work to replace it, reported on 110204
180911 - 1030. ref SDS 20 UV5I  Research at that time to find a replacement,
180912 - ref SDS 20 AE4J, yielded guidance on "tankless water heaters," which
180913 - sounds like the technology Steve is fixing today...
180914 -
180915 -              http://www.rheem.com/products/tankless_water_heaters/
180917 -  ..
180918 - Steve seemed to indicate that leaking was the primary problem to
180919 - solve, and that solving the problem would require that he make a
180920 - custom gasket.
180922 -  ..
180923 - The water heater was out of production 10 years ago, when Steve and
180924 - Lilly moved into their Grass Valley home.  The manufacturer is out of
180925 - business.  At that time, Steve contacted a distributor and obtained a
180926 - box of spare parts for making repairs.  Now 10 years later, Steve's
180927 - foresight and planning to "be prepared" paid off today.  Training and
180928 - experience servicing plumbing and heating equipment for PG&E customers
180929 - the past 25 years, enabled Steve to disassemble, inspect and identify
180930 - problems with this complex technology.  He used the Internet to find
180931 - and download product specifications and parts list that guided work on
180932 - selecting appropriate spare parts from among inventory obtained 10
180933 - years ago.  Steve thoroughly cleaned the entire heating assembly.  He
180934 - used prudence to avoid damage to delicate elements which could not be
180935 - easily disassembled for repair and replacement.  Further research will
180936 - look for direct guidance on manufacturer's recommendations.
180938 -  ..
180939 - After getting the system fully reassembled, testing seems to show the
180940 - tankless water heater now works normally.  Very successful project.
180942 -  ..
180943 - Lilly also consulted with positive effect making observations to
180944 - assist Steve with the water heater project. ref SDS 0 EC5I  She
180945 - observed with a warm embrace benefits of having a partner like Steve
180946 - who is not only trained and skilled, but also possessing imagination,
180947 - energy, and determination to solve complex problems.
180949 -  ..
180950 - Former Disney CEO, Michael Eisner, has written in a his book, "Why
180951 - Great Partnerships Succeed," that a good marriage is the most
180952 - important and productive partnership for success in the project of
180953 - life.  Steve and Lilly punctuate Eisner's point.
180955 -         ..
180956 -        Huffpost Books
180958 -         ..
180959 -        Working Together: Why Successful Business Partnerships Are
180960 -        As Important As Successful Marriages
180962 -         ..
180963 -        Michael D. Eisner
180965 -         ..
180966 -        Posted: September 14, 2010 06:35 AM
180967 -
180968 -              http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-d-eisner/business-partnerships-marriage_b_715237.html
180970 -         ..
180971 -        On the whole, though, the institution of marriage -- life
180972 -        collaboration -- gets a lot more attention than the institution
180973 -        of business collaboration.  But the benefits of working
180974 -        together -- of finding a partner -- are extraordinary.
180975 -        Partnerships promote common sense, a common purpose, and strong
180976 -        ethics.  Think about how many of the world's most successful
180977 -        people have partners.
180978 -
180979 -            [On 110626 1030 Ross and Claudia another example of
180980 -            Einser's powerful observation about the marriage
180981 -            partnership. ref SDS 29 376H
180983 -  ..
180984 - Eisner's views on the power of partnership for optimizing productivity
180985 - reflects Kaiser's Healthwise Handbook that specifies a doctor/patient
180986 - partnership model for leveraging medical assest to optimize patient
180987 - outcomes, reported on 990625 0945. ref SDS 1 4185
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190402 - Chicken Coop Upgrade
190403 -
190404 - Lilly had her own project today, upgrading the chicken coop.  She
190405 - shows surprizing confidence and skill with construction tools, along
190406 - with resourcefulness finding materials that can be used without going
190407 - to the store.
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200402 - Estate Managment Present Difficult Family Tensions
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200404 - Lilly related pending issues account management for her dad's estate.
200406 -  ..
200407 - Reviewed similar issues that have come up with Ron Useldinger's
200408 - family, reported in a letter on 101114 0942. ref SDS 10 EG9L
200410 -  ..
200411 - Encouraged Lilly to confirm in writing to the family attorney and
200412 - beneficiaries that she is maintaining monetary reserves for reasonable
200413 - and necessary estate expenses, including taxes, repairs, claims, and
200414 - value added improvements to maintain and increase income.
200415 - Beneficiaries should receive distribution of funds according to terms
200416 - of her father's will after proper accounting of all reserves for
200417 - necessary expenses.  Lilly should issue payments with letters showing
200418 - compliance with estate requirements.
200420 -  ..
200421 - Lilly explained the family attorney recommends quarterly reports to
200422 - beneficiaries showing accounting of estate expenses.  She is using a
200423 - Quicken software program, which complies with professional accounting
200424 - standards.
200426 -  ..
200427 - Lilly is entitled to reasonable compensation for services to perform
200428 - account management, and for costs of time and materials to maintain
200429 - and repair property necessary for asset income streams.  A recent
200430 - example is Lilly's personal time repairing snow damage to structural
200431 - members of the roof on estate rental properties in the Reno/Truckee
200432 - area.  This was an emergency, complex problem that required immediate
200433 - action to enable access and use for a rental occupant.  Additionally,
200434 - Steve and Lilly have done considerable work over the years performing
200435 - construction upgrades mandated by local ordinance and government
200436 - inspections.  All costs, including personal labor are recoverable from
200437 - estate revenue streams before distribution of money to benficiaries of
200438 - the Romano will.
200440 -  ..
200441 - Personal time for calls, site visits, meetings, etc, can be tracked in
200442 - a diary that explains work performed and time expended, so there is an
200443 - audit trail supporting charges for estate management and maintenance.
200444 - Invoices for materials and services should be maintained on file for
200445 - audit by beneficiaries.
200447 -  ..
200448 - Lilly can consider offering to beneficiaries the opportunity to
200449 - participate in income from providing property maintenance, and
200450 - notified that failure to provide timely, adequate work competitive
200451 - with local hires will cause payment to be withheld and made to others
200452 - in order to meet requirements of prudent estate management.
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210402 - Hiking Exercise Entire Family
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210404 - Steve and Lilly have been hiking for a week or so.  This is wonderful
210405 - news.
210406 -
210407 - Today, Emily was hiking with sister, Amanda, and her friend, Tiger.
210409 -  ..
210410 - Only saw Emily briefly when she returned from the hike this afternoon.
210411 - She certainly looks healthy and in shape like her older sister Amanda.
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220402 - Glucosamine Chondroiten Excellent Relief Knee Joint Pain
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220404 - Follow up ref SDS 2 0001.
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220406 - Lilly is taking pills for Glucosamine and Chrondrotin to relieve knee
220407 - pain that occurs with hiking.
220409 -  ..
220410 - Mentioned this is available in a liquid form at Costco, and is much
220411 - easier to injest, and faster to take effect.
220413 -  ..
220414 - Steve asked if the liquid is effective.
220416 -  ..
220417 - Explained success Millie and I have had using Glucosamine and
220418 - Chondroitin to prevent knee pain from vigorous hiking, reported on
220419 - 040529 0248. ref SDS 3 MN9P
220421 -  ..
220422 - Background on Glucosamine and Chondroitin was submitted previously to
220423 - Steve, when he was having knee pain from work at PG&E, reported on
220424 - 991125 2012. ref SDS 2 0001
220426 -  ..
220427 - On 090306 0800 a government report by National Institute of Health
220428 - (NIH) in a study on Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) found
220429 - that Glucosamine Chondroiten is not effective for mild osteoarthritis
220430 - (OA), but further found this treatment provides significant relief for
220431 - patients suffering severe knee pain. ref SDS 4 8Q8G  That may be why
220432 - it helped Millie and me.
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230401 -  ..
230402 - Mells Diner Journey Back in Time Discussed Movies
230403 - Movies Entertaining Stories with Helpful Guidance and Clues
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230405 - This was a great visit.  For dinner, we wound up going to  Mell's
230406 - Diner, which has been around for ages.
230408 -  ..
230409 - On the way driving to the restaurant, Mat called his mom's cell phone.
230410 - He reported visiting his girl friend today. and coordinating with his
230411 - sisters, Amanda and Emily on the hike.
230413 -  ..
230414 - Good news - Lilly said that Mat is doing much better the past few
230415 - months, since his last visit to the Emergency Room, reported on 110215
230416 - 1831. ref SDS 23 KU8N
230418 -  ..
230419 - At the diner, the table was big enough to play dominos.  Have to
230420 - remember to take a game next time.
230422 -  ..
230423 - Ordered a Reuben sandwich, but when it came, the sandwich looked like
230424 - the patty melt ordered during lunch on 110330 1100. ref SDS 27 EF6I
230425 - Decided not trying to eat it until the next day at home.  Turned out,
230426 - the Ruben was as difficult to swallow, as the Patty Melt, shown in
230427 - case study on 101010 0744. ref SDS 8 QZ5K
230435 -  ..
230436 - During dinner we discussed interesting movies.
230438 -  ..
230439 - Steve recalled seeing "The Fourth Protocol," with Michael Caine.  He
230440 - was understanding from as long career at PG&E of dialog in the movie
230441 - where the Cain character says in a meeting with the British
230442 - Intelligence Service bureaucracy...
230443 -
230444 -            Because, you would not have given it.
230445 -
230446 - ...when his boss asked why he did not ask for permission to undertake
230447 - an essential and successful espionage mission.
230449 -  ..
230450 - "Stage Door" released in 1937, with Katherine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers,
230451 - Lucille Ball, etc., is another wonderful movie now available "On
230452 - Demand" through the TCM network.
230454 -  ..
230455 - Steve and Lilly liked the recent movie "Sunshine Cleaning."  They
230456 - appreciated Emily Blount's skill and range playing a famous queen from
230457 - the early 1800's in "Young Queen Victoria," and also playing an
230458 - irresponsible, somewhat flakey, though kind hearted sister and young
230459 - aunt in the "Sunshine Cleaning" movie set in contemporary times.
230461 -  ..
230462 - Steve and Lilly have not seen the movie "Mildred Pierce," currently
230463 - showing on HBO, as an extended re-make of a 1945 movie staring Joan
230464 - Crawford.  This is a story of a very practical and capable woman, who
230465 - raised a family and was successful in buisness.  Without education and
230466 - training, she could only get a job during the depression era of the
230467 - 1930s, waiting tables in a restaurant.  She became a skilled cook,
230468 - especially pies and began selling them as a side business to other
230469 - restaurants.  She eventually started her own restaurant and expanded
230470 - into a chain.  Appropos to Lilly, there is a line in the movie, when
230471 - the woman says to a friend, who is deeply loved, but makes no effort
230472 - to find a job...
230473 -
230474 -              How can you stand not doing anything all day???
230476 -  ..
230477 - All the while, Mildred Pierce, (called Millie by some of the
230478 - characters in the movie, and so close to the heart...) was trying to
230479 - be a good mother to her daughter.  This is really the central theme of
230480 - the movie, how desperately the mother tried, and with at best mixed
230481 - results.
230483 -  ..
230484 - Other movies of interest on cable television are listed in the record
230485 - discussing movies with Ross and Claudia, during the trip last year on
230486 - 100908 1633. ref SDS 7 BQ5G
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240402 - New Email Address Keeping Up Family News
240403 -
240404 - Steve and Lilly visited with Kim on St Patrick's day.  Kim seems
240405 - better recovering from tragic loss of Ron Junior this past January,
240406 - reported on 110124 2110. ref SDS 17 OF5H  They have not seen Steve's
240407 - dad, Ron Senior lately.  Steve and his dad talk by phone.  Apparently,
240408 - Ron and Anne are doing well.
240410 -  ..
240411 - Lilly did not get the letter on Pam suffering a hamstring pull,
240412 - reported on 110411 1342. ref SDS 28 TY8L  This occurred from training
240413 - for the charity marathon to raise funds for cancer research, and in
240414 - memory of Ron Junior, reported in Pam's letter on 110222 1017.
240415 - ref SDS 24 FP5G, and following up Bill's request for donations in a
240416 - letter on 110204 1052. ref SDS 21 FK7X
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240419 - Apparently, her email directory is full, so she is using a new email
240420 - address.
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