Monday 10/21/2024
Started my walk a bit early so I could meet Dennis at Peet’s in Town and Country around 8:30. That is almost exactly when I got there, and he was 2nd in line for coffee behind me. So punctuality runs in the family. We called Laurel while sitting outside feeding crumbs to the red-wing blackbirds.
Down to CH and to the monthly Event Coordinator meeting at 10:30. The usual secretary was away so someone asked me to make a voice recording, so I just started Voice Memo going. Afterward I discovered that the phone automatically makes a transcript of a voice recording, so I could send that to the chair, very handy.
Made myself a lunch of a sandwich made of leftover pulled pork from my BBQ dinner last night. Then down to FOPAL where I met with Henry at 1pm. He had volunteered to shadow me so he could do the computer section if I was unavailable. Super-nice guy, he has been doing LP record sales for some time so was familiar with looking things up online and pricing things.
Back to CH with no real time for a nap darn it, for Rhonda’s monthly open meeting at 4. She walked the assembled residents through the budgeting process for employee compensation, in all its many forms, stressing that this was 70% of our operating costs, while we have a goal of being an “employer of choice” in the senior residence industry.
Got a wee short nap and then a simple supper and it was time to set up for a concert. This was Nova and Daniel, Nova being a performer and a vocal instructor at Stanford, Daniel being a professional keyboard player, piano, organ, classical, pop. They put on a terrific show of songs by Cole Porter, really top-notch professional entertainment. They were happy to allow me to record it, so I spent the show switching among our 3 cameras to get good views and closeups.
Codgerville 