Tuesday 03/17/2026
Today was the day I was to present my talk on the origin of personal computers, “1975, the year everything changed” for the Fellowship Forum (see 7.099). I carried my script on my iPad; I had already sent my slide package to the organizer. I met with David M and we walked up to the Sheraton at 11 am.
I don’t usually think of myself as small, but in a room with 50 other men all wearing suit jackets, somehow it seemed like almost everybody was at least 6 inches taller than me. Anyway, I gave my talk and it was well received, good applause, several people went out the way to say “great talk” afterward.
David M had to sit with a committee of the F. F. so I walked back alone through 80+ degree heat. Got home all sweaty and tired. So I took a nap and then a shower and put on a clean shirt.
By arrangement met with Joanne at 5:30 and we went out for dinner. I had a yen to go back to Kirk’s burger joint. It moved to Midtown a couple years ago, I had been to that location just once. So that’s where we went. But probably not again. It’s just a typical sports bar, 6 or 8 screens showing different games. The burgers are nothing special and, the main problem, the room is noisy. I can see where they have put up some acoustic paneling on some parts of the ceiling. It ain’t enough. There were noisy family parties and… well, Joanne summed it up. As we were walking to the car, she said “You know there’s something wrong when you feel relief at leaving a restaurant.”
But we were back to the CH lobby by 6:40 and in plenty of time for the St. Pat’s day party. Hosted by the 7th floor and they did a great job, with Irish coffee and Irish Stout and lots of green cookies.
Codgerville 