===== Tom's Life ===== This is an experimental calendar style listing of known life events, performances, trips and other things to happen. It may be a replacement for the individual years, instead listing everything in one long page. The individual years, as they unfold, will be copied to the end of this wiki page. ====== 2004 ====== | **Jan 24** |Started building the garage closet and shelves| | **Jan 27** |George & Mary arrive on their travels South| | **Feb 05** |Painted garage closet| | **March 04** |Drive to Vero for Miami Orchid Show| | **March 10** |My laptop died| | **March 14** |Built greenhouse shelves (for Jennifer)| | **April 04** |Carolina Ballet Messiah"| | **April 14** |Fly to Phoenix for Tucson AVSA | | **April 17** |Drove from Tucson to Grand Canyon - overnight at hotel on Yavapi overlook| | **April 25** |Lib and I assembled Laura's album on the floor| | **April 28** |New case and Motherboard for Manon from NewEgg| | **May 02** |Finished AVSA CD| | **May 06** |New 24-70 L camera lens| | **May 07** |Started installing gas logs| | **May 08** |Nazarene church wedding on Penny Road| | **May 23** |Lib & Tom fly to Tampa| | **May 25-28** |Week with Monte| | **May 29** |Preah wedding| | **Jun 1** |Driweway Alarm comes via FedEx. Hooked it up immediateley| | **Jun 9** |Epson 3170 scanner arrives| | **Jun 11** |Pilobolus| | **Jun 12** |Brown wax for sculpture arrives| | **Jun 13** |Lib and I get Timex watches| | **Jun 18** |24v transformer at Greenhouse quit. Fans only run 1 minute| | **Jun 24** |Atmel AVR seminar at the park| | **Jun 26** |Lynn wedding in Fuquay, reception at Kildaire| | **Jun 30** |New thinkpad from NewEgg for East Coast School Photoshop class| | **Ju1 1** |Festival of feet at ADF| | **Jul 16** |Nude shoot of Theresa in backyard| | **Jul 31** |Apex Baptist wedding - Matt & Cheri| | **Jul 31** |Finished AVSA Tucson CD| | **Aug 1-4** |Photoshop Class with Suzette| | **Aug 12** |AVSA slides back from Utah lab| | **Aug 29** |First RLT performance - Pump Boys and Dinettes| | **Aug 31** |Finished AVSA DVD| | **Sep 02** |Ellie & Dave arrived for funeral in Rocky Mount| | **Sep 05** |Marjan wedding in Clayton| | **Sep 09** |Meet sculptor Jim Fatata and toured his studio at Litmus Gallery| | **Sep 13** |John Glembock and I started genealogy project again| | **Sep 16** |We go to Cape May via Ferry - dinner with Arlene & Rich on docks| | **Oct 20** |Vascular screening at Wake Med today| | **Oct 20** |Visit the new Target in Apex for the first time| | **Oct 20-25** |Replaced greenouse garage siding and painted| | **Oct 27** |Met John & Ed Glembock in Hopewell, NJ| | **Nov 06** |Dave & Michelle wedding in Knightdale| | **Nov 19** |Joe arrives. We meet Andrea at Alan & Sons| | **Dec 10-20** |Flew down to Siesta Key for 10 days| | **Dec 26** |Started painting our bedroom today| ====== 2005 ====== | **Jan 1** |Painted our bathroom and installed new sidewalk light in front yard| | **Jan 4** |Replaced the greenhouse plastic on the back wall outside| | **Jan 6** |Seagroves Farms zoning info meeting at Town Hall| | **Jan 10** |Breakfast with Andrea & family in Chapel Hill| | **Jan 12** |Cleared septic field saplings| | **Jan 13** |Matisse-Picasso at the NC Art Museum| | **Jan 19** |One inch of snow gridlocks Wake County| | **Jan 21** |Met Bill at RDU to pick up George & Mary's car| | **Jan 27** |Drive Condon's Sable to Florida | | **Feb 6** |Sand & paint bust of Dan| | **Feb 14** |Rezoning hearing on Seagroves property| | **Feb 19** |Agneska & Brogden wedding photography| | **Feb 24** |Created a Russian Calendar which I uploaded to Lulu| | **Feb 26** |PPNC convention at the Sheraton in the Park| | **Feb 28** |RLT "Blue". Fire alarm during the play| | **Mar 4** |First Friday & Cafe Luna dinner. Robert WEiss at adjoining table.| | **Mar 11** |We got hit with $5,000 back taxes for Jessie Dr| | **Mar 18** |Carolina Ballet Coppelia| | **Mar 20** |First $2 gas, $2.04 at NAD| | **Mar 27** |Launched new Bluebird site using CSS for formatting| | **Mar 28** |First call from Murf at QYX about consulting for them| | **April 10** |Smokey Joes Cafe at Memorial Auditorium| | **April 15** |Drive to Ocean City for weekend reunion| | **April 19-24** |AVSA convention in Cincinnatti| | **May 7** |Sarah wedding N Raleigh, reception Exploris| | **May 21** |April wedding Matthews house| | **May 7** |Sarah wedding N Raleigh, reception Exploris| | **June 17** |Pilobolus| | **June 25** |Chunky Move - Tense Dave, dance on a turntable| | **July 07** |Lib gets new LG flip phone from Alltel| | **July 08** |Compagnie Kafig, French dance at Reynolds| | **July 21-22** |New Driveway for Downing Place| | **Aug 06** |AVSA slide show uploaded to Utah vendor| | **Aug 13-16** |Drive to NJ for Aunt Helen birthday. Joe flew into Philly| | **Aug 28** |RLT Spitfire Grill| | **Aug 29** |Ft Lauderdale trip to Yossi's| | **Sept 02** |Returned from Tampa after staying at Island Reef| | **Sept 30** |First $3 gas at NAD, $3.09| | **Nov 10-13** |MAAV's in Richmond| | **Dec 10** |Stephanies wedding - Edenton Methodist church, Cafe Luna| | **Dec 28** |Tom & Lib drive to Island Reef| ====== 2006 ====== | **Jan 1** |New Years Eve 2006 in Port Charlotte with Ted and Lorraine return home Jan 4| | **Jan 24** |Abandon the Atmel RF and switch to Maxstream | | **Mar 2 - Mar 8** |Miami Orchid show and Sarasota Opera | | **March 23** |Joe defends thesis today, we have lemon pie | | **Apr 22** |Lightning takes out our cable modem and my PC | | **May 11 - May 16** |Island Reef closing trip - fly down | |**May 13** |We go back to watch sunset from 9320 Clubside Circle after showing| |**May 16** |Archipenko exhibit at St Pete Art Museum| |**May 30 - June 5** |Drive to Minneapolis AVSA & Wisconsin visit| |**June 14** |TS Alberto swamps us| |**June 28 - July 12** |Stoneybrook Closing Sarasota Trip| |**June 29** |Closed on Stoneybrook purchase| |**July 8** |Joe has a surprise 30th birthday and graduation party| |**July 20** |New 2006 Toyota Corolla| |**Aug 31** |Purchased paint, start spackling and cleaning upstairs| |**Sept 1-2** |Painted the Downing Place upstairs hall and spare bedroom| |**Sep 12 - Sep 21** |Sarasota repair trip| |**Sept 25** |New carpet installed in Downing Place| |**Sept 30 - Oct 4** |Fly to Philly for NJ trip & Jeff Condon wedding party| |**Oct 2** |Jeff & Carrie wedding party at Bill Condons| |**Oct 6** |Apex evacuated for EQ toxic chemical fire| |**Oct 10 - Oct 21** |Stoneybrook trip - drive down in Toyota| |**Oct 26 - Oct 30** |Drive to MAAVS in Owego| |**Oct 29** |Overnight at Steve and Leslies| |**Nov 6** |60th birthday| |**Nov 7** |Monet at the NC Museum of Art| |**Nov 11 - Dec 2** |Drive to Stoneybrook| |**Nov 27** |Visit the Kast's in Tampa| |**Dec 30** |Painted the laundry room| ====== 2007 ====== |Jan 6 |Met HD I Puritani | |Jan 20-30|Sarasota getting ready for rental | |Jan 30|Lib & Tom drive home from Sarasota | |Feb 24 |Met HD Eugene Onegin | |March 17 |Carolina Ballet Firebird | |March 24 |Met HD Barber of Seville, Anniv dinner at Lucky 32 New Orleans menu| |March 25 |RLT Under the Blue Leaves | |Apr xx-26 |Check on condo Sarasota after rental| |April 28 |Met HD Il Trittico | |May 2 |Replaced motor House 2 fan | |May 4 |Photograph Val in Oxford | |May 12 |Pisces developed | |May 17 - May 26 |California & Denver, [[2007:Christa graduation]] | |May 22-24 |[[California Zephyr]] | |May 28 |[[2007:Bathroom Project]] begins | |June 7 |Martha Clarke [[adf07:Garden of Earthly Delights]] | |June 17 |RLT Full Monty | |June 21 |ADF Pilobolus | |June 26 |Eiko Koma | |July 3 |[[2007:Bathroom Project]] is complete| |July 9 | ADF Argentine Festival III/IV | |July 10 |Begin Jennifer sculpture | |July 13-16 |Fly to Philly for Arlene-Rich anniversary | |July 21|Dinner at Parizade and MFA Performances Libbie's 60th | |Aug 4-9 |Drive to Sarasota| |Aug 11-19 |Lapworth visit to Apex. Travel to Smokies, Wrightsville| |Aug 19 |RLT [[rlt:Urinetown Aug 19]] | |Aug 28 |Sent the final AVSA 2007 DVD to Anne | |Sept 7 |First Friday, dinner at Cafe Luna | |Sept 23 |[[rlt:Intimate Apparel Sept 23]] RLT | |Oct 2-9 |Drive to Sarasota | |Oct 11-13 |MAAVS York, PA | |Oct 13-14 |visit Mom in hospital - Piscataway, NJ | |Oct 14 |visit Silver Spring, MD returning from NJ| |Oct 21 |[[rlt:Battle of Shallowford Oct 21]]| |Oct 31 |Opera in courtyard| |Nov 2 |Opera in courtyard, Stoneybrook dinner & dancing| |Nov 15-17|Pick up Lib after her week in NJ| |Dec 15 |HD Romeo & Juliet | |Dec 16 |HD La Scala Aida | |Dec 22 |Joe & Christa engaged| |Dec 24 |Visit downtown Yardley, PA| |Dec 24-27 |Christmas with Mom in NJ| ====== 2008 ====== |Jan 12|Met HD Macbeth| |Jan 20 |La Scala HD Tristan| |Jan 25 |Barbara Schaefer funeral| |Feb 23 |La Scala HD Traviata| |Feb 24 |RLT Epic Proportions| |Mar 2 |Carolina Ballet Balanchine Favorites| |Mar 3 |Atmel AVR32 seminar, RTP| |Mar 12 |Mom passes away| |Mar 15 |Mom's funeral| |Mar 22 |Met HD Tristan| |Mar 23 |RLT Trip to Bountiful | |Apr 5|Met HD La Boheme | |Apr 11|Trip to FIT| |Apr 12|Sarasota Opera La Rondine| |Apr 13|Sarasota Opera I Due Foscari| |Apr 14|Dinner with Peter and Christa| |Apr 20|La Scala La Forza del Destino| |Apr 21|SFO Madama Butterfly| |May 1-5|NJ repair trip| |May 4|Frida Kahlo & Rodin Museum| |May 19|La Scala [[lshd08:HD Il Trittico May 19]], 2008| ====== 2009 ====== |Jan 3|Sarasota to Savannah| |Jan 4|Savannah to Apex| |Jan 10|Met HD La Rondine| |Jan 24|Met HD Orfeo et Euridice| |Jan 28-31|Sarasota trip| |Feb 2|Begin sculpture| |Feb 7|Met HD Lucia | |Feb 20|Cenerentola | |Feb 27|Begin Septic pump replacement | |Mar 1|Prime of Jean Brodie | |March 7|Met HD Butterfly| |March 21|Met HD Sonnambula| |Apr 13-14|[[Amtrak Den to RNO]]| |Apr 30|Drive to Williamsburg| |May 9|Met HD Cenerentola| |May 7|[[Carying Place Auction]]| |May 13|Drive to Jax| |May 14|Drive to Sarasota| |May 14-23|Sarasota| |June 12-15|Cape May| |July 21-28|Sarasota with Libbie| |Aug 23|RLT Lost in Yonkers | |Oct 10|Met HD Tosca| |Oct 11|Galaxy Rheingold| |Oct 17|Carolina Ballet Picasso| |Oct 18|RLT Altar Boyz| |Oct 24|Met HD Aida| |Nov 7|Met HD Turandot| |Nov 12-15|Williamsburg| |Nov 16-23|Sarasota| |Dec 19|Met HD Hoffman| |Dec 25 - Jan 3|Drive to Sarasota| |Dec 26|Lunch with Ted, Lorraine, Tommy & Ann| |Dec 29|Disneyworld all day| |Dec 30|Orchidmania, Hydroponics| |Dec 31|New Years party with Peter, Christa and their friends| ====== 2018 ====== |Nov 8|George Condon passes Away| |Dec 10|Closing Knightsbridge Circle| ====== 2022 ====== |Jan |Polka Cruise - Ft Lauderdale, Bahamas, St Thomas, St Martin| |March|Disney Flower & Garden, Yacht Club lodging| |May |Huntington Beach, Paige Birthday | |July|Guest Bathroom remodel| |Aug |GKTW, Sroczynski 50th | |Sept |Master Bath Remodel| |Oct |Hurricane Ian |