OLD Family Timeline – 2005 thru 2014

2005
ValuEdge sold to Emptoris

Check arrives in the mail for $88,000. Company sold to Emptoris one of our three target acquirers from our earliest exit strategy discussions. Hardly enough money to cause a lifestyle change. In fact, doesn’t really account for the short income during the years 1999-2004…… but a success nevertheless.

Trip to Singapore and S. Korea – Jonathan & Nan marry – May 2005

A trip combining a perhaps final visit to Singapore with a pre-wedding trip around S. Korea with Nan and Jonathan followed by wedding in Seoul.

Jonathan and Nan – wedding celebration in Cambridge

Following the May wedding in Seoul S. Korea, Jonathan and Nan held a wedding celebration at the Cambridge Community Center.

Hurricane Katrina – New Orleans catastrophe

Bush administration response sluggish at best followed by incompetence.

Nantasket Beach week

continuation of our family beach weeks…..

2006
“to google” added to OED

Oxford English Dictionary adds “to google” to the dictionary.

2007
First Apple iPhone launched – smartphone era begins
First Apple iPhone launched – smartphone era begins

Cell phones before the iPhone >>>>>>

Sell 52 Kinnaird St. —-> move to 42 Kinnaird

It was a longtime requirement for funding our retirement that we sell 52 Kinnaird. It was only at the incredibly obvious suggestion of our real estate agent Patti Brainard that we understood that we did not have to buy another house to move into. What a mental block. Idee fixe.…
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2008
Jesse London born. May 19, 2008

Nan and Jonathan welcomed Jesse to the party.

2009
Travel – Florida

February 2009

View houses in Hudson NY

Karen and Mark saw roughly 10 houses on one Saturday in Hudson, NY. The made an offer on 114 Warren St. and a back up on a house on Glenwood Boulevard. The all cash, no dickering offer for Warren St was accepted. They had looked around in Manhattan, The Bronx,…
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Karen and Mark move to Hudson NY

After spending a number of days camped out while paitning and making small repairs, the moving truck emptied 42 Kinnaird St. and dumped their possessions off at 114 Warren St. The beginning of a new phase.

Davis Orton Gallery founded

We were invited to attend a meeting of BeLo3rd, a business group dedicated to increasing visits to our portion of Warren St. Meeting was held at Secret Gardener. During the meeting it was announced that there were still a couple of BeLo3rd “OPEN” flags available. We stuck our hands up.…
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Mark attends Board of Trustees meeting of Hudson Area Library

Mark visited this meeting. It started on time and was very well run. The building the library was in was decrepit and not well suited to housing a library. Shortly after the meeting Theresa Parsons, President of the Board asked Mark to volunteer on a 414 Initiative Campaign to raise…
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2010
Cyber Warfare – Stuxnet worm destroys Iranian centrifuges

Over 200,000 machines were infected worldwide. US and Israel strongly suspected in the Iranian matter,

Travel – Florida

February 2010

2011
Royal Wedding at Davis Orton Gallery

April 29, 2011 When we got up to get coffee we noticed a small crowd gathered at PM Winebar across the street. Upon investigation it turned out that Kevin, the owner,  had promised to open for a community viewing of the William and Kate marriage in UK,  but he had…
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