OLD Family Timeline – 2015 thru 2024

2014

Dec 10

Travel – Australia – December 2014 – January 2015

2015

Apr 23

15 bison broke out of a farm in Schodack NY. After swimming across the Hudson River they rampaged through suburban Albany. Hunters were brought in by the owner to kill them when it became obvious that they could not be corralled.

Aug 10

Travel & Road Trip – Northern California and Sapoznick wedding

Oct 14

Office in Barn – part two

Thursday 10/15/2015 – while putting recycling out this morning I realized that I had forgotten to include a framed opening for the air-conditioner. Will have to repair that. Thursday 10/15/2105 – where is the airconditioner going? Thursday end of day 10/15/2105 Sunday 10/18/2015 – new air conditioner opening and rough wiring…
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Oct 14

Office in the Barn – part one

Over the summer of 2015 I mused again on having an office outside of the house. After discovering that renting even a cubicle at Alan Coon’s place above the Spotty Dog was $250 and a separate office would be $500 and more per month I gave up on the idea…
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2016

Mar 05

Potsdam NY for HCSD Boys Basketball

Apr 09

Hudson Area Library moves into Armory

April 9, 2016 After almost five years of work the library opened the new facility at the Armory at 51 N. Fifth St. Opening new library April 9, 2016 Doors open Board members Sharon Getty (l) and Christine Abitabile welcome people. Library Director Emily Chameides helping check out books Volunteer…
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Apr 10

Tennis – Mark joins men’s doubles league

Now playing year round and practicing during warmer months three to four times a week.

Jun 10

Travel – Netherlands & new home for Jonathan, Nan, and grandkids

Jul 10

Mark GM of UThisMe, LLC

Sep 04

Mark resigns from UThisMe; they retain him as consultant

Oct 04

Road Trip – Midwest

Pittsburgh, Columbus IN, St. Louis, Cahokia, Chicago, Ann Arbor (Maggie Orton), Dearborn, Cleveland, Niagara Falls

Oct 10

Road Trip – Pittsburgh, Columbus IN, Indian Mounds, St. Louis, Cahokia, Chicago…..

Nov 09

Mark works on remote patient monitoring project with UTM at Columbia Memorial Hospital

Dec 11

Prison Public Memory Project at the gallery

Karen has been involved with this group for some time. we held a show of various materials and a lecture in the gallery.

Dec 24

Mark’s Mancave (Factory) – the movie

Movie by Karen (12.24.2016)

2017

Jan 17

Trump President

Feb 10

Road Trip – Florida by car

Mar 10

Travel – Netherlands and Barcelona

Jun 01

Noah Gilstrap graduates from Trinity School

Jul 09

Mark works on UTM project at Albany Medical Center

Jul 25

Anne Bertrand-Dewsnap – US citizen

July 25, 2017 We drove to Albany to the US Court House for a citizenship ceremony. It was a cheery positive event. Ted and Anne after the ceremony.

Aug 10

Mark downsizes Riverside Business Coaching

Mark fired all but two clients. Decided that he would rather not spend time on business. Once the engagement with UThisMe is resolved through new investment or sale, the consulting business will close. Mark’s only other client is a guy he has been coaching since 2004.

Aug 10

114 Warren St. – ageing in place project

We retain an architect and general contractor. Build new room on back of house to enable one-floor living if that becomes necessary.

Sep 11

Nyla Gilstrap starts high school at Trinity School