'Summer of 85'

"We will have effective software models of human intelligence by the mid 2020's."
-Ray Kurzweil
"The Singularity Is Near"

Twenty-five years ago today

April 1, 1986
Tuesday

Today is the big day that Cynthia Podren, the attorney, has her telephone service transferred to a new address. Cynthia Podren is an attorney that I helped out. She cried last Friday because she was being shuffled back and forth between Pacific Bell and AT&T. I hope it goes smoothly for her. I should call the IC (Installation Center) this morning to make sure all went smoothly.

It’s April Fool’s Day. I left home at 6:30AM just so I could get a parking space in my favorite parking lot. I did get there in a timely manner and I even had my favorite spot. It’s 7:30AM and all of the spaces are taken now as I continue to write in my journal.

Maybe I ought to ask Cynthia Podren for a bit of legal advice regarding the Bay Area Women’s Feminist Group and my unknown (donor) child. I know the child was born sometime during the ‘Summer of 85’. That would be in August or September.

I telephoned George Jones and we may meet up at Fat Fanny’s this Friday night in Fremont. No, I mean Thursday night. It will be good to see him again.

Amy Platt telephoned.
“I haven’t heard from Karen since last Thursday. I’m a bit worried,” Amy said with concern.
I said, “Well, I think it’s only because she is spending her nights with Ed.”

Sandy from the Placement Bureau has not called me to confirm my interview. ‘Boo hoo’ to that fact. After work I worked on some communicative graphics. I am ready to show my work. I just hope I will leave a good impression. And if not—there are other roads I may delve in to.

I caught Cedric Green and Steph Redding in downright lies. They both said they tried to reach me this last weekend. Ironically, I was home and I never received a call from either one of them. Steph wants me to come up to her Fairfield area on Saturday for a so-called modeling training. I really don’t want to go. I might do it though—just so I can maybe go horseback riding there.

I talked to Amy for what seemed like hours on the phone while I was finishing up my graphic arts.

If we are peaceful, if we are happy, we can blossom like a flower, and everyone in our family, our entire society, will benefit from our peace.
-Thich Nhat Hanh
"Being Peace"