October 29, 1993
Dear Everyone:
More notes on Seattle:
It took “Jeannie” less than two hours to locate the most important
landmark in the city. Nordstrom's
department store. No matter
where you are in Seattle,
you're either north, south, east or west of Nordy’s.
“Jeannie” determined this by going to the concierge at our hotel, who
turned out to be a soul-mate (or maybe, a "sale-mate").
She not only told us how to get
to Nordstrom's, she also told us how to go through Nordy’s to get to
Bon Marche "who
are having a One Day Sale today". When
“Jeannie” went to see “Dee Dee” in Snohomish Falls, the concierge gave
her directions to the town and
the nearby factory outlets.
By the way, I wasn't that far off on my guess how to spell "Snoqualome
Falls", the little community used for location shots for the TV series
Twin Peaks.
It's actually spelled Snoqualmie
Falls. I determined this by
looking it up in my Complete
Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows (1946-Present), such a
useful reference book. Would you
like to know who played
Eddie Haskell
in Leave it to
Beaver in 1957? No?
OK.
A lot of the Sessions I attended in Seattle had good information, but I
think the one that will do me the most good in the very near future is:
"Comparing Apples and Oranges:
A Method of Evaluating and
Selecting Records Management Software".
Sound familiar? That's what my
Records Management Software Evaluation Project (RMSEP) is all about.
Right now, we've narrowed our
search down to one Apple, one Orange, and one last-minute Pomegranate.
The Session has given me tools
that should help me keep my Team roped together on the same track.
Hopefully the right track.
We don't have that much time left
until the end of the year.
And speaking of time, don't you think it's time I send out the Christmas
List? So do I.
It's enclosed in this week's
letter.
In other news…
My Destruction Approval Quality Improvement Team had its final Guidance
Review meeting and I believe we passed with flying colors.
We still have some loose ends to
tie up; but in essence, the Improved Process is in place and will go
forward at the beginning of next year. Break
out the champagne.
I have next Monday as another Vacation Day, so I'm going to have a
plumber come out and look at my faucets.
I noticed recently that one of the ones that feed into my
washing machine has started turning green and fuzzy, like an orange that
should have been thrown out about a month ago.
It's also showing the
tiniest drip, one that
evaporates before it can do anything.
This is similar to what happened to the top of my water heater last
year, only less so. It's
corrosion, caused by the excess salt and minerals in the local water.
This time, I want to catch it
before it becomes a disaster.
I can fix a minor drip; but
anything that requires shutting off the main water valve, I prefer to
leave to the professionals. And,
as long as the plumber is here, I'm going to have him/her check anything
else that may decide to spring a leak at the worst possible time.
I can use the time waiting for the plumber by studying up on the
Election Issues, such as whether to vote for or against the School
Voucher. At least I only have the
state and local issues to worry about. Not
like in the City. Only in
San Francisco
can you find yourself voting on a ballot measure to make it legal for a
ventriloquist's
dummy to become a cop.
Love, as always,
Pete
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