When I got back to the United States, instead of going straight home I detoured to Austin, Texas, to visit Jenny and Charlie Plesums . Charlie introduced me to computers, taught me a lot about assembly language programming, and helped me get my first programming work. So I guess in some way he is responsible for me being able to go to Belize and Guatemala to sail. We had a good, but short, visit. Jenny works as a virtual CFO, providing CFO and general financial services to startups and other small businesses. It seems like a great idea to me, since many small companies don't need a CFO full time, but could benefit from having a real professional in that capacity. In his spare time, Charlie is now doing woodworking , and we went to a local exhibit where he had some pieces on display.
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| Charlie and Jenny Plesums | Charlie and Gary | Gary and Jenny |
From Austin I went to Albuquerque, New Mexico, where I visited Ruth and Charlie Needham. They had just returned from a trip to Japan to honor a long time friend and fellow researcher of Charlie's.
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Then I went north to Larkspur, Colorado. I helped mom and dad with a few projects, and then hopped the bus home. I'm delighted to be back. I've got a bazillion projects staring me in the face, and I'm raring to get started on all of them. But I'm also looking forward to sailing some more.
This page last updated on 2013-10-23.
