Last week was very eventful for me. The excitement started on Thursday when my wife Betty, Robert Craig, Keith Mahler, and a group from the San Diego Foundation traveled to the hills in San Pasqual, California, to view the fire engine we bought for the Regional Fire Department. We also purchased a new ambulance, which will service the region.

On Friday we took my boat Solutions to Oceanside. This trip included skipper Ron Arnold, Ed Murphy — who was in charge of acquisitions at SAIC — and me. This as usual was a very pleasant event.

On Sunday Betty and I went to Walter Munk’s house to help celebrate his 91st birthday. Walter is one of the world’s most accomplished oceanographers. He had a group of about 20 good friends over for lunch, which included the mandatory birthday cake.

I am pleased to see that more people are visiting the blog. If you are interested in making a contribution to our new book about Network Solutions, please let us know so we can set up an interview.


3 Responses to “Fire Engines, Sailing, and Walter Munk’s Birthday”

  1. 1 Jon Brundage

    Dr B
    You have touched on several passions of mine in the subject of your blog- Fire Engines and Sailing
    Bill Proffer and I are kindred spirits on sailing, I have sailed with him in SD and he has joined me on my boat which I keep in the Baltimore Inner Harbor, a 28 ft O’day
    I am also a volunteer Paramedic in the state of Maryland and volunteer in Frederick County, so i know what having a new engine and ambulance means to a local fire station/dept; your contribution is very kind and I can tell you it really means a lot to those guys, more than you will ever know.
    Best wishes
    Jon Brundage
    NREMT-P
    Captain, s/v “Katie’s Discontent”

  2. 2 Dr. Beyster

    Jon: Are you still getting your boat out, or has bad weather shut you in? — Bob

  3. 3 Jon Brundage

    Hi Dr B

    I leave it in the water, in the slip it doesn’t ice over in the Inner Harbor, so when the weather stays warm (>42 degree) on a sunny day I can head on out. I do winterize the engine so I have to flush it again when I do take it out, a small inconvenience. Here is my website with some boat pictures
    http://www.jonbrundage.net
    ~ Jon


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