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Following is a short history of the important events in my life, trying to at least keep some semblenance of time and place.
James Peterson
Austin, Texas
| 1949 | Aug 1949 | Jim born |
| 1963-1967 | Sept 1963-June 1967 | Jim at Willamette High School |
| 1965 | Summer 1965 | New York World's Fair |
| 1965 | Summer 1965 | Order of the Arrow Bus Trip |
| 1966 | Summer 1966 | NSF Summer Program in Math/CS at San Diego State College |
| 1967 | Summer 1967 | Dishwasher at Bon Marche Russell's |
| 1967-1970 | Sept 1967-May 1970 | Michigan State University |
| 1969 | June-Sep 1969 | Lawrence Livermore Labs |
| 1969 | Nov 1969 | Trip to New York City to see Hair |
| 1970-1974 | Sept 1970-Aug 1974 | Stanford University |
| 1973-1974 | Dec 1973-May 1974 | Grenoble, France |
| 1974 | Aug 1974 | IFIP 74 in Stockholm (Jim) |
| 1974 | Aug 1974 | Move to Austin (Jim) |
| 1975 | Jan 1975 | Buy 706 Harris Avenue $28,000 |
| 1975 | Apr 1975 | Los Angeles for Software Reliability Conference (Jim) |
| 1975 | Oct 1975 | Meet Jeanne |
| 1976 | Jan 1976 | Jeanne moves to 706 Harris Ave |
| 1976 | July 1976 | MIT for Petri Net Conference (Jim) |
| 1977 | Jan 1977 | Trip to Eugene, SF, LA (Jim) |
| 1977 | May 1977 | Jim buys 1977 Toyota Corona SW $4753.72 |
| 1977 | May 1977 | Jim and Jeanne marry |
| 1978 | Mar 1978 | MIX Book Published |
| 1978 | Mar 1978 | Jeanne buys Honda Civic $4323.70 |
| 1978 | Mar 1978 | Scouting Trip to Pittsburgh, New York, Cambridge (Jim, Jeanne) |
| 1978-1979 | Aug 1978-June 1979 | Rent out 706 Harris Ave |
| 1978-1979 | Aug 1978-July 1979 | Cambridge MA -- year at MIT |
| 1978-1979 | Sept 1978-June 1979 | 51 Henry Street |
| 1978 | Oct 1978 | National Electronics Conference in Chicago (Petri nets) |
| 1979 | Feb 1979 | Trip to Austin (Jeanne) |
| 1979 | June 1979 | Jennifer born, Boston |
| 1979 | July 1979 | Return to Austin and 706 Harris Ave |
| 1979 | Oct 1979 | Petri Net Conference in Hamburg, Germany (Jim) |
| 1980 | June-Aug 1980 | Marriage counseling |
| 1980 | Aug 1980 | Trip to Wisconsin (Jeanne/Jennifer) for IBM (Jim) |
| 1980 | Aug 1980 | Trip to Atlanta for IBM (Jim) |
| 1980 | Aug 1980 | Trip to Oregon (Jim, Jeanne, Jennifer) |
| 1981 | Feb 1981 | Kathryn born |
| 1981 | Mar 1981 | Petri Net Book Published |
| 1981 | May 1981 | Vasectomy (Jim) |
| 1981 | June 1981 | Trip to Portland for Text Manipulation Conference (Family) |
| 1981 | Summer 1981 | Work for IBM (Jim) |
| 1982 | Feb 1982 | Trip to Manitoba (Jim and Jeanne) |
| 1982 | Feb-June 1982 | 6208B Shadow Valley while remodeling 706 |
| 1982 | June 1982 | National Computer Conference (NCC) in Houston (Webster's 7th) |
| 1982 | Oct 1982 | ACM'82 Conference in Dallas (Readability Indexes) |
| 1983 | Mar 1983 | Operating System Book Published |
| 1983 | Mar 1983 | Trip to Disneyland (with kids) at Julie's |
| 1983 | June 1983 | Sell Jeanne's Honda $3000 |
| 1983-1985 | June 1983-July 1985 | Information Technology Center, CMU |
| 1983-1985 | June 1983-July 1985 | Rent out 706 Harris Ave |
| 1983-1984 | Sept 1983-July 1984 | Brenner's House (310 Carnegie Place) |
| 1983 | Nov 1983 | Trip to New York for Thanksgiving then the Russell's in NJ |
| 1983 | Dec 1983 | Jeanne's parents visit us in Pittsburgh |
| 1984 | Jan 1984 | Uniform conference in Washington DC (Jim) |
| 1984 | Feb 1984 | Niagara Falls (Jim and Jeanne) |
| 1984 | June 1984 | Trip to Disney World (Family) |
| 1984 | July 1984 | NCC in Las Vegas (Jim and Jeanne) |
| 1984 | July 1984 | Sea World, Cleveland (Family) |
| 1984 | Aug 1984 | Vacation to Oregon (Family) |
| 1984-1985 | Aug 1984-June 1985 | Feinberg's House (5436 Dunmoyle) |
| 1984-1985 | Sept 1984-May 1985 | Kat and Jen at CMU Children's School |
| 1984 | Nov 1984 | Cleveland |
| 1985 | Jan 1985 | Trip to Chicago, Wisconsin (Family) |
| 1985 | May 1985 | Niagara Falls and Toronto (with kids) |
| 1985 | July 1985 | Return to Austin and 706 Harris Ave |
| 1985 | Aug 1985 | Disney World (with Grandma and Grandpa Peterson) |
| 1985 | Aug 1985 | Jeanne buys 1985 Toyota Camry $11,616.55 |
| 1985 | Sept 1985 | Jen to Robert E. Lee (1st) |
| 1985 | Dec 1985 | Buy empty lot (10600 Barker Ridge Cove) $55,000 |
| 1986 | July 1986 | Move into 10601 Barker Ridge Cove $280,000 |
| 1986 | July 1986 | 30-year Mortgage at 8.5% for $200,000 |
| 1986 | Sept 1986 | Amsterdam and London (Jim and Jeanne) |
| 1986 | Sept 1986 | Sell 706 Harris Ave. $150,000 |
| 1986 | Sept 1986 | Jen to Hill (2nd) |
| 1986 | Sept 1986 | Kat to Hill (K) |
| 1987 | Mar 1987 | Los Angeles and Disneyland (Jim and Jeanne) |
| 1987 | Aug 1987 | Japan (Jim and Jeanne) and Oregon (kids) |
| 1988 | May 1988 | Landscaping and Sprinklers installed |
| 1988 | June 1988 | Bookcases in Office |
| 1988 | Aug 1988 | Trip to Oregon (Family) |
| 1988 | Sept 1988 | Jen to Webb (4th) |
| 1989 | Jan 1989 | Jeanne works at Second Looks |
| 1989-1990 | Jan 1989-June 1990 | Rent apartment on Spicewood Springs |
| 1989 | Jan 1989 | Jen to Laurel Mountain (4th and 5th) |
| 1989 | Jan 1989 | Jim starts work at IBM |
| 1989 | Feb-Sep 1989 | Counseling with Vance |
| 1989 | Mar 1989 | NeXT class in San Jose (Jim and Jeanne) |
| 1989 | Aug 1989 | IFIP 89 in San Francisco (XScope) |
| 1989-1993 | Sept 1989-Mar 1993 | Counseling with Paula |
| 1989 | Sept 1989 | Trip to Oregon, (Jim and Jeanne) drive LA to SF, IFIP Conference |
| 1990 | June 1990 | Disney World |
| 1990 | June 1990 | Braces for Jim |
| 1990 | Sept 1990 | Jen to Murchison (6) |
| 1990 | Nov 1990 | Trip to Denver/Estes Park, Colorado |
| 1990 | Dec 1990 | Christmas in Oregon |
| 1991 | Apr 1991 | Trip to Japan, Oita, Tokyo, International Symposium on Shared Memory Multiprocessing (ISSMM) Conference (Jim and Jeanne) |
| 1991 | July 1991 | Family Trip to Boston |
| 1991 | Aug 1991 | Family Trip to Colorado |
| 1991-1992 | Nov 1991-May 1992 | Jim and Jeanne separated, Jim at Gentry's Walk apartment |
| 1992 | Jan 1992 | Jeanne buys 1992 Honda Accord, $17,000 |
| 1992 | Apr 1992 | IBM SHARE in Cannes, France (Jim) |
| 1992 | Apr 1992 | Donate book collection to HRC |
| 1992 | Aug 1992 | Jen + Kat to Oregon for 3 weeks |
| 1992 | Aug 1992 | Bathroom shower rebuilt, outside stained |
| 1992 | Sept 1992 | Kat to Murchison (6) |
| 1992 | Sept 1992 | House burglarized |
| 1992 | Oct 1992 | Braces for Jennifer |
| 1993 | Jan 1993 | New Year's in Japan (Jim and Jeanne) |
| 1993 | May 1993 | Agree to Divorce |
| 1993 | June 1993 | Trip to Oregon (Jim, Jen, Kat) |
| 1993 | Aug 1993 | Jen to LBJ Science Academy |
| 1993 | Oct 1993 | Meet Leanne |
| 1993 | Nov 1993 | Bronze Casting -- Scrooge Head and straight Dragons |
| 1993 | Dec 1993 | Divorce Final |
| 1994 | May 1994 | Refinance to 7/23 ARM Mortgage at 5.99% for $159,200 |
| 1994 | May 1994 | Leanne, Emily and Lisa move in |
| 1994 | June 1994 | Trip to Oregon (Jim, Jen, Kat) and (Leanne, Emily, Lisa) |
| 1994 | July 1994 | Tattoo |
| 1994 | Nov 1994 | Cruise to Cozumel (Jim and Leanne) |
| 1995 | Jan 1995 | Jennifer's Lymph Node Surgery |
| 1995 | Mar 1995 | Leanne moves out |
| 1995 | May 1995 | New York City (Jim and Leanne) |
| 1995 | June 1995 | Camry Engine overheats |
| 1995 | June 1995 | Kat to Oregon |
| 1995 | Aug 1995 | Kat to LBJ Science Academy |
| 1995 | Oct 1995 | Meet Denise |
| 1996 | Jan 1996 | Buy 1986 Acura Integra ($2200) |
| 1996 | May 1996 | Trip to Oregon (Jim, Jen, Kat) |
| 1996 | June 1996 | Meet Linda |
| 1996 | July 1996 | Kat starts dating Seth |
| 1996 | Oct-Nov 1996 | Bronze Casting Dragons (2nd pair) |
| 1996 | Dec 1996 | BMC Party in Houston (Linda, Jim) |
| 1996 | Dec 1996 | Trip to New York City (Jim, Jen, Kat) |
| 1997 | Mar 1997 | LASIK Surgery in Houston |
| 1997 | May 1997 | Sell extra lot (10600 Barker Ridge Cove) $50,000 |
| 1997 | June 1997 | Kat to Germany |
| 1997 | July 1997 | Followup to LASIK Surgery in Houston |
| 1997 | July 1997 | Lauren to her Grandparents in OK |
| 1997 | July 1997 | Jim and Linda Trip to Paris |
| 1997 | Sept 1997 | Jen starts UT, Austin |
| 1997 | Oct 1997 | Kat to NCSSSMST, New Jersey |
| 1997 | Dec 1997 | Trip to Oregon (Jim, Kat) |
| 1998 | Mar 1998 | Detached Retina (Jim) |
| 1998 | May 1998 | Trip to Disney World (Jim, Jen, Kat), (Linda, Lauren, Julia) |
| 1998 | June 1998 | Buy 1994 Toyota Corolla (for Kat) $6200 |
| 1998 | June-Aug 1998 | Kat works at Huntsman (in Library) |
| 1998 | July 1998 | Lauren to her Grandparents in OK |
| 1998 | Aug 1998 | Jim buys 1995 Mazda Protege $8500 |
| 1998 | Aug 1998 | Lauren to Olde Town, 1st grade |
| 1999 | Mar 1999 | Kat and Jen to Oregon |
| 1999 | May 1999 | Linda and Lauren move in with Jim |
| 1999 | May-July 1999 | Lauren at Fast Forward |
| 1999 | June 1999 | Jen and Kat to Oita, Japan |
| 1999 | July 1999 | Jim starts at Netpliance |
| 1999 | July 1999 | Lauren to her Grandparents in OK |
| 1999 | Aug 1999 | Jim, Linda and Lauren to Oregon |
| 1999 | Aug 1999 | Lauren starts Davis, 2nd grade |
| 1999 | Aug 1999 | Kat starts UT, Austin |
| 1999 | Oct 1999 | Linda starts at Deja.com |
| 1999 | Dec 1999 | Linda, Lauren, and Jim to Colorado |
| 2000 | Apr 2000 | Linda starts at OfficeDomain |
| 2000 | May 2000 | Jim sells OS book rights |
| 2000 | June 2000 | Kat moves into Le Montreaux apartment |
| 2000 | June 2000 | Linda sells Round Rock House |
| 2000 | July 2000 | Lauren to her Grandparents in OK |
| 2000 | July 2000 | Jim and Linda to South Padre Island |
| 2000 | Dec 2000 | Refinance to 15-year Mortgage at 7.25% for $140,000 |
| 2000 | Dec 2000 | Trip to New York City (Jim, Linda, Lauren) |
| 2001 | Feb 2001 | Linda starts at Biometric Access |
| 2001 | Mar 2001 | Jim back to IBM ARL |
| 2001 | May 2001 | Jen Graduates UT |
| 2001 | May 2001 | Kat moves back home |
| 2001 | Nov 2001 | Cruise to Cozumel, Grand Cayman (Linda, Lauren, Jim) |
| 2001-2002 | Nov 2001-Apr 2002 | Remodel Computer Room and Loft |
| 2002 | Apr 2002 | Pepper dies |
| 2002 | July 2002 | New Lennox A/C system |
| 2002-2004 | Aug 2002-May 2004 | Dig Drainage Ditch (French Drain) |
| 2002 | Oct 2002 | Refinance to 15-year Mortgage at 5.75% for $125,800 |
| 2003 | Apr 2003 | Linda starts at M.D. Totco (Varco) |
| 2003 | May 2003 | Kat Graduates UT; moves to DC for GAO |
| 2003 | Sept 2003 | Lauren starts Murchison |
| 2003 | Nov 2003 | New Deck |
| 2003 | Dec 2003 | Trip to Washington to visit Kat |
| 2004 | Jan 2004 | Jim's Dad dies (cancer) |
| 2004 | Mar 2004 | Sasha adopted |
| 2004 | Apr 2004 | New Roof |
| 2004 | Apr 2004 | Remodel back bathroom |
| 2005 | Apr 2005 | Jennifer and Byrd marry |
| 2005 | June 2005 | Linda gets Subaru Forester |
| 2005 | Aug 2005 | Trip to London |
| 2006 | Apr 2006 | Rock Planter work |
| 2006 | June 2006 | Trip to Spain |
| 2006 | Aug 2006 | Install Solar PV panels |
| 2006 | Aug 2006 | Lauren starts at Anderson High School |
| 2006 | Aug-Oct 2006 | Jim runs for Congress (Texas District 21) |
| 2007 | July 2007 | Lauren at Sea World Camp |
| 2007 | Aug 2007 | Trip to Oregon (bidet) |
| 2008 | Feb 2008 | Lauren's accident with Forester |
| 2008 | June 2008 | Finish Remodeling Attic |
| 2008 | July 2008 | Lauren at Sea World Camp |
| 2008 | July 2008 | Help Linda's Parents move to Duplex |
| 2008 | Aug 2008 | Trip to Oregon (new microwave for Mom) |
| 2008 | Sept 2008 | Linda gets new Mazda RX-8 |
| 2008 | Dec 2008 | Replace Kitchen/Garage Door |
| 2009 | Jan 2009 | Linda's Dad dies |
| 2009-2010 | Feb 2009-Mar 2010 | Dig up Bamboo Grove |
| 2009 | Apr 2009 | Basal Cell Cancer on Ear |
| 2009 | Aug 2009 | Linda starts at Pervasive |
| 2010 | June 2010 | Lauren graduates from High School |
| 2010 | June 2010 | Linda starts at Shortel |
| 2010 | June 2010 | Jim has quintuple (5) heart bypass surgery |
| 2010 | July 2010 | Lauren goes to Hawaii Sea Camp |
| 2010 | July 2010 | Pay off Mortgage |
| 2010 | Aug 2010 | Lauren starts at Blinn College |
| 2010 | Oct 2010 | Jim retires from IBM |
| 2010 | Nov 2010 | Coco dies |
| 2010 | Dec 2010 | Trip Jim and Lauren drive to Oregon |
| 2011 | Jan 2011 | Trip Jim and Jennifer drive back from Oregon |
| 2011 | June 2011 | Jennifer and Byrd build a garage |
| 2011 | Aug 2011 | David visits |
| 2011 | Aug 2011 | Lauren back to Blinn for sophomore year |
| 2011 | Sept 2011 | Granite in kitchen |
| 2011-2012 | Dec 2011-Feb 2012 | Trip Jim goes to Oregon |
| 2012 | Jan 2012 | Linda gets Oscar |
| 2012 | Aug 2012 | Trip to Maine (Jim, Linda) |
| 2012 | Aug 2012 | Lauren transfers to Sam Houston State University, Huntsville |
| 2012 | Sept 2012 | Linda starts at UT Astronomy Dept project on Dark Energy |
| 2012 | Nov 2012 | Trip to Mom's for Thanksgiving and Mom's 90th |
| 2013 | Jan-May 2013 | Teach CS429 at UT, Spring |
| 2013 | June 2013 | Trip Clear out Mom's House for Sale (Oregon) |
| 2013 | Aug 2013 | Linda gets Mazda CX5; trades in RX-8 |
| 2013 | Sept 2013 | New Roof and skylights |
| 2013 | Sept-Dec 2013 | Teach CS429 at UT, Fall |
| 2014 | Jan-Mar 2014 | Rebuild Raised Garden |
| 2014 | Mar 2014 | Linda's Hip Replacement (Left) |
| 2014 | Apr 2014 | Remove Popcorn from Ceilings |
| 2014 | Apr 2014 | Linda's Mom (Dorothy) moves in. |
| 2014 | June 2014 | Lauren to France, Italy |
| 2014 | July 2014 | Clear out Dorothy's apartment (Bartlesville) |
| 2014 | Aug 2014 | Switch to Medicare |
| 2014 | Aug 2014 | Flagstone on backyard walkway. |
| 2014 | Dec 2014 | Christmas Trip to Vancouver, Seattle (Jim, Linda, Jen, Kat) |
| 2015 | Feb 2015 | Peter and Malgosia visit |
| 2015 | Apr 2015 | Print-on-Demand and eBook of The Oak Island Enigma |
| 2015 | May 2015 | Jim buys 2014 Kia Soul $16,265.47 |
| 2016 | Jan 2016 | Southern Exposure: Nursery/Floral Certificate of Registration (Class 1) |
| 2016 | Jan 2016 | Linda "retires" |
| 2016 | Feb 2016 | Audiobook of The Oak Island Enigma |
| 2016 | Mar 2016 | Kathryn's 2008 CR-V to Lauren |
| 2016 | Apr 2016 | Metastatic Squamous Cell Cancer diagnosis (Jim) |
| 2016 | May 2016 | Lauren graduates Sam Houston State College |
| 2016 | June 2016 | Chemotherapy, Radiation Treatment (Jim) |
| 2017 | June 2017 | Finish backyard |
| 2017 | June 2017 | Peter and Malgosia's wedding in Washington |
| 2017 | July 2017 | Hearing Aids |
| 2017 | July 2017 | Kathryn and Seth marry |
| 2017 | Nov 2017 | Breast Cancer (Linda) |
| 2017 | Dec 2017 | Trip to New York, Barcelona Spain, Florence Italy, London (Jim, Linda) |
| 2018 | Jan 2018 | Breast Surgery (Linda) |
| 2018 | Mar 2018 | Broken ankle (Linda) |
| 2018 | Mar-Apr 2018 | Radiation treatment (Linda) |
| 2018 | May-Nov 2018 | Overheight program for TxDOT |
| 2018 | June 2018 | Lauren and Sean Harrington marry |
| 2019 | Jan 2019 | MIX Book republished (Amazon) |
| 2019 | June 2019 | Sean William Harrington is born |
| 2019 | Aug 2019 | Dorothy moves to Colonial Gardens |
| 2019 | Aug 2019 | Petri Net Book republished (Amazon) |
| 2019-2020 | Dec 2019-Jan 2020 | Trip to San Francisco (Jim, Linda) |
| 2020 | Jan 2020 | Dorothy moves to Auberge, Cedar Park |
| 2020 | May 2020 | Linda's Mom (Dorothy) dies; Trip to Oklahoma |
| 2020 | June 2020 | WHS Literary Magazine republished (Amazon) |
| 2020 | Nov 2020 | New Trane A/C system |
| 2021 | Feb 2021 | Record cold temperatures in Texas; electric power grid fails for a week |
| 2021 | Mar 2021 | Moderna Covid Vaccines |
| 2021 | Sept 2021 | Linda gets Subaru Forester |
| 2021 | Oct 2021 | 4-day weekend in Port Aransas |
| 2022 | Feb 2022 | Jim's Mom dies |
| 2022 | July 2022 | Trip to Denver |
| 2022 | Dec 2022-Jan 2023 | Nat Geo Around the World trip |
| 2023 | Feb 2023 | Ice storm; local electric power fails for 4 days |
| 2023 | Mar 2023 | Remove Solar PV panels from 2006 |
| 2023 | Apr 2023 | New Roof, gutters |
| 2023 | Apr 2023 | New Solar PV panels |
| 2023 | June 2023 | Linda's Shoulder Replacement (Left) |
| 2023 | Nov 2023 | Sasha dies (feline oral squamous cell carcinoma) |
| 2023-2024 | Dec 2023-Apr 2024 | Bathroom remodel |
| 2024 | Jan 2024 | Trip to Hawaii (Oahu and Big Island) |
| 2024 | May 2024-Feb 2025 | Lauren Divorces |
| 2024 | July 2024 | Interior of House painted |
| 2024 | Oct 2024 | Refinish floors |
| 2024 | Nov 2024 | Linda's Hip Replacement (Right) |
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