You’re right, I have written checks on that account in the past. I will sort this out either Saturday or next week. Mr. Barros called me today to say that we had passed the insulation inspection. He was present. I have not yet heard from the insulation contractor how much I owe him; I have sent him a message asking him that. Mr. Barros plans to start the drywall installation tomorrow. The important news is that it seems very likely that Rebekah, Mark and Rae will move to Colorado Springs, Colorado sometime this winter, with the expectation of living there for 2-4 years. I have known for about a month that this might happen. They visited the area last week; Rebekah was charmed by the mountains. My estimate of the probability that they will move is now 90%, and I thought that I should tell you about it before the Thanksgiving party, when it may be the topic of idle conversation. It obviously doesn’t affect you, since you don’t see anything of them anyway. Mark would be working at a branch of Lincoln Laboratory located in Colorado Springs. He would be doing this in the expectation that he would be able to initiate new projects, with more independence, and that when he returns to the Boston area, he would be promoted to the position of Group Leader within Lincoln Laboratory. I think that there is a 25% chance that they would not move back to the Boston area. Rebekah is eager to go. Lincoln Laboratory would pay not only for the move but for their housing in Colorado, they would rent out their condominium in Arlington, Mark would be paid more than he is paid here, and she would plan not to work. She is trying to escape from veterinary practice; the reason she gives is the distress she experiences when she is required to euthanize animals. They would expect to return to the Boston area for some days approximately every two months, because Mark would have to come to the local branch of the Laboratory. Laura is disappointed because she has been so enthusiastic about taking care of Rae. I am phlegmatic. I have told Rebekah and Mark twice that I think that it would be a mistake for them to have a second child out in Colorado, with no family support, and that if the move did not seem important to Mark’s career, I would not think it was worth the emotional cost to the family, but that under the circumstances, I think it is probably the right thing for them. I told them and Laura that we shouldn’t tell ourselves fairy tales about Laura and me visiting in Colorado: we’re both still working, and I can’t imagine that we would visit them more than twice a year at most. Although I didn’t say so, so as not to seem resentful, I don’t have any particular interest in such visits. I don’t know that it much matters to me where the children settle, or how much I see of them or of their children. You may interpret this as depression; I don’t think it is. It’s just introductory existentialism. I am just realistic about the tenuousness and ultimate meaninglessness of interpersonal relationships, except to the extent that they arise from continuing shared work. I think that all the snow will wash away tomorrow, and may be largely gone before I leave about 7 am. If not, I wiIl see whether it merits the snowblower, and will get up early to figure that out. I have to be in Somerville at 7:30 am. I think that it is time to order the spiral stairs for Nantucket. Klemens Klemens Meyer, MD Mobile 617-549-5539 > On Nov 15, 2018, at 1:47 PM, Ernst Meyer wrote: > > Of course, I will do, with respect to a joint visit to Cambridge > Savings Bank, - and with respect to everything else - whatever you > suggest. I do have checks for the account in issue, and Cambridge > Savings Bank has your signature. If Mr. Lennon could assure you > that they would honor your signature, you could simply sign a check > which I could then take to Bank of America. > >> On Thu, 2018-11-15 at 13:19 -0500, Klemens Meyer wrote: >> I scheduled both payments. >> >> Mr. Lennon from Cambridge Savings Bank called me back. He was >> concerned that wire transfers were expensive, costing $25 for each >> transfer. He suggested two alternatives: one to write a check, and >> the other to do something else that one can do under a business >> account, but that I don’t remember; I was rounding in the dialysis >> unit when he called. In any event, I think that we should go to >> Belmont Center to meet with him. He says that if we meet in person, >> he will set me up as a signatory on the account. Whether or not I >> already ought to have signatory authority, I think that we should do >> this. I will look at my schedule and find out when he is available. >> It will be next week unless he will be in on Saturday. >> >> I will see whether I can accomplish the transfer from Schwab now that >> I have the statement. If you were able to tell me the approximate >> date when the Schwab account was established, that might be helpful, >> because it war one of the identifying questions I couldn’t answer, >> and might come up again. >> >> Mr Lennon asked the irrelevant question whether you had a smartphone, >> explaining that you could use this to deposit checks written on the >> Cambridge Savings Bank account to the Bank of America account. One >> can deposit checks by photographing them with the phone. I mention >> this because it may come up when we meet with him. >> >> Klemens Meyer, MD >> Mobile 617-549-5539 >> >> >>> On Nov 15, 2018, at 11:19 AM, Ernst Meyer >> wrote: >>> >>> Please let me know if you wish me to pay $470.68 to the Lisbon Tax >> collector for Invoice 2018P02011603 and >>> $20.52 to National Grid Acct No 61915-51001 for Nantucket >> Electricity >>> >>> I hope you slept well and are feeling better. I am alright. >>>