CIO Tyler Whetstine to leave organization

It continues to be an interesting journey at Ad/ventist Health. The CIO that hired me into my current role as Chief Technology officer passed away in early 2017. This transition will mark the fifth CIO in the last six years: Alan, Karl, Matt, Tyler and now Brett.

As we continue to restructure our organization, Chief Information Officer Tyler Whetstine will be leaving Ad/ventist Health later this year to pursue other opportunities. He will transition on April 4 to a special projects role for several months, working closely with CFO John Beaman.

“Tyler has contributed significantly to improving our IT systems over the past four years as a Cerner executive and then as CIO for Ad/ventist Health,” COO Todd Hofheins said. Highlights have included achieving Most Wired recognition for three years in a row, earning the highest level of achievement for acute care and outpatient Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM) by the Health Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) and supporting the organization’s recovery from the Kronos ransomware attack in December.

With Tyler’s transition, a new executive for IT will be recruited, reporting to Brett Spenst, chief finance and information officer.

California Historical Landmark #714

I wandered by this landmark on on Day 4 of our Sea Ranch trip.

Mendocino Presbyterian Church
California State Historical Landmark #714
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This landmark is located at 44831 Main Street, Mendocino, California. There are 7 other California State Historical Landmarks in Mendocino County. The GPS coordinates for this location are 39° 18' 19.5" N 123° 47' 47.5" W.

You can log your visit to this landmark at waymark.com.

This is one of the oldest Protestant churches in continuous use in California. Organized as the Presbyterian Church on November 6, 1859, the building, constructed of redwood, was dedicated on July 5, 1868.

The Tragedy of Macbeth

Last Monday night while Sharon was in Washington DC, I watched the Tragedy of Macbeth on AppleTV+. Sharon and I tried to watch the movie in February, but she baled after about 15 minutes. This is part of my journey to watch all of the Oscar nominated performances.

The Tragedy of Macbeth is a historical thriller film written and directed by Joel Coen. It is based on the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare. It is the first film directed by one of the Coen brothers [The Ballad of Buster Scruggs] without the other's involvement.

The film stars Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand (who also produced the film), Bertie Carvel, Alex Hassell, Corey Hawkins, Harry Melling, Kathryn Hunter, and Brendan Gleeson. For his performance in the title role, Washington was nominated for the Academy Award, Golden Globe, Critics' Choice Award and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor. The film also received nominations for Best Cinematography and Best Production Design at the 94th Academy Awards.

Unlike when Sharon and I started to watch the movie, I watched it with subtitles turned on. It was alot easier to follow the Shakespearean language that way. Denzel's performance and the cinemtography was interesting. Nevertheless, with so many other choices in movies and streaming series, I don't recommend spending the time on this movie.

A footnote, I didn't realize that the line "something wicked this way comes" comes from this Shakespeare play.

Man dies driving tractor in orchard near Sebastopol

Snipes called me late Sunday night to let me know that Rick Bachman had passed away.

Man dies driving tractor in orchard near Sebastopol
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT
March 20, 2022, 6:45PM

A man died Sunday while driving a tractor in an apple orchard west of Sebastopol, authorities said.

The Gold Ridge Fire Protection District was called to the orchard in the 4000 block of Burnside Road around 4:30 p.m., authorities said.

When firefighters arrived, a man was dead in the driver’s seat of a tractor that had collided with a tree, said Battalion Chief Gino DeGraffenreid.

The cause of the man’s death was not immediately clear, DeGraffenreid said, noting there were no obvious signs of trauma. He said a small branch fell off the tree the man collided with.

“It appeared as though the gentleman was mowing his orchard and suffered some sort of an emergency,” he said.

The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death, authorities said.

The man’s name was not released on Sunday.

The Kitchen

Sharon and I had dinner at The Kitchen. This is Sacramento's only Michelin Star restaurant. It was a very nice leisurely dinner.

2022 Sharon in Washington DC - Day #6 [Jack is back!]

Closing his chapter in Washington DC, Jack turned in the key to his apartment.

Sharon and Jack had lunch at Duck Duck Goose at Dupont Circle. Sharon raved about the DDG BURGER [gruyère cheese, blueberry jam, foie gras].

Sharon and Jack caught a United flight from Reagan National Airport to Denver. Scheduled to leave at 3:56 pm, it left about twenty minutes late. Changing planes in Denver, they boarded a United flight to Sacramento that left at 6:10 pm. They were on the ground in Sacramento just before 9:00 pm. I picked them up at the airport.

2022 Kings versus Celtics

Friday evening, Larkin and I met for dinner at the Foundation Restaurant. I had Fish Tacos [fried cod, cabbage, cotija cheese, & pico de gallo] and a cup of black bean chili. Afterwards, we headed to the Sacramento Kings versus Boston Celtics NBA basketball game. We were seated in section 126, row S, seats 5 and 6.

Missing De'Aaron Fox due to a hand injury in Wednesday game against the Bucks, the Kings trailed by 18 at the end of the first half. Although the Kings outscored the Celtics in the third quarter (31 to 25), it never really felt like the Kings were in the game after the first quarter. The Kings lost to the Celtics by the score of 126 to 97.

Jason Tatum was the high scorer for the Celtics. He had 32 points on 12 for 16 from the field, 7 for 10 from three and 1 for 1 from the free throw line.

Domantas Sabonis was the Kings' high scorer. He had 30 points on 12 for 20 from the field, 1 for 1 from three and 5 for 7 from the free throw line. Sabonis also had 20 rebounds. He was the Kings' assist leader with five?!?

With Tatum leading the way, the Celtics shot 22 of 40 (55%) from three. Tatum and Jalen Brown combined for 62 points.

Harrison Barnes did not score in 24 minutes. It's the first time that Barnes has failed to score while playing 20 minutes or more since Game 3 of the Western Conference finals in 2015. Barnes hadn't been blanked in the regular season since Nov. 23, 2014.

The Kings have lost nine of 12 since the All-Star break and seem destined to miss the playoffs for an NBA-record 16th consecutive season. The Kings have 1 win and 4 losses in games that I have seen in the 2021-2022 season.

2022 Sharon in Washington DC - Day #5

Sharon and Jack went to Jaco for Breakfast. The three of us have eaten there before.

With the apartment emptied and cleaned, Sharon and Jack spent the day on the Georgetown University campus. Sharon did some shopping in Georgetown.

Sharon and Jack finished the day with dinner at the Blue Duck Tavern. The restaurant has some significant for Sharon and Jack; they had dinner there the first night we were moving Jack into the dorms for his freshman year. It marks the end of Jack living in Washington DC for almost five and a half years. For dinner, they got a whole duck. Sharon said that they ordered way more food than they could eat.

St. Patrick's Day Party

At the end of the day, I headed to Sharon's brother Tom's house for a small St. Patrick's Day gathering. The group included: Kevin, Leah, Lydia and Amelia; Larry; Jim; Mary; and, Chris, his wife and granddaugther (going with Tom on the Greenland cruise). Tom made a nice dinner of corned beef, cabbage, carrots and potatoes.

2022 Sharon in Washington DC - Day #4

With most of the apartment cleaning done, Sharon and Jack spent the day at the Phillips Collection and the National Art Gallery. Sharon raved about the Picasso: Painting the Blue Period Exhibition. Having read a mult-volume series about Picasso's life [Volume One: 1881-1906; Volume Two: 1907-1917; Volume Three: 1917-1932] I am sorry that I missed this exhibition.

They finished the day with dinner at Fiola Mare. Sharon and I have eaten there several times in the last few years [July 2019; August 2015]. They saw Patrick Ewing walking through the restaurant to a private dining room followed shortly by President of Georgetown.

2022 Sharon in Washington DC - Day #3

Sharon and Jack spent the day continuing to clean out Jack's apartment. 1-800-Got-Junk came and picked up a load in the late morning. I was surprised that they would go up to a fifth floor apartment and drag stuff down in the elevator. Sharon returned the rental car at noon.

Sharon and Jack finished the day with dinner at Rooster & Owl. Sharon and I had dinner there last April while we were working from Washington DC. Sharon said that the food was excellent, but the meal was rushed.

2022 Sharon in Washington DC - Day #2

Sharon and Jack spent the day sorting Jack's apartment into piles for 1-800-Got-Junk and Goodwill.

At noon, Sharon picked up an Enterprise rental car. They made a trip to Goodwill and to the Fedex store to ship some stuff back to California.

Sharon and Jack finished the day with dinner at Nobu. Sharon and I ate there two years ago during Georgetown Senior Parents Weekend. We also had reservations at Nobu in Cape Town on the ill fated South African trip...

2022 Sharon in Washington DC - Day #1

Up at 4:40 am, Sharon and I rolled from the house at 5:20 am. I parked and helped Sharon check a couple of bags. She caught a 7:20 am Southwest flight from Sacramento to Dallas Love Field.

After a short layover and a bite to eat, Sharon caught a 2:15 pm Southwest Flight from Dallas to Washington DC's Reagan National Airport. Both flights ran about twenty minutes late.

Jack met her at the airport. They took an Uber to The Gregory Hotel. Sharon is spending five nights there. Sharon and I had a drink in the bar at this hotel during 2019 East Coast Trip.

Sharon and Jack had dinner at the hotel in the St. Greg Kitchen. Sharon had CAESAR [GEM LETTUCE, PARMESAN REGGIANO, CAESAR DRESSING] and MUSHROOM FLATBREAD [CURED TOMATOES, CARAMELIZED ONIONS, ARUGULA, LEMON OIL]. Jack had a SMASH BURGER & FRIES [LETTUCE, B&B PICKLES, AGED CHEDDAR, BURGER SAUCE].

Sharon is going to spend the week helping Jack shut down this apartment. He is moving back to the West Coast.

While we have traveled together, this is the first time that Sharon has traveled and I have stayed home since May of 2019. Feeling under the weather, I finished the day watching The Tragedy of Macbeth.

Adventures with Lee

Late Sunday afternoon, I popped over to see Lee, Morgan and Daniel. I spent about an hour visiting and catching up. Lee spent the whole time on my lap stacking blocks, looking at a Peter Rabbit book and playing with his farm animals. Making the sounds of the farm animals for Lee, although we had a couple of goats for years, I couldn't figure out how exactly to make a goat noise. Morgan played a YouTube video of goats sounds that unnerved Lee!

Weedeating plus Cocktails and Hor d'oeuvres

Last spring, I burnt up my electric weedeater in tall heavy weeds. Saturday, I went to Home Depot and bought a more powerful new one. I spent the loin's share of the day weedeating below the deck. With the bigger weedeater and several batteries, I made a surprising amount of progress.

In the early evening, Sharon and I wandered next door to the Brad and Heidi's house. As part of a major rebuild of their deck, they invited the neighborhood for cocktails and hor d'oeuvres. The group included Greg and Michelle, Jim, Sharon and I, Clark, Brad and Heidi plus two other couples that we hadn't met before.

Signature Hedgerows

On our recent trip to Sea Ranch, I got an updated trail map. It shows a number of markers that weren't shown on my 2014 50th Anniversary map. This marker was literally across the street from the house that we rented.

Signature Hedgerows
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This marker is across the street from 55 Galleons Reach, Sea Ranch, California. The Sea Ranch Archives Committee has identified twenty-six historic sites scattered about The Sea Ranch. They have constructed trail markers with information explaining the significance of each place. They were placed as part of The Sea Ranch 50th anniversary being celebrated from Memorial Day 2014 to Memorial Day 2015. Since then, a number of architecture and landscape markers have been added. The GPS coordinates for this location are 38° 41' 28.9" N 123° 26' 07.5" W.


A few years after Walter Frick acquired the Del Mar Ranch in 1912, he began planting double rows of Monterey Cypress to divide the land into saleable "ranchettes" of 200-250 acres each. After he decided against subdividing, the trees served as wndbreaks for grazing animals. These 19 hedgerows were the most prominent landscape element when Oceanic Properties, Inc. purchased the ranch. As the original cypress trees reach the end of their lifespan, the hedgerows are being replaced with a similar double row layout as has happened here.

Sea Ranch Hike Relive

A Relive of our Sea Ranch Hike with the Larkins on Day 8 of our Sea Ranch trip.

Sea Ranch Hike Map

A map of our Sea Ranch Hike with the Larkins on Day 8 of our Sea Ranch trip.

Nightmare Alley

Sunday night at The Sea Ranch, Sharon and I watched Nightmare Alley. This is part of our continuing journey to see all of the movies that are nominated for Oscars. Nightmare Alley received four nominations, including Best Picture.

Nightmare Alley is a neo-noir psychological thriller directed by Guillermo del Toro from a screenplay by del Toro and Kim Morgan. It is based on the 1946 novel of the same name by William Lindsay Gresham. The film is the second feature film adaptation of Gresham's novel; the first version was released in 1947 and starred Tyrone Power.

The film stars Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, Willem Dafoe, Richard Jenkins, Rooney Mara, Ron Perlman, Mary Steenburgen, and David Strathairn. Cooper protrays a charming and ambitious carnival worker with a mysterious past who takes big risks to boost his career.

I was predisposed not to like this movie. I never thought that del Toro's Shape of Water should have won the 2018 Best Picture Oscar. I ended up enjoying the film more than I thought I would. I was pulled in by the cinematography; I was intrigued by the look and feel of the movie. Sharon fell asleep during the key sequence towards the end. I give the movie a sideways thumb. It is not going to win best picture.

2022 Kings versus Knicks

Monday evening, Larkin and I met for dinner at the Foundation Restaurant. I had an Italian Cobb Salad [grilled chicken, crisp pepperoni, red onion, tomato, cucumbers, croutons, parmesan, egg pepperoncini & Italian dressing]. Afterwards, we headed to the Sacramento Kings versus New York Knicks NBA basketball game. We were seated in section 113, row C, seat 11 and 12.

Leading by 20 points in the second quarter, the Kings got blown out in the second half and lost the game by the score of 131 to 115. The Kings were outscored 44 to 24 in the third quarter, but got within 96-94 early in the fourth.

Julius Randle was the high scorer for the Knicks. He scored a career high 46 points on 18 for 31 from the field, 8 for 16 from three and 2 for 2 from the free throw line. Randle had 10 rebounds. RJ Barrett added 29 points.

De'Aaron Fox was the high scorer for the Kings. He scored 24 points on 10 for 18 from the field, 1 for 4 from three and 3 for 8 from the free throw line.

This is the first game that I have got a chance to see Sabonis in person. Domantas Sabonis had 19 points and 13 rebounds for the Kings before being ejected in the fourth quarter after receiving double technicals.

It was a very discouraging game. The Knicks came into the game having lost 11 of 13. The Kings became just the fourth team in the last 25 seasons to lose a game by 16 or more after leading by 16 or more after the first quarter, joining the Bulls (2019), Timberwolves (2003) and Clippers (2000).

Larkin and I connected with Hunter and one of his veterinarian (Arturo) at half time.

The Kings have 1 win and 3 losses in games that I have seen in the 2021-2022 season.

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

My book for February was Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel. I finished the book while we were at Sea Ranch. Carmen gave me the book for Christmas.

Station Eleven is a novel by the Canadian writer Emily St. John Mandel. It takes place in the Great Lakes region before and after a pandemic. The "Georgia Flu" has devastated the world and killed most of the population.

The book was published in 2014 and won the Arthur C. Clarke Award the following year. The novel was a finalist for the National Book Award, the PEN/Faulkner Award and the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction. It appeared on several best-of-year lists. A ten-part television adaptation of the same name premiered on HBO Max in December 2021.

This is probably not a book that I would have picked out myself. My interests lean more towards hard science fiction. In fact, the author insists that the book shouldn't even be considered science fiction. It uses an interesting combination of flash forwards and flash backs as it follows several main characters. My major criticism is that there is one character that plays a major role into who you don't get much insight. I enjoyed the book and recommend it. I grade it a solid "B."

Catan

Sunday afternoon, Jack, Drew and I played a couple of games of Catan. Drew won the first game, while Jack won the second. Lots of moves and changes coming in March!

Cristo Rey Drive-Thru Crab Feed

Saturday afternoon, Sharon's brother Tom picked up dinner at the Cristo Rey High School 12th Annual Crab Feed; this year, it was drive-thru style. The meal included fresh crab, tri-tip steak, rigatoni smothered in hearty meat sauce, salad and sourdough rolls. Leah bought a cake.

We headed to Tom's house for an early dinner. The small group included Tom, Kevin, Leah, Lydia, Amelia, Sharon and I. I am looking forward to some larger Frame Family Functions (Easter?).

West Side Story

Friday night, Sharon and I watched West Side Story. This is part of our continuing journey to see all of the movies that are nominated for Oscars. West Side Story received seven nominations at the 94th Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

West Side Story is a musical romantic drama film directed and co-produced by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay by Tony Kushner. It is the second feature-length adaptation of the 1957 stage musical of the same name.

It stars Ansel Elgort and Rachel Zegler in her film debut with Ariana DeBose, David Alvarez, Mike Faist, and Rita Moreno in supporting roles. Mareno starred in the 1961 film adaptation and served as an executive producer.

We saw DeBose host Saturday Night Live in January. She is nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar.

The movie was named one of the top ten films of 2021 by the National Board of Review and the American Film Institute. It also received four nominations at the 79th Golden Globe Awards, winning three, including Best Picture – Musical/Comedy, Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical for Zegler, and Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture for DeBose.

I give the movie a luke-warm thumbs up. I was surprised that I recognized a number of the songs. As you would expect from Spielberg, the sets are amazing. I didn't know the story so was surprised at the ending. At one point, I was expecting a version of Romeo and Juliet. I do wonder how this version differs from the earlier film and the play. While I thought that the movie felt long, Sharon didn't. It is not going to win Best Picture...

Amazing Race - Season 33

Wednesday night, Sharon and I finished watching season thirty-three of the Amazing Race. With a passion for traveling, I have enjoyed watching the Amazing Race over the last few years. We finished season 32 in January of 2021.

Though filming initially started in February 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic caused production to be placed on hold for over a year and half. The race resumed in September 2021 with the same remaining teams but with a modified route through COVID-safe countries and with chartered travel. The season premiered on January 5, 2022, and the season finale aired on March 2, 2022.

This was the first season to not feature a U-Turn since its introduction in Season 12. Additionally, there was no Speed Bump penalty for teams arriving last on a non-elimination leg, and this was the only season (excluding The Amazing Race 8, which was run only in North America) to not stop in Asia.

Internet personalities Kim and Penn Holderness were the winners of this season.

The legs of the race included:

• Leg 1 (United States → England)
• Leg 2 (England)
• Leg 3 (England → Scotland) [suspended]
• Leg 4 (Switzerland) [restarted]
• Leg 5 (Switzerland)
• Leg 6 (Switzerland → France)
• Leg 7 (France)
• Leg 8 (France → Greece)
• Leg 9 (Greece)
• Leg 10 (Greece → Portugal)
• Leg 11 (Portugal → United States)

Sharon and I spend some time Saturday afternoon at Sea Ranch working on a wish list of trips. Greece and Scotland (hiking Hadrian's Wall) are definitely on my list. Sharon has gotten more focused recently on Road Scholar and Viking trips.

Jury Duty

Sharon spent the day serving jury duty for the Superior Court of California in Sacramento.

Hidden Falls Regional Park

Sharon and Holly hiked almost eight miles in the Hidden Falls Regional Park.

Yellowstone - Season Two

Sharon and I finished watching season two of Yellowstone at Sea Ranch. We finished season one in September of 2021.

Yellowstone was created by Taylor Sheridan and John Linson. Season Two premiered on June 19, 2019 on the Paramount Network. It stars Kevin Costner [Dances with Wolves], Wes Bentley, Kelly Reilly, Luke Grimes, Cole Hauser, and Gil Birmingham.

The series follows the conflicts along the shared borders of a large cattle ranch, a Native reservation, and land developers. Kevin Costner as John Dutton stars as a sixth-generation patriarch who operates the Yellowstone/Dutton Ranch.

Sharon enjoys the series much more than I do. From my perspective, it is hard to find the enormous amount of gratuitous violence realistic. I don't recommend the show. Unfortunately, there are two more seasons and the series has been renewed for a fifth.

Sea Ranch Golf Links Scorecard

My scorecard from Day 2 of our Sea Ranch trip.

Von Damme State Park Fern Canyon Hike

A map of our Fern Canyon hike in Von Damme State Park on Day 4 of our Sea Ranch trip.

2022 Sea Ranch - Day #10

Moving Day. We spent the morning packing up the house. After we had everything packed, Sharon and I went for a thirty minute walk north on the bluff trail. I loaded up the Volvo. We pulled away from the house about 10:10 am.

Dropping the key in Gualala, we headed to the Fort Ross Winery. Sharon made a noon appointment for a Wine Tasting and Small Bites Pairing. When we got to Fort Ross Historical Park, we turned off of Highway 1 on to Fort Ross Road. This quickly turned into a narrow winding one lane road. The tasting room is located off of Meyers Grade Road. Interestingly, this route avoids the cliff section of Highway 1. It took an hour and ten minutes to get to the winery.

Leaving the winery, we headed to the Tomasin's house in Windsor. Julie had left her jacket on Thursday. This leg took an hour and fifteen minutes. We made a quick stop there.

From Windsor, Waze routed us down Highway 101 to Lakeview Highway to Highway 37 to Highway 80 to Highway 50 and Watt Avenue. We breezed throught the gore point at the junction of Highways 37 and 121. Except for short slow downs on the one lane section of 37 and in Fairfield on 80, it was a very easy drive. It took us about two hours and twenty minutes. We were home in Carmichael at 4:15 pm.

I expect that we will be back to Sea Ranch again this year...

2022 Sea Ranch - Day #9

When we were planning the trip, Sharon and I talked about playing golf twice: eighteen holes one day and nine holes another. I pestered Larkin in playing with us on Saturday morning before he and Cindy took off.

Larkin, Sharon and I had a 8:30 am tee time. It was cold; the temperature was in the high 30s. After hitting a few balls on the range, we teed off with one group in front of us. I was very happy with how I played. I struggled on the second hole, but parred the par four fourth and ninth holes.

I hit safely over the ravine on the par three eighth. From the back of the white tees, I hit a soft hybrid five to the right of the green.

I ended up with an honestly scored 49. The scorecard is here. I don't believe that I have ever broke 50 on the front nine before. It took us about two hours and ten minutes to play nine holes.


The Larkins packed up their SUV and rolled towards Napa before noon. Sharon and I headed into Gualala. We had lunch at Trinks. Sharon had a BBLT and I had a Turkey Melt. Afterwards, we stopped at surf market and picked up something for dinner.

We had a lazy afternoon. We took a nap. I did a Peleton twenty minute upper body strength workout. Eventually, we walked south on the bluff trail. We looped around the old barn below the lodge and back. As we were just getting back to the house, Sharon spotted a bobcat! I was surprised how big it looked.

We spent some time before dinner making a list of possible trips for the rest of the year. Sharon is focused on Road Scholars and Viking trips.

Sharon made chicken, green beans and cauliflower mash for dinner. We finished the night watching episodes nine and ten of season two of Yellowstone. My thoughts on season two of Yellowstone are here. We also watched Real Time with Bill Maher.

2022 Sea Ranch - Day #8

After I finished my morning meetings, Cindy, Joe, Sharon and I took off for a hike. We did a variation of the hike that Sharon and I did with Drew and Jack in August of 2020. We explored the San Andreas Fault Interpretive Trail. We had lunch along the Spring Meadow Trail with a great view of the coast. Looping by the TSRA Marine Preserve, we stopped by the seals and saw a couple of whales.

In total, we covered more than six miles. A map is here. A Relive video of the hike is here.


We had an early dinner in the Dining Room at the Sea Ranch Lodge. We split Seared Diver Scallops [celery root, miso broth, di ciccio broccoli, bishop farms seaweedst] and halibut ceviche. For mains, Sharon and I both had Local Halibut [grilled with lemon and rosemary, yukon gold mash with sour cream & chives green beans, caper and dijon vinaigrette, while the Cindy and Joe had Sonoma Duck Breast [wild rice with duck leg confit, roasted beets & gravenstein apple, huckleberries duck skin & herb croutons].

We finished night with more blueberry cobbler back at the house. Wallen called from T0dos Santos. We spent some time Facetiming with them and catching up.

We started to watch Tick, Tick... Boom!, but punted after about 15 minutes and watched a rerun of Bill Maher.

2022 Sea Ranch - Day #7

The Tomasins took off in the middle of the morning.

I spent the loin share of the day in meetings.

Sharon and I ran into to Gualala at lunchtime. We shopped for dinner and got sandwiches at the Seafood Shack. I had a tuna melt [SPICY TUNA SALAD - MAYO - CHEESE - SHACK ROLL - FRIES], while Sharon had a fish sandwich.

The Larkins rolled up in the late afternoon. After they unload the car and with some debate, we ended taking the bikes out. We rode for a short distance to the north before we looped back and headed to the Sea Ranch Lodge. We stopped for a drink at the bar. Racing to get back before the sunset, we headed back to the house. We ended up riding only about five miles.
It was a great sunset. We finished the night with a late dinner. I barbecued steaks on charcoal. I honestly can't remember the last time I cooked on charcoal. Almanor?. For dessert, we had a blueberry cobbler that the Larkins brought.

Larkin and I watched the end of the Sacramento Kings versus Denver Nuggets game. Denver buried the Kings in the fourth quarter and won by the score of 128 to 110.

2022 Sea Ranch - Day #6

I spent most of the day working.

At lunch, Sharon and I walked north on the bluff trail. We ended going a little over four miles. We walked past the seal observation area.

Just offshore from the seals, we saw two whales. I am always amazed at how close whales come into the shore.

The Tomasins rolled up in the late afternoon. We spent some time catching up.

Eventually, we headed for dinner at the Vue Coastal Kitchen in Gualala. I had braised Burgundy-Braised Beef Short Ribs [garlic-whipped potatoes, mushroom jus, blue cheese mousse], Tomasin had Tipsy Sardinian [seasonal fish, manilla clams, and tiger prawns simmered in spicy vodka sauce with sun-dried tomatoes and saffron cream linguini] and Julie and Sharon both had Rock Cod Ceviche [local Pacific rock cod, lemon, serrano chile, smoked salt, tortilla chips].

Wandering back to the house, we visited until late. I always enjoy Tomasin's company. It was the latest we have gone to bed since we have been here.

2022 Sea Ranch - Day #5

Up early, I had a light breakfast. I spent most of the day in meetings, including attending most of a five hour nurse call vendor presentation. Sharon finished her butterfly puzzle and then ran into Gaulala for some groceries.

I went for a six mile run at lunch. The wind was worse than Sunday with gusts up to 25 mph. I ran just beyond Vista Del Mar and back. A map is here.

For dinner, we got curbside takeout from The Black Door in Gualala. We both got chicken enchilada plates.

We finished night watching episodes six, seven and eight of season two of Yellowstone on the AppleTv!?! The show continues to jump the shark in almost every episode.

2022 Sea Ranch - Day #4

Up early, I had a light breakfast. I spent most of the morning in meetings for work.

In the late morning, Sharon and I took off for Mendocino. The plan for the day was to hike, wander around the town and then have dinner. We haven't been to Mendocino since summer of 1999 when we were at Sea Ranch with Drew, Morgan and Jack. [Note to self], I have got to find some pictures from that 1999 trip.

We originally planned to hike the fern trail at Russian Gulch. Googling the park web site in the car, Sharon realized that the trail was closed. We pivoted to the fern trail in the Von Damme State Park south of Mendocino. I had preloaded both trails into the Alltrails app before we left.

We ended up hiking just over five miles in two hours. We stopped and had a late lunch at the half way point. A map is here. It was a nice hike.

Afterwards, we headed in Mendocino and wandered around the town. Sharon shopped in a number of stores. I walked to the Mendocino Presbyterian Church (California Historical Landmark #714). Looking for somewhere to have a glass of wine, we eventually stopped at Patterson's Pub.

We had a dinner reservation at Trillium Cafe and Inn. With it starting to rain, we decided to head south. We ended up stopping for dinner at the Chowder House and Tap Room at the pier in Point Arena. We both had chowder, a ceasar salad and cod fish tacos.

Driving home, Sharon said "I am done with Maui and Mendocino."

We finished the night watching episode five of The Gilded Age and Bill Maher on HBOMax on the AppleTV.

2022 Sea Ranch - Day #3

We planned Sunday as a lazy day. We walked to the Sea Ranch Lodge and had breakfast at the cafe. I had a frittata [local cheeses, autumn vegetables, arugula], while Sharon had a avocado toast [lemon aioli, medium boiled farm egg, crunchy salt].

Afterwards, I went for a five mile run north along the coast. I ran to Kyuka and back. A map is here. As I have said repeatedly over the years, this is my favorite place in the world to run.

After getting cleaned up, we headed into Gualala. We browsed a number of shops and checked out a couple of restaurants. We stopped at the Surf Market and bought some groceries for the next several days.

We ate lunch watching the surf on Black Point Beach. I finished a book that Carmen gave me for Christmas [Station Eleven]. We relaxed, did a short Peleton strength workout together and took a nap.

About 3:30 pm, we walked back to the Sea Ranch Lodge and had a drink at the bar. Compared to Saturday night, the place was empty. With the wind gusting into the 30s, it was very windy walk back. From Monette, it is almost exactly a mile to the lodge.

When we got back to the house, Sharon made a nice dinner of chicken, green beans and cauliflower mash. We finished the night watching Nightmare Alley. This is one of the best picture nominees. Thoughts about the movie are here.

2022 Sea Ranch - Day #2

The plan for the day was playing golf. Originally, we planned to play on Sunday. With gale force winds forecasted for Sunday afternoon, we switched the tee time to Saturday as we were driving over on Friday.

After a quick light breakfast, we drove to the Sea Ranch Lodge and bought a couple of sandwiches. From there, we headed to the golf course. We were surprised to find that they have opened a cafe at the golf course. The lodge and the golf course are under new management. At the turn, we ended up talking to the new manager of the golf course.

Teeing off at 9:30 am, I started off horribly, but then settled down. I birdied the par four fourth hole; I can't remember the last time I actually birdied a hole. I bogeyed the par five six which has haunted me in the past. I hit safely with a six iron to the front right of the green on the par three eighth over the gully. I hit safely to the right front of the green on the par three seventeenth with a seven iron. I ended up with a very liberally scored 104. The scorecard is here.

Sharon and I had the course to ourselves for most of the day. A single came up behind us on the back nine. We let him pass on thirteen. We were done by 1:30 pm.


Back at the rental, I spent some time in the hot tub. Unlike most Sea Ranch properties, the hot tub is enclosed in a glass solarium.

Sharon made a dinner reservation at the Sea Ranch Lodge. We went early and had a drink at the bar. The place was packed. We are both glad to see the lodge open again.

For an appetizer, we split a halibut ceviche. She had black cod for an entree, while I had a lamb loin and shank dish. The food was very good. We are planning to go back with the Larkins on Friday.

We finished the night watching Marry Me on the AppleTV.

2022 Sea Ranch - Day #1

For the ninth time in twelve years ['20, '19, '18, '17, '16, '14, '13 and '11], we are spending time at Sea Ranch in the winter. We had reservations in January 2020, but Sonoma County closed down as part of a surge in the pandemic and our reservation was cancelled.

We rolled from Carmichael about 8:20 am. We dropped Tiber at Best Friends. Due to a major accident at the junction of highways 29 and 12, waze routed us from 80 to 37 to 121 to 12.

I made reservations at La Rochelle Winery for a tasting. Maggie is now the marketing director there. We met Maggie years ago at Donum, followed her to Three Sticks and then to La Rochelle. I was a nice intimate relaxed tasting.

After the tasting, we stopped at the Glen Ellen Market for sandwiches. Leaving Glen Ellen, we made a tactical error. Waze offered a "quicker" route by going up Highway 101 and taking the Stewards Point Skaggs Springs Road rather than Highway 1 up the coast. Figuring that we were open to something different, we decided to give it a try. Never again. It was a very slow winding road. I think that Morgan actually came this way in the summer of 2020.

Picking up the key in Gualala, we were in the house before 5 pm. We are spending nine nights at Monette. We have never stayed at this house before. After we unloaded the Volvo, we walked south along the bluffs towards the lodge. We got back to the house just in time to enjoy the sunset.

Sharon made some snapper, rice and a caesar salad for dinner. We finished the night watching episode one and two of season four of the The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.

Adventist Health Earns 2021 Digital Health Award

Adventist Health has earned 2021 CHIME Digital Health Most Wired recognition as a certified level 9. The CHIME Digital Health Most Wired program conducts an annual survey to assess how effectively healthcare organizations apply core and advanced technologies into their clinical and business programs to improve health and care in their communities.

Adventist Health has been honored seven times with the CHIME Digital Health Most Wired award and this year marks the third year in a row [2019, 2020] with this prestigious honor. “I am so proud of our IT team for their brilliant work which exceeded expectations,” says Tyler Whetstine, chief information officer at Adventist Health. “Digital engagement with our patients is a top priority as we focus on access to care and improving the health and well-being of our communities.”

Adventist Health scored a certified level 9 in both the acute and ambulatory categories. Each participating organization received a customized benchmarking report, an overall score and scores for individual levels in eight segments. Adventist Health’s areas of greatest improvement include:

• Analytics/data management: An increase of 35.3 percentage points. Our individual score in this area was 10. Our ability to embed predictive analytics in clinical workflows, as well as quality reporting are key components of this measure.
• Interoperability/population health: An increase of 7.4 percentage points. Our individual score in this area was 10. Our ability to share data across external entities, with disease registries, as well as internally across our systems for care management, revenue cycle management and patient engagement are key components of this measure.

A total of 36,674 organizations were represented in the 2021 Digital Health Most Wired program, which includes four separate surveys: acute, ambulatory, long-term care and international acute. The surveys assessed the adoption, integration and impact of technologies in healthcare organizations at all stages of development, from early development to industry leading.

California Historical Landmark #88

While we were in San Francisco in December, I did a walkabout and found eight different California Historical Markers, including: #88 Niantic Hotel; #90 Fort Gunnybags; #462 Site of First Jewish Religious Services in San Francisco; #408 Site of the the first Meeting of Freemasons held in California; #453 Lucas, Turner & Co. Bank; #192 El Dorado, Park House and Dennison's Exchange; #500 Site of the Eastern Terminus of Clay Street Hill Railroad; and, #119 PORTSMOUTH PLAZA.

Niantic Hotel
California State Historical Landmark #88
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This landmark is located at 524 Clay Street, San Francisco, California. There are 48 other California State Historical Landmarks in San Francisco County. The GPS coordinates for this location are 37° 47' 41.3" N 122° 24' 06.2" W.

You can log your visit to this landmark at waymark.com.


The emigrant ship Niantic stood on this spot in the early days "when the water came up to Montgomery Street." Converted to other uses, it was covered with a shingle roof with offices and stores on the deck, at the level of which was constructed a wide balcony surmounted by a veranda. The hull was divided into warehouses entered by doorways on the sides.

The fire of May 3, 1851 destroyed all but the submerged hulk, which later was utilized as the foundation for the Niantic Hotel, a famous hostelry that stood until 1872.

Ocean Course at Hokuala Scorecard

My scorecard from Day 4 of our trip to Kauai to celebrate Sharon's birthday and retirement.

I really enjoyed this round of golf!

Valentine's Day 2022

Sharon spent the day hiking at Cronan Ranch with Holly.

In the late afternoon, Sharon and I picked up a Valentine's Day Take n Bake Dinner for 2 from Matteos. It included:

• Louisiana Dungeness Crabcakes;
• Petite Filet Mignon Wellingtons;
• Caesar Salad;
• 14 Hour Braised Boneless Angus Short Ribs;
• Pan Roasted Ora King Salmon Filet with Lemon Garlic Butter, and;
• Basque Style Burnt Caramel Cheesecake.

We exchanged gifts during dinner. I got Sharon a butterfly neckless from Julie Vos and a charger for her iPad. She got me an Apple Watch band.

Sharon and Holly at Cronan Ranch

Super Bowl LVI

Sunday morning, Sharon and I wandered down to Greg and Michele's house. We played pickleball with a group of couples from the neighborhood, including Jim and Debi, Brad and Heidi and Greg and Michele. With the weather in the 70s, it was beautiful morning.
When we had brunch with Lee, Daniel and Morgan last weekend, we talked about keeping Lee on Sunday afternoon. Daniel dropped Lee off about 12:15 pm. I took Lee back to the house and put him down for nap.

Lee, Sharon and I watched the Super Bowl together. With the Cincinnati Bengals leading by the score of 20 to 17 late in the fourth quarter, the Los Angeles Rams drove 79 yards and scored with 1:25 left in the game to win by the score 23 to 20. My Super Bowl bets included:

• Cooper Kupp will have 100 or more receiving yards and Rams win (Kupp ended up with 92 yards.)
• Cooper Kupp will have over 108.5 Receiving Yards And Odell Beckham Jr. will have over 60.5 yards (Beckham was hurt in the second quarter and ended up with 52 yards)
• ✔ Matthew Stafford - Interceptions - Over 0.5 (Stafford threw two interceptions.)
• ✔ Total Game Sacks - Over 5.5 (There were nine sacks.)
• Super Bowl 56 MVP - Joe Burrow (I used some free money from the book on this bet.)
• Longest Fg 47.5 Yards (The longest field goal was 41 yards.)

Sharon made vegetarian chili for dinner.

Nature of Love

Looking for a nature-night out with that special someone? Ever wonder how other species find love? Join us for an evening of drinks, appetizers, and a hike through the Nature Study Area. On a sunset stroll, you'll learn fun facts about the interesting, bizarre and romantic mating behaviors of a variety of different animals. Must be 21+

Saturday evening, Sharon and I went to the Nature of Love event at the Effie Yeah Nature Center. It was a bust and a disappointment.

When we got home, we started to watch the Tragedy of Mcbeth with Denzel Washington. Sharon bailed after about 10 minutes. I am going to try to wade through it sometime in the future.

Jack is off

Sharon took Jack to the airport on Friday morning. He caught an 11 am United flight from Sacramento to Chicago and then a flight from Chicago to National Airport in Washington DC.

Getting off the plane in DC, Jack called to say that newly acquired Kings guard Donte Divincenzo was in first class on the flight from Chicago to DC. He said that a couple of Kings employees were also on the flight from Sacramento to Chicago. The Kings are playing the Wizards in DC on Saturday night.

SMUD Museum of Science and Curiosity

Thursday evening, I attended the Sacramento CIO/CTO Roundtable at the SMUD Museum of Science and Curiosity. We got a tour of the museum, a brief show in the UC Davis Multiverse Theater (planetarium) and finished with a panel discussion of End Point Management and Security risks for 2022.

I was very impressed with the facility. We need to take Lee there before school gets out for the summer!

Maha'ulepu Heritage Trail Hike

A map of our Maha'ulepu Heritage Trail hike on Day 8 of our Lihue trip for Sharon's birthday and retirement.

2022 Oscar Nominations

Best Picture
   ✔ Belfast
   ✔ CODA - winner
   ✔ Don’t Look Up
   ✔ Drive My Car
   ✔ Dune
   ✔ King Richard
   ✔ Licorice Pizza
   ✔ Nightmare Alley
   ✔ The Power of the Dog
   ✔ West Side Story

Best Actor
   ✔ Javier Bardem - Being the Ricardos
   ✔ Benedict Cumberbatch - The Power of the Dog
    Andrew Garfield - Tick, Tick … Boom!
   ✔ Will Smith - King Richard - winner
   ✔ Denzel Washington - The Tragedy of Macbeth

Best Actress
   ✔ Jessica Chastain - The Eyes of Tammy Faye - winner
   ✔ Olivia Colman - The Lost Daughter
    Penélope Cruz - Parallel Mothers
   ✔ Nicole Kidman - Being the Ricardos
   ✔ Kristen Stewart - Spencer

Best Supporting Actor
   ✔ Ciarán Hinds - Belfast
   ✔ Troy Kotsur - CODA - winner
   ✔ Jesse Plemons - The Power of the Dog
   ✔ JK Simmons - Being the Ricardos
   ✔ Kodi Smit-McPhee - The Power of the Dog

Best Supporting Actress
   ✔ Jessie Buckley - The Lost Daughter
   ✔ Ariana DeBose - West Side Story - winner
   ✔ Judi Dench - Belfast
   ✔ Kirsten Dunst - The Power of the Dog
   ✔ Aunjanue Lewis - King Richard

Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
   ✔ Belfast (Kenneth Branagh) - winner
   ✔ Don’t Look Up (Adam McKay & David Sirota)
   ✔ Licorice Pizza (Paul Thomas Anderson)
   ✔ King Richard
    The Worst Person in the World

Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
   ✔ CODA (Sian Heder) - winner
   ✔ Drive My Car (Ryusuke Hamaguchi & Takamasa Oe)
   ✔ Dune (Eric Roth, Jon Spaihts & Denis Villeneuve)
   ✔ The Lost Daughter (Maggie Gyllenhaal)
   ✔ The Power of the Dog (Jane Campion)

More Oscar Nominations

Roseville Reopening Day 1

After 696 days of working from home, we are reopening our Roseville Headquarters today. It is going to be a very different world. Wandering through the five story building in the late morning, there were probably roughly hundred people on site; the building can hold 1,300. With so many employees now marked as remote or hybrid, I don't think that the building will ever "feel" the same as it did two years ago.

Sunday Brunch Adventure with Lee

Lee, Morgan, Daniel, Sharon and I had brunch at Butter & Bacon. I had a cali burrito [egg, avocado, spinach, mushrooms, jalapeno, potato, onion, spicy aioli, pasilla crema], while Sharon had avocado toast [toasted pugliese, avocado, chorizo, cotija, pickled onion, poached egg. served with fruit or potato].

The Lost Daughter

Saturday night, Sharon and I watched The Lost Daughter. This is part of our continuing quest to watch movies that might recieve Oscar nominations. The Goldderby website has Olivia Colman's role in the film as one of the leading contenders for the Best Actress Oscar. The film might also be nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay.

The Lost Daughter is a psychological drama written and directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal in her feature directorial debut. It is based on the novel of the same name by Elena Ferrante.

The film stars Olivia Colman, Dakota Johnson, Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Dagmara Domińczyk, Jack Farthing, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Peter Sarsgaard, and Ed Harris. Jessie Buckley plays Olivia Colman's character at a younger age in flashback scenes.

Colman portrays a college professor on holiday in Italy. Her obsession with a woman, her daughter and a doll prompts memories of her early motherhood.

When it ended, Sharon said "I am not quite sure what to think." Although literally thirty-five minutes shorter than House of Gucci, the movie felt long. I give it a lukewarm thumbs up. Colman and Buckley's performances are very good. I am still rolling the ambiguous ending around in my head...

House of Gucci

Friday night, Sharon and I watched House of Gucci. This is part of our quest to watch movies that might recieve Oscar nominations. Last fall, it was high of the list of films likely to be nominated for Best Picture. Over the last couple of months, its odds of winning Best Picture have fallen sharply on Goldderby.

House of Gucci is a biographical crime drama film directed by Ridley Scott. It is based on the 2001 book The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed by Sara Gay Forden.

The movie stars Lady Gaga and Adam Driver with supporting roles by Jared Leto, Jeremy Irons, Salma Hayek, and Al Pacino. For her portrayal of Patrizia Reggiani, Gaga received nominations for the BAFTA Award, Critics' Choice Award, Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress.

The film follows Patrizia Reggiani (Lady Gaga) and Maurizio Gucci (Adam Driver). Their romance transforms into a fight for control of the Italian fashion brand Gucci.

Although it is long (two hours and thirty-eight minutes), both Sharon and I enjoyed the movie. I was particularly intrigued by the fact that it is based on a true story. Lady Gaga's performance is very good. I would bet that she is nominated for Best Actress. Although the film has received mixed reviews from critics, I still think there is a chance that it could get a Best Picture nomination.

Open: An Autobiography by Andre Agassi

My book for January was Open: An Autobiography by Andre Agassi. I finished it on the plane on the way to Lihue. Sharon read the book years ago and enjoyed it. It is also on Bill Simmon's list of the best sports books.

Open: An Autobiography is a memoir written by former professional tennis player Andre Agassi with assistance from J. R. Moehringer. The book reached No. 1 on the New York Times Best Seller list. It was published on November 9, 2009 when Agassi was thirty-nine years old.

Throughout the book, Agassi, an eight-time Grand Slam champion and former world No. 1, details his challenging childhood under the supervision of a demanding father and prolonged struggles with the physical and psychological tolls of professional tennis. Agassi repeatedly talks about how much he hated tennis.

This is a very good book. I was fascinated by Agassi's childhood and his time at a tennis academy in Florida as a teenager. Some of the middle of the book is a little repetitious as Agassi describes tournaments and matches. The later parts of the book looking at his relationship and marriage with Brook Shields followed by his courtship of and marriage to Steffi Graff are worth reading.

I was particularly struck by how unhappy Agassi seemed for large parts of his life. I made me think about my life. I have always been very comfortable in my own skin. I have had my share of personal and professional struggles, but never hated what I was doing. I like who I am and where I have been...

Sleeping Giant Hike

A map of our Sleeping Giant Hike on Day 6 of our Lihue trip for Sharon's birthday and retirement.

Adven/tist's chief strategy officer resigns amid restructuring

Adven/tist's chief strategy officer resigns amid restructuring

Adven/tist Health shuffled its senior leadership team to further support its employees, mission and 2030 transformation strategy, and its president and chief strategy officer resigned, the Roseville, Calif.-based health system said Jan. 28.

Adven/tist Health announced three leadership changes:

1. Todd Hofheins will serve as COO of Adven/tist Health. Mr. Hofheins became CFO of Adven/tist Health in 2020 after serving as executive vice president and CFO of Bloomington, Minn.-based HealthPartners.

2. John Beaman is the new CFO of Adven/tist Health, a $5 billion corporation. Before this role, Mr. Beaman was chief business and people officer of Adven/tist Health. Mr. Beaman also previously served as vice president and senior financial officer for Adven/tist Health and CFO of Adven/tist Health hospitals in Bakersfield and Simi Valley, Calif.

3. Bill Wing, president and chief strategy officer of Adven/tist Health, is stepping down. Mr. Wing played a significant part in developing Adven/tist Health's 2030 strategy, which is focused on the health system transitioning from a solely hospital-centered organization to a health company, the health system said. Adven/tist Health also credited him with playing a key role in acquiring community health research company Blue Zones and accelerating the launch of the health system's "hospital-at-home" initiative in 2020.

Apple Watch Series 7

Six years ago, Sharon bought me an Apple Watch for Father's Day. Although I had never worn a watch before, it quickly become a key part of my life. I am literally never without it.

I upgraded to a Series 3 four years ago and to a Series 5 two years ago.

Last Thursday while we were in Hawaii, my watch started acting flaky. It kept trying to turn itself off and the buttons were inconsistent. I wore it on Friday and Saturday, but it was almost useless. The experience reenforced how much the watch is part of my everyday workflows, including tracking exercise, sleep and health. It is a window into my phone for text messages, emails and other notifications.

Late Saturday night after we got home, I ordered an Apple Watch Series 7. I was delivered about noon on Sunday.