Diary

THURS JAN 8 '87 (SuNNY) 9:00 CHIROPACTORS. THAI PICTURES. HOME TO GET SKI STUFF. 10:00 LOOK AT KEYBOARD CHANGES AT WORK 11:15 LEAVE TO GO SHOPPING. BUY FLANNEL SHIRTS AT NORDSTROM AND LUNCH AT JAKES 2:15 GET POLYPROP GATOR AT OSBORN ULLAND GHIRARDELLI CHOCALOTES. ONE MRS FIELD COOKIE. SHOP FOR PANTS. FIND NONE. 3:00 BACK TO WORK. RESYNC, REMAKE PROGRESS REPORT. SNACK. 4:15 LEAVE TO GO SKIING, NICE TRIP UP [?] [?] SNOW CAPPED MOUNTAINS. SUNNY. GOT DARK AS I ARRIVED. GOT INTO SKI OUTFIT. HAVE 2 COFFEES. DO THE EASY CHAIR 3 TIMES. DO THE LONG CHAIR ONCE. GOTTA PEE! EAT POPCORN + CHILI + BEER 7:15 DECIDE TO MOVE TO SKI [?] WHILE LETTING FOOD DIGEST. DO ALL CHAIRS LEFT TO RIGHT. NOT VERY CHALLENGING, BUT

GOOD EXPLORATION.

HAVE HOT CHOC + PASTA/VEG SOUP. DO MIDDLE CHAIR FOR MOGULS TWICE A LITTLE ICY + DIFFICULT 10:00 ONE LAST TIME ON BONANZA FACE SINCE TRIPLE 60 CLOSES AT 10:00 10:30 SKI DOWN TO PARKING LOT. LISTEN TO "FIT FOR LIFE" TAPE. VERY INTERESTING... 11:30 PUT A FEW THINGS AWAY. SHOWER. 12:00 TO BED.

FRI JAN 9 '87 (SuNNY)

7:30 GET UP. MISC. TRY OUT FRUIT FOR BREAKFAST. GO BUY SOME FRUIT. LAUNDER FLANEL SHIRTS, ETC. DO MAIL. 10:00 REPLACE SHOWER CURTAIN, WASH TUB 10:15 WSJ. UNLOAD LAUNDRY 10:30 GOTO WORK. LUNCH AT WENDY'S. GET VISA AT JAKES. MORE WORK 3:00 GO HOME + TO GYM. PULL RIGHT SHOULDER MUSCLE ON INCLINE PRESS. HOME FOR DINNER. CALL KUHARIL FOR MUSCLE RELAXANT. MAKE + EAT DINNER. 7:30 BACK TO WORK. GET TO POINT WHERE I HAVE A FUNDAMENTAL MAP... 11:00 GO HOME. SHOWER. 11:45 TO BED

SAT, JAN 10 '87 9:00 GET UP. SLEEPY! MOM CALLS ~ DINNER TOMORROW. CALL DAVE ~ BILL FARRELL. NOT HOME VERY MUCH THESE DAYS. SECOND DAY ON FRUIT BEFORE NOON. I DON'T FEEL VERY HUNGRY. 10:30 GOTO WORK STOPPING AT GROCERY. WORK ON LOW-LEVEL PROC MAP. 4:30 GO HOME, LISTENING TO HOTLINE TAPE. 5:00 START LAUNDRY. READ MAIL. MAKE + EAT DINNER. 7:00 READ "INVESTING IN CRISIS" AD AND "PERSONAL FINANCE" AD AND OTHER INVESTMENT ADS. DECIDE NOT TO BUY EM

1) JUST DIVERSIFY AS MUCH AS I CAN 2) THEY HAVE NON-EQUIVALENT, COMPETING RECOMMENDATIONS. WHO'S RIGHT? 3) I DON'T HAVE TIME TO READ 'EM.

BUT GO FOR INVESTOR'S HOTLINE TAPES SO I CAN MAKE USE OF CAR TRAVEL TIME AND "INVESTING IN CRISIS" FOR EXTREME DEFENSIVE DIVERSIFICATION, FOR 3 MONTHS.

CALL JORGE. HE CALLS BACK. CALL BILL. HE CALLS BACK. CALL CHIPS FRIEND MARTY. CHIP'S IN NT. GO GET GROCERIES. TAKE OUT GARBAGE, MOSTLY INVESTMENT NEWSLETTERS. YUK! 11:00 FEEL ORGANIZED ENOUGH TO READ MORE TOMORROW AND GET THROUGH MOST OF THE MISCELLANEOUS INFO LYING AROUND MY DEN !! BOB WEST + BILL F COME BY TO TALK ABOUT THE REST OF OUR VACATIONS. 12:15 THEY LEAVE. 12:45 I GO TO BED.

SUN, JAN 11 '87 PARTLY CLOUDY. 9:00 GET UP. PAY SOME BILLS. EAT. GO MAIL. 10:15 READ CHAP 7 OF EGB START CHAP 8. BOB + ERIC COME OVER WITH GIFTS. 3:15 OUT TO ARNIES WITH MOM + DAD. DRIVE TO MY PLACE TO GET CAR. DRIVE TO PARENTS W/MOM 7:00 WATCH PART OF 60 MINUTES WHILE READ MORE OF CHAP VIII 8:00 LOOK AT FLANNEL SHIRTS. FINISH CHAP VIII. 9:00 WATCH MERCY OR MURDER. 11:15 GO HOME. TO BED.

MON JAN 12 '87

9:05 GOTO WORK. WORK ALL DAY ON MAPPING PRINT STUFF 6:15 ALMOST DONE... LEAVE FOR HOME. MAKE + EAT DINNER. 7:30 PLAY W/FLIGHT SIMULATOR 12:00 GOTO BED...

TUES, JAN 12 '87

7:30 GET UP. MISC. TAKE CAR IN FOR REPAIRS. TAKE BUS HOME, READ EWA. BUY GROCERIES. EWA MENTIONED ISO'S AND SHORT-TERM GAIN RATE OF 38.5% WHICH MADE ME WONDER ABOUT MY PLAN TO SELL MICROSOFT SHARES IMMEDIATELY ON EXERCISE IN MAY, SO I LOOKED AT MY ML GUIDE TO 1986 TAX REFORM ACT, TO UNDERSTAND MAX RATES IN '87 + 88. I THOUGHT MAYBE I SHOULD WAIT TIL SIX MONTHS AFTER EXCERCISE TO GET RATE OF 28% INSTEAD OF 35%+. THEN I REMEMBERED THE ISO TO NQSO CONVERSION MEMO, AND READ IT. IT REALLY MAKES SENSE!! 12:00 MAKE + EAT LUNCH

{	CALL WAYNE HILL TO ASK ~ INSURANCE
{	AND COST OF REPLACING CROWNS.
{	LOOK AT NOTES ON HODGES WORK IN 81
ALSO CALL [?] {	AND CALL 'EM UP TO GET RECORDS.
FOR INS INFO. {	(ALSO CALL MCCARTHY'S OFFICE IN LAGUNA
{	HILLS TO HAVE 'EM HOLD RECORDS FOREVER.)
{	WAIT TILL I GET HODGES ETC STUFF TO DECIDE

{	WRITE UP ANALYSIS OF NQSO CONVERSION.
{	PROBABLY GO WITH IT, BUT HOLD AWHILE.

RENT ALL OF ME TOO. 6:00 DO MAIL MAKE + EAT DINNER. READ MUTUAL FUND FORECASTER. 7:45 DO PERS ACCT FOR 12/31/86, CMA 9:15 WATCH "ALL OF ME" MOVIE STOPS BY ITSELF BEFORE END, AND I SEX MEN, WOMEN, SEX[?], AIDS. FINISH MOVIE. ENJOY LIFE! 12:00 TO SLEEP

WED, JAN 14 '87 9:15 GO TO WORK. FINISH PRIMATIVES OF WORD PRINT CODE. MISC WORK. LUNCH AT WENDY'S. CLEAN UP HARD DISK READ CODE THRU BUILDPLI 6:15 GO HOOME. RETURN "DW OF ME" MAKE AND EAT DINNER WATCH "BELOW THE BELT" 8:30 MAKE TEA AND START ENZYME CONTACTS PUT LAUNDRY AWAY 8:45 CALL MARK THOMPSON. INVITES ME TO TAHAOE PRES DAY! 9:00 PAY VISA AND MC. 9:30 DO MAIL 10:00 WATCH "LOVE AND DEATH 11:45 TO SLEEP

THURS, JAN 15 '87 SUNNY, VERY COLD 9:00 READ INFOWORLD, JAN 5TH 10:45 FINISH "BELOW THE BELT" 11:00 THINK ABOUT MY ROLE AT MICROSOFT. DOING UP PRINTER STUFF WILL TEACH ME A LOT ABOUT WORD PROCESSING 11:30 RETURN VIDEO. MAIL STUFF 11:45 MAKE AND EAT LUNCH, READ WEEKLY 12:45 GO TO WORK. LOOK AT CHART. H. THE DATA STRUCTURES FOR IT ARE VERY SIMPLE COMPARED TO WP. OF COURSE IT MUST LINK TO SHEET BUT I UNDERSTAND SHEET'S STRUCTURE. THE UNDERLYING WP * .c IS PRETTY COMPLEX, BUT IN A PRIMATIVE WAY. I WOULD'VE HAD TO CODE IT TOO. SO I BECAME MORE ENTHUSED ~ WP. STUDIED THE WP*.H FOR WORKS AND TALKED WITH [?] ABOTU IT. 6:15 (QUICK DINNER AT WENDYS) WRITE PROGRESS REPORT, AND LOOK HT PERSONAL LIST AGAIN TO SEE WHO'S DOING WHAT ON EXCISE 6:30 SCAN NEW INFOWORLD 9:00 GO HOM