I have reached a resolution to the problems I was having with my many vendor relationships last week.

1. Boston Sports Clubs - I talked to Jennifer, the general manager at BSC Allston, finally. She took my information and offered to collect the fee directly from me and would call the collection agency to let them know to stop bothering me. They have since stopped calling.

2. Verizon after receiving myriad communications from me began responding and apologizing in various media forms. First I received an email that gave me enough information to let me know that the bill was being paid (I had put it on my company credit card) but not how to access it. I next received an apology call from someone for having been put on hold for 30 minutes who let me know a technical support person would help me with my account. I then received a call from a technical support person to let me know the secret Verizon email address/account login I had selected. I will soon work to decode the password but that should be easier than getting the account name.

3. The elliptical runner was delivered and installed in the basement. I have used it 4 times since it was delivered and realized that I am at 193 vs. the 185 I was last year in the spring and also that I need to get my cardio-vascular system pumping again.

4. The sump-pump people from basement technologies came. The sump pumps did have a real problem in that one of the pumps wasn't connecting properly to the pipe going outside so it was flushing water up into the lid rather than out of the house. After fixing this by resetting the pump onto the pipe the guy then played with the plugs between the two pumps and plungers declaring that something he couldn't understand was going on such that the back-up and the main pump can't both work at the same time and something must be broken. It was satisfying to see the pump push out the water at full speed. He also mentioned that the floor of the basement is likely to rot the underside of the washingmachine and dryer without a stand since it can get damp under them causing rust. He recommended a platform.

So with many of my issues resolved I feel like I have some New Year resolutions. Now I just need to get back to 185, make my start-up Recombinant work, and the baby when it is born ought to be a doozy.