Morning Briefing - Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Generated: 8:01 AM PT

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☁️ Weather

Network timeout - Unable to fetch Castaic/Mammoth weather
(wttr.in service unavailable)

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📧 Email Triage (Past 48 Hours)

⚠️ IMPORTANT - ACTION NEEDED

1. TOMORROW: Justworks Health Insurance Meeting

• When: Wed Feb 18, 1:00 PM PT (4:00 PM EST)
• Who: Matt Huber (Justworks) + Quan
• Topic: Health insurance sync for ZTAG & Gantom
• Link: (meeting invite in quan@gantom.com inbox)
• Status: Confirmed - calendar invite accepted

2. TOMORROW: Passport Appointment Prep

• When: Wed Feb 18, 7:30 AM
• Where: LA Passport Agency (11000 Wilshire Blvd)
• Depart: 6:00 AM from Castaic
• China trip: Mar 1 (12 days away)
• Confirmation: M69TWDMT
• Note: Verify you have old passport (with China visa), photo, payment, ID

3. Dropbox Storage Critical

• Account: quan@gantom.com
• Status: 626.64% over quota (Basic account)
• Impact: Syncing paused, Dropbox features disabled
• Action: Upgrade plan or clear files

4. Amex Autopay Processing

• Amount: $9,592.56
• Account: ...36002
• Processing: Soon (AutoPay reminder sent)

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💰 Gantom Orders (Past 48 Hours)

Total: $5,669.65

1. Suburban Wholesale - $1,041.25 (Four Seasons Philly PO)
2. Limelta (Lionel) - $4,314.10 (PO CD1188)
3. I-Spec - $314.30 (GP003 order)

RMA/Support Tickets:

• Warranty statement request (Jorge Barrera)
• Lumen values inquiry (Lionel Garraud)
• UPS Store package pickup notification

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✅ Gmail OAuth Status

Still offline (Day 4) - ZTAG account (quan@ztag.com) blocked
Gantom + quan777 accounts operational

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📰 News Headlines (Past Week)

California Education Funding:

1. Federal Budget Cuts After-School Programs (Lookout Santa Cruz, 2 days ago)
   → FY2026 budget shifts funds away from teaching grants, after-school programs, high-needs students in small rural districts

2. $2M Annual Grant for Multilingual Students (CA Grants Portal, 6 days ago)
   → AB 121 provides funding for 5-7 regional English learner lead agencies starting 2026-27

3. Augmented Reality in Education (JOTSE, 6 days ago)
   → Study shows AR game-based learning improves critical thinking and academic achievement

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📋 Workspace Review

Active Priorities (from DAILY-EXECUTION.md)

TODAY'S MUST-DOS:

1. ⚠️ Passport appointment prep (verify docs tonight)
2. 📦 Steve FL shipment - Evening check (6 PM PT) - 9 packages stale since Feb 13
3. 💰 $123K pipeline - 11 deals closing by Feb 28 (10 days left)
4. 🎟️ Support tickets - 7 pending, need status check
5. 📦 VIK Dome - $29K shipment confirmation needed

BLOCKERS (>24 hours):

• Gmail OAuth offline (Day 4)
• RMA outsourcing with Jerry (window closing this month)

TRAVEL DECISIONS URGENT:

• NAA Conference (Mar 11-14) - UNBOOKED, 22 days out 🔴
• SHAPE America (Mar 16-21) - UNBOOKED, 27 days out 🟠
• Sea Trade Miami (Apr 13-16) - Book by early March 🟢

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🎯 Today's Focus

Calendar: ✅ Clear - no meetings scheduled
Energy: Quiet day before early morning tomorrow
Priority: Prep for passport appointment, track Steve's FL shipment

Tomorrow's Early Start:

• 6:00 AM depart for LA Passport Agency
• 1:00 PM Justworks health insurance call

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📊 Status Summary

• Email visibility: 2/3 accounts operational (ZTAG still blocked)
• Gantom orders: Strong 48h ($5.7K)
• Pipeline pressure: 10 days to close $123K
• Travel urgency: Multiple unbooked flights entering critical window
• Phase: Tier 1 Executive Assistant (ROI 15x, targeting 25x)

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Morning briefing complete. Nothing urgent requires immediate action before passport prep tonight.