Greetings from Parsippany New Joysee. Diane and I just got here after a pretty easy 6 hour drive in from Vermont. I’m down here to do a science show at the New Jersey Institute of Technology tomorrow morning before flying to Austin for work .  I’ve been doing shows/talks  at NJIT for several years now.. My good friend Kevin went to school here.. and he turned me on to the place.  NJIT offers a  great science summer camp. In past years it’s been  a great and really diverse group of kids. I’m looking forward to the show. I’ll dedicate it to Sam…

     I do this drive down to NY all the time by myself..      It’s so much fun having Diane here with me this time.. She’s a great travel companion.. interesting, fun and compact !..  Compact is a big deal because I have every piece of my science equipment crammed into our Prius. There’s not room for another toothpick in the car.. but it’s so much better on gas !

    Diane’s able to travel with me this week because Gabe left at 6AM this morning for High Cascade in Oregon. He was so excited to be going.. he’s been planning it for over a year. It will be extra meaningful for him this year. Sam went there last year and loved it.  The boys were looking forward to going there together this year. Gabe is taking all sorts of Sam stuff out with him. He’s also taking a box  to Tyler E., the kid who was paralyzed after a bad snowboarding accident. The box contains  a bunch of  SamStones, a Sam shirt and a letter from the Friends of  Sam with the donation they’re making to Tyler and his family. The High Cascade folks are taking the box down to Tyler next month,

   I have to admit that it was hard for me putting Gabe on the plane with Sumner.. but Diane and I are determined for the kids to live fully and bravely. I know that Gabe will be in good hand and will be well supervised. He got to Oregon without a hitch… so far he loves the camp.. I’ll post any stories he sends me.   He just called as I was writing. I love hearing from him.

    Meanwhile, Chai is home taking care of Max !  Max is dong a 4 going vegan for the next few weeks.. He’s been doing some amazing cooking over the past several days. Diane and I are trying to do the vegan thing too… I’m surprised how hard it is to do.. and I’ve been a pseudo-vegetarian for over 30 years (I eat fish.. but no other meat stuff). I’ll let you know how it goes.

    Speaking of stories.. I ran into our friend Charlotte-san at Richmond Beverage. She told me that she just had a dream about Sam.. In here dream, Sam was dressed in a big bunny suit and handed her a bunch of used-but-clean Tupperware.  Anyone what to interpret that ?

   OK.. gotta run.. Tomorrow, NJ and then Austin. I’ll keep everyone posted.

  

-jc