Friends…
   I’m still down in NY with no camera.. and not much in the way of stories. It was party cludy and pretty nice down here whi;e folks at home were getting snowed in.  I wore my underwear backwards last night just so Gabe could get a snow day. I guess it worked. I had a really productive day down here at headquarters.. Not much really to report about it.. Lots of smart, dressed up people moving about very purposefully. Sometimes I feel like a real kid walkign around down here.
   I love eating in the cafeteria here.. it’s a great place to meet up with friends from all over the world.. Today I walked in and the lights went out.. they came on breifly then went out again.. and blinked every few seconds then went dark. they never did figure out what was up.. I must be sending out some wierd vibes.
   I had a full day of meetings then went to my firend Bill T’s house for dinner. I carpooled there with Brabara.. who is on assignment to the same department that I am. Bill’s wife Linda passed away in July of this year so he’s been livign alone.. It was good to see how he was doing. . Turns out he’d been taking a few cooking classes in the last month.. He made a really  excellent meal for us. The three of us had a great time talking about life, loss and IBM .. Bill and I had lots to share about how we were doing in all three regards. It’s always good to talk to soemone whoin some way  ‘knows’ what you are going through.
  I came back eary because I need to get on the road before 6AM tomorrow.. so .. I think I’m goign to cut this short. Can’t wait to get home and through a snowball at Gabe..
   Gnite all, Gnite Sam.

-me