OK.. where was I.. I had some stuff left over from yesterday that I didn’t want mixed in with the experience of Brandon’s service.

Oh yes.. yesterday evening turned out to be especially fun and relaxing. I had planned to meet friend Pete at Mexicali for a work meeting. We were both able to get there about an hour earlier than planned which meant more good talk.. after getting our work done. Pete’s been a really good friend to me over the past few years.. He’s the most non nerd like MIT nerd that I know.

Gabe had made a plan to go to Talent at 6.. so I went over there after Meicali and hung out with Diane, Hannah. Dave, Adah, Senyah and Hannah’s mom.  I just love that place. I can spend hours just reading the artwork on the skateboard decks. I particularly liked this one.. (sorry about the blur.. I was laughing !)

Here’s Diane and baby Senyah… who was named after Sam !

We went out and got some pizza from Marco’s (yum)  and brought it back to Talent and stayed there until about 9. We came back to a very lonely dog.. Chai was up in Sam’s room (though to be honest .. this picture is from last Sunday) . I know that she misses Sam very much too…

Matt and Ian had spent the night at our house.. so it was a busy (and sleepy) breakfast time.. just look at those eager faces.

I took Gabe in to school then took Chai out for a quick run. I had meetings all day.. so the only way to get a run was to take my meeting with me.. I hate to admit how many times I listen in to calls while I’m running or snow shoeing.. Is that horribly work life balance.. or really good work life balance.? Can’t decide.

I worked at home all day and was really motivated and efficient.. at least for me. I got a ton done..and listened in to a a very interesting day long call. Which gave me a chance to play with this lovely indoor Stonehenge.

Aside from a great Marci Reiki/massage session.. I was on the call and working from 8 until 5:45.   At that pint Diane and I went up to the mountain to watch the Night Rider’s contest.. We ran into Ralph on our way up the hill.

It was beautiful and chilly up there.. Some flakes of snow.. i think Gabe is somewhere in this picture.. but even if he isn’t I like the light on the snow.

Jen was trying o i=fidn ways to keep her nose warm.. very becoming.. no ?

We hung out and ate.. I had way too many french fries.. I implore all of you who read this to never let me eat french fries.. I feel so gross right now.. ughhhhhh  . Soon it was time or the awards… I love the scene down there.

Gabe got third tonight in his age category.. Not bad !

Here’ Dr. Tim from Ferrell’s Chiropractic glues Even D’s arm back on…   Look.. good as new !

One of the things I’m working so hard on is the Good Games project I’m  doing with the faculty and students over at Champlain. It  has been so amazing working with these students. They are so good at mapping concepts to working code.. and working art.. (can art be working art ? ) . Yesterday they turned me on to a funny song by John Coulton called ‘Code Monkey’… (which is the theme song for the  the very profane  and low budget online southpark clone..) A code monkey works long hours converting caffeine into software.. which is what I’ve been doing for 26 years.. and what these kids are aspiring to be.. and what, come to think of it.. we’re trying to convince more kids to become view this Good Games program.. Someone, please stop us before we hurt someone ! 

Check these version of the song

Ok.. gotta sleep..   more tomorrow. Gnite all you code monkey’s.. gnite Sam
-me