Wow.. I just relaized that I thought last night was Tuesday night… I think I’m still stuck in a timelss space…which isn’t at all bad. I just came back from an early dinner with two freinds… Crag and Aparna who are collegues in an engineering and science outreach project called Global Challenge.  B It was a great meeting and very inspiring both technically and personally. The Global Challenge is a program that engages high school stundents around the world in collaborative problem solving around world issues. Ive been peripherally involved with GC for several years.. I was actully on their board several years ago.. then dissengaged after Sam’s passing. The orginization has trsformed considerably in the past 2 years. They currently engage hundereds of kids worldwide.. mostly in the US, India and China. Most of the GC projects result in team written student reports that are judged on impact, science background and novelty. The winning teams get scholrships and other prizes.  Our conversation tonight was about how the orginizatiion could incorporate a more ‘hands on’ component in their projects.. and how the teams could better use collaboration and gaming technology..   The conversation was interesting in its own right.. but more interesting to me was the personal path that both Craig and Aparna had taken. Both of them made mid career choices to devote their time and energy to soemthing they felt passionate about..   it’s got me thinking abotu my own path…
  Hey.. Diane and Gabe are home. more on this tomorrow.. I gotta go hug my family  ! I love you all.. love you Sam
-me