Lazy Saturday..got absolutely nothing done. Woke late.. hung out.. took a short hike with Diane, the dogs and visiting grand-dog Reptar. Then did errands with Diane.. now it’s almost 7PM. Where did the day go ?
Ahh.. Diane’s home now.. I think we’re going out.. gotta run.. Maybe more later. Note for now folks.. nite Sam.
-me
Yearly Archives: 2009
Friday night – lightening
12:30 AM and I’m just home from NY.. It took me 7 hours to do the normal 5 hour run due to weather. It was incredible !.. There were the most amazing lightening storms nearly tthe whole why back. I saw 2 lightning strikes.. even almost caught one on camera. I was taking a picture of something else when lightening hit the top of a gas station. THere was a HUGE shower of sparks… I just missed it with my camera. A bit later I wateched a huge television antenna get hit. I also saw a bunch of ligthening bolts between clowds. it was a great natural fireworks show. . ..
Then there were some great rainbows as the light was fading
The drive back.. while long, was peaceful.. I spent a good deal of it on the phone. It’s amazing what you can think of to talk abotu for 7 hours including:
– I spoke with Dave H. about concertina. northumbrian pipes, steam powered robots . chemotherapy and H2, 02 explosive devices
– I spoke with Glenn W and his family as they drove around Syndney Australia.. we all sang scary songs together
– I spoke with Brother Billy about the vaguraies of TV editors, burning man, robotics, video editing and solid modeling
– I spoke with Jim E about server IO circuits, office politcs, strategy. friends and enemies
– I spoke with max abotu traffic, exits, and dinner
– spoke with Maggie D about solar pannels and ammeters
– I left a message for Ang abotu Anatollian hounds
– I spoke with Davd D about Burning man, discreet cosine transforms, walsh patterns, spatial to audio frequency transformations, chamber music and gamalons
– I spoke with Vlad B about flowers, TV producers, death and recovvoery (We were talkign abotu a friend of his whos son had just died. He asked me how long it took to be ‘over’ Sam’s death.. I told him.. I’d let him know )
– I left a message for Allison W about her phone and septic systems
– I spoke with Morgan H about pirates, TV people, Russians, India, freinds, birthdays , septic systems, rivers and bondage
– I spke to diane abotu Max, Gabe, soap, palm oile. Sodium hydroxide, and staples
– I spoke wiht Homer about shear strength, clutches, kazantzakis, fund raising, my brother projections systems, speed contolers.
– spoke with freind Scott abotu CO2 lasers, diode lasers, transverse waves , EM fields, slivowitz, LED’s , and makerfaire
– I spoke with Prtap P about cloud computers and other high performance computers,
– I spoke with Erc L about TV stuff, tesla coils and michael jackson
I spoke wiht mom about the Museum of scince, Smit college, Engineering ethics careers, and global warming and TV
– I spoke with dad abotu careers , what we both wanted to be when we grew up
I must admit.. I was pretty board.. here’s my world for thsoe hours
now I’m home and ready to selep .. Max just got here. we’re all under one rooof again ! I like that.. Gnite folks. Nite Sam !
-me
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Thrusday night – moonwalk
Drove down to NY late this afternoon. Got to Ruchir’s around 11:30..The hotel Puri is always open and welcoming… with fresh cooked Indian food and good company… We stayed up talking until 1:30. As always, it’s wonderful to see these guys..
I heard on the way down that Michel Jackson and Farrah Faucett both died today.. wow.. two cultural icons from my youth.. Jackson was actually my age ! What an amazing perfromer . It’s strange how news of someones death.. even folks I didn’t know goes right to my core now..
Well.. it’s abotu 2 AM and I have a busy day tomorrow.. so I better end here and sleep. More tomorrow.. Nite all.. nite Sam
-me
Tuesday night – thumb
I’m sorry but try as I might, I can’t find a USB cable to download my pictures for the day. I gave up looking.. since it’s no 1AM.. and my first meeting tomorrow starts at 7L30 (ugh).. It’s in keeping with the general tone of the day.. I didn’t have a moment to sit down from 8AM until 11PM. My work day was back to back phone meetings.. most more interesting than average… My last meeting ended at 6.. then I had to leave to do a show at Champlain college for the Governor’s institute camp ofr media students. I ran into work, grabeed my gear then stopped by my firend Kim’s house.. Kim’s husband John was diagnosed with ALS in Janurary .. from that point he’s loast all mobility except fo rthe ability to move his left thumb. I’m goign to try and help John use the movement in his thumb to control his power bed.. and … hopefully.. his TV. I went over there to get an idea on how the bed controls work.. It was nice meeting John. I can’t imagine what that would be like to be trapped in your own body as you loose the ability to control your own muscles. John’s will is amazing .. I hope that I can figure out how to translate the mobilty he has into some degree of control for him…
I left John and Kims to go to Champlain to do my show for the GiV campers.. It was a great time .. I love that program.. I got back just around midnight..
Man I’m sleepy.. and tomorrows goign to be busy. too.. I’ll sign off here.. hipefully I can get today’s pictures uploaded tomorrow.. Right now, I’m headign to bed, Gnite everyone.. Gnite Sam
-me
ps.. found my cable.. here’s a picture of John and his family.. and the thumb he can move. I had an idea last night on how I may be able to help
