Yearly Archives: 2010

Thursday night – all at once

OMG.. today started fast.. and sped up through the day. By the end of the day, everything was happening all at once. phones, emails, txt messages, thoughts, people walking by, everything.  I could hardly breathe.. let alone think.. but in all that swirl I kept realizing that I was strangely calm and happy.. the crazy pace only made everything feel more surreal and exhilarating
I collected today..
I’m home now.. nearly 11PM and trying to unwind..

I can’t really describe my day.. I’ll just give three samples of stuff 

First, my friend Arash sent me pictured from our first SamStone placements in Iran..
These are from the abek Citadel



Then  my friend Vlad from the Colony sent us all pictures from our old home at 615 Anderson in LA.. man.. that brought back memories

Finally.. my young new friend Christopher’s mother sent me pictures of his Halloween costume.. now.. who could this be ? !

what and honor when someone chooses you as a Halloween costume !

Gotta sleep now.. or my head will explode !

nite all.. nite Sam !
-me

Wednesday night – RIP Bruno Pileggi

Yesterday I received word that our friends Larry. Leah and Hannah’s   Italian greyhound Bruno passed away 1 day short of his 16th birthday. This dog had really had an amazingly long and happy life. Somehow.. that never makes saying goodbye any easier. I remmebr this dog used to bark his head off whenever I came in to their house in Pittsburgh..   it used to be a running joke that he’d only bark at me..

I spoke with Larry. leah and Hannah yesterday.. they’re all hurting. We talked about societies expectations about how we’re supposed to deal with loss.. and the differences we’re supposed to feel between pets and people.. I think love is love

Here’s the note that Leah sent out yesterday.. I was really touched by her request at the end that we all hug our furry friends in Bruno’s honor. I hope she doesn’t mind me passing that along:

Dear friends and family,
 
Just one day short of his 16th birthday, our loyal companion Bruno passed away with the help of the vet who has taken care of him for most of his life. Officially registered as Bruno Pileggi with the American Kennel Association, he was the fourth member of our family for as long as any of us can remember.
 
In memory of Bruno, pass along a hug to one of your own warm, fuzzy friends.
 
Larry, Leah and Hannah

Goodbye Bruno.. you will be missed …

nite all.. nite sam
-me

Tueasday night – time with friends

Back in Vermont again after a quick trip down to NY. It was a really good trip in terms of seeing friends.. Starting with staying with Max on the boat.. (here he is seeing me off just before 6AM)

Then seeing Bruce and Jim in POK. as well as many other work freinds from across the northeast.. Thane Chandu and Patty ast night

Then Ruchir this monring.. as well as a ton of other work friends who were in for the same meeting I was down to attend.

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I also ran into my friend Jim who’s working on using lasers to help treat burn victims.. (here he is with pig skin samples.)

I love seeing all these friends.. Still I feel like I’m not ale to give them each enough attention. Somehow I always feel like I’m running off to the next thing before I can complete a conversation with the last friend. I gotta find a way to stay in one place long enough to finish a conversation.. and make sure I hear folks stories..

One fun is it to be a ‘people person’ if you cant hang out with people ?

I thin I need to rethink this a bit

nite all, nite sam
-me

Monday night – constraints

I’m writing from my friend C’s guest room in his very nice.. energy neutral house  in NY.
I’m staying here in order to save travel money for my company.. At first blush.. this might seem like a strange thing. here I am traveling for work.. but having to make my own travel accommodations…  but actually.. this is a real windfall. I had a wonderful time tonight catching up with my friend and his wife.. That would not have been possible had I stayed in a hotel. More and more I see the blessings that are hidden in constraints. If you get everything you think you need.. eg. travel money, equipment money.. free time. etc.. perhaps they become less important and precious to you.. I welcome the chance to improvise.. to mix personal 1:1 time with business travel..

am I nuts ?

nite folks..nite all
-me