Very nice to be home after a great trip/ It’s hard to believe that ‘only’ 23 hours of travel ago I was on a beach in Goa where it was about 90 degrees F.. Now I’m happily at home with my family where the temp is about 6 degrees F.. 84 degrees / 23 hours = 3.65 degrees per hour.. or.. it’s about 7800 miles so   84 / 7800 = 0.01 Degrees/mile:  a new record for me ?

Flight back was peaceful and uneventful.. Air India direct from Mumbai to Newark in about 16 hours.. The plane was packed, colorful, friendly and noisy but somehow that was like bringing a little of India back with me to ease the transition.

It is SO wonderful to be back home.. First order of business to attend to was to celebrate my delayed birthday with family.. Diane had made my favorite apple cake… Gabe, Diane and I snag then ate a third of the cake ourselves.. After that I truly felt home !

 

Max made me these two very cool light paintings.. the first he did with a laser pointer and a long exposure. Pretty amazing !

The second is even more amazing.. he set up his camera across from the boat and set a very long exposure…

Then he ran back to the boat , got to the upper deck and wrote ‘happy birthday’ with a flashlight…. and.. he had to do it backwards with reversed letters.. Even thinking about that makes my head hurt.. !  Thats the kind of birthday present that makes a dad proud !

 

One other very nice surprise was a box I had received from my folks.. Inside was a a pocket watch that they had found at home. They’re not completely sure, but we think it’s from my great grandfather Jacob Melivn Cohn . JMC .. just like me !. That’s a wonderful gift !

The only other thing I want for my birthday is a good night’s sleep. I’m a jet-lagged zombie right now..
better not try to type anything ore..
there’s no place like home !

nite all, nite sam
-me