I’ m approximately 53.99726 years old right now.. Which is to say that tomorrow is my 54th birthday. 53 was a pretty good year all told.. 54 sounds good , to me some how, too.. 3 cubed times 2.. .. Next prime number not until 59.
No big plans for this birthday.. No wants or needs un-met.. I am happy to be here now… I guess that in itself is a gift.

See you all at 54 tomorrow

Nite all, nite sam
-me

Ps . Interesting but accidental food theme tonight.. Somehow the whole meal had chocolate in it.. Through no intentional plan… The chili had cocoa in it ( smoothes it out) , Diane had made chocolate bread… And i picked a Saranac chocolate lager out of the box by chance (real chocolate.. Don’t know ?).. I finished it off with a chocolate peanut butter cookie.. My endorphins must have needed a boost

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Just yesterday my friend Steven reminded me that it was 35 years ago yesterday that the blizzard of 1978 hit Boston. I was a long haired young student at MIT. I grown up in Houston Texas and only seen snow maybe a half-dozen times Since I was little. I had returned to Boston from Christmas break in Houston only to find the The city already covered in snow.

I found this picture of MIT during the storm. This is right behind my dorm.

I remember getting off the bus and climbing over as snow pile only to find out that it was a car covered completely over. I remember we had almost a week off of classes. It was on it first, until we ran out of food. I remember skiing down Massachusetts Avenue to try to find bread. I remember tanks driving down the street with snowplows on. I remember pictures of cars abandoned on route 128 Almost a week later. I remember skiing down to a bar and listening to bluegrass music in the middle of the night. The whole city was magically stop. No one knew what to do. It was beautiful. I remember the power went out for a while, and the only thing I could see was the lit up Citgo sign over Kenmore Square. I remember for surviving for almost a week on a weird mix of peanut butter powdered milk maple syrup and bananas that I gotten out of a book called diet for a small planet. I don’t believe I’ve eaten any of those things and any great quantity since 1978.
Come to think of it, it was that storm that convinced me that I wanted to live in the north. After almost 20 years in broiling summers, I realized I’d prefer to be cold. I remain so to this day.
Now… We’re expecting another super storm. They’re expecting as much as 2 feet of snow again in Boston. I’m hoping my folks will be okay and have no trouble digging out. I called and they seemed fine.
I guess every 35 years you need to go through a little chaos. It builds character.
Night all, night Sam
– Me

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We had an important event. This week. My wonderful wife Diane has joined the Facebook family. She is now officially ” one of us “.

It’s a funny thing, Facebook used to be the center of my universe… But nowm I find myself not spending so much time on it. there is so much spam and superfluous information there, that I find myself staying away from it. Do you all see that as well?
That said, it’s hard to imagine a world before Facebook. Unlike email, it’s a great way for people to find other people on the Internet. I have reconnected with so many old friends… From college, high school and even before. It’s also really got my ‘engineering is fun’ message out to so many people… Even now, I like it more than I hate it.… Even with a bunch of Farmville invites every day, Cyberstalkers, advertisements, privacy invasions, Dancing Babies, cute cat pictures, romance polls, Get-rich-quick schemes, scams, etc., etc., etc.…

It is interesting to think how social networking has really changed the way we communicate. I actually do think it’s a good force for change in the world.
The fact that I can speaking (Literally) into my iPad, and have it go out to roughly 5000 people via twitter and Facebook is a really interesting Though. When in the course of human history has this been possible? Clearly never.

Anyway… I’d like to welcome Diane to the world of social networking. I hope you find it as much fun and less of frustration than I do.

Night all, night Sam
– Me

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Several folks have pointed out to me that my birthday comes later this week. I know it sounds funny, but i wasn’t expecting a birthday anytime soon. This one sort of crept up on me.. Is not a particularly significant one.. I even had to think for a bit to remember how old i was going to be (54).i got asked if i wanted anything special for my birthday (i dont).. And what kind of cake id like..(thats easy.. Diane’s apple cake) Don’t get me wrong.. I feel the passage of time.. And i like marking birthdays. I feel that I’m about exactly the age i should be. I have everything i need so no need for presents.. So, whats a good way to mark this birthday ? In past years I’ve jumped in icy lakes, made naked snow angels, went for long runs on a beach… None of that sounds good this year… Any ideas ?

Nite all, nite sam
-me

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