Today we dropped Gabe off for college.. but only for practice this time. Today and tomorrow are Gabe’s college orientation weekend. We spent the day there (8am–8pm) checking out the campus, listing to talks, and meeting other parents. it was really fun.. it was particularly fun seeing the place I’ve known for 37 years through the eyes of a student.. and through the eyes of all the folks from out of state. and I have to admit.it’s a very special place.

things were very well organized. gabe checked in, and got his key for the night..

he’s staying in harris millis.. the same place I first visited in 1977..

he got his CAT card ID..

then we headed off to the first presentation..

they fed us in a giant tent… luckily, the tent wasnt necessary.. the weather was gorgeous most of the day.. we told all the out of staters that ‘it’s always like this here’ 🙂

we attended several lectures..on campus life, academics, foreign study etc.. it reminded me how hard it was for me to sit still and pay attention in school .. my patience for listening to someone talk is about 15 minutes..

thnak goodness i brought stuff to play with..

We had a bit of down time in the middle of the day so Diane and I walked down to Generator to check out the National Day of Civic Hacking ..

there was a great turnout . here’s nick and a new recruit working on our Lakecraft project.. its the mapping of the lake champlain region inoto the kids game minecraft . It all started at the national day of civic hacking last year !. It waas great being able to host this at Generator ..

here’s my buddy matt

now.. time for bed.. more UVM stuff in the morning..

nite all, nite sam

-me