Just back from a very nice dinner with friends .. Good time.. Gotta get soem sleep.. So this will be very short.
Those close to me know that for the last several months i have been thinking about the importance of play . So much so.. That im begining to stress out about it. Irononic.. I know..
This morning i was going through my briefcase and re-found this bottle cap from a bottle of Magic Hat beer from a few weeks ago…
A nice reminder about whats really important 🙂
Nite all, nite sam
-me
Today was out third Makerfaire here in the green mountain state and it was amazing. After yesterday’s rain, folks poured in to our second day at beautiful Shelburne Farms.
i took advantage of the drive west to stop at my friends Nina and Micah’s for breakfast . They just moved to hunntington . They found the most amazing house !
then it was on to Makerfaire.. I saw a ton of new stuff there. even though I only had an hour or so to look around.. Every nerd, geerk, maker and techy artist I knew was there so it was an excellent chance to schmooz.
My oly responsibility for today was to help judge the champbot competition. Our group put out a high stakes challenge to create a creature that looked like champ.. , navigated slalom course through the water. They could then try several optional tasks including dropping an object in a target, lighting ssoemthign on fire or submerging. I have to say it was a very tough challenge… i’m not sure I would have been up to it.
in the end we had 7 entrants, 2 of which completed the course.. and most others with valiant attempts. .. it was great to watch.. we also learned plenty about making next years challenge a bit more accessible.
We even had soem contestants who swam along to help their champs !.. now that’s a real champ !!!
i was very impressed with the creativity and spirit of all the teams.. it was really amazing to see what they were able to do ! thanks to all who participates !
one funny thing that happened is that my freind Mike at Rutland Technical center evidently gave his students extra credit for tracking me down to get a signature and a selfie. All day i was meeting cool kids from Rutland.. Here’s a couple of them
i saw so many friends
This guy I knwo from VASe showed up with a crazy rocket powered bike ..
tim and mary
ryan and dash (dash.. just how cool is that ?!?!?!)
there.. .. .. didn’t get to talk to them all..
the event today inspired me.. so many fun and inventive people
such a beautiful part of the world
. i’m so grateful for where we live..
ok.. thats all for now.. Gotta travel tomorrow. so better sleep.
more tomorrow
nite all, nite sam
-me
Today was a quiet day.. in keeping with Yom Kippur. Today Jews all over the world fast from sundown to sundown, refrain fro work and reflect on the last year. Many go to shul but i’ve not done that in several years. I think i’m getting less tied to formal religion even as I become more spiritual.. maybe it’s because I’m becoming more spiritual.
My plan for the day was to spend as much of it as possible outside in nature up until the rain would start. I did manage to get a great run in with the girls up honey hollow.
I used the steep uphill run to reflect on the past year.. .
I used my own rubric.. not the formal confessional ‘al het’ that is used in the service. (wow .. that link is worth a look . .. it’s pretty old school. towards the bottom it goes into forms of capital punishment (‘stoning’) for certain sins !)
I do want to say that if I’ve wronged anyone reading this in the past year.. I’m truly sorry for that.. I hope I knew what i di… and made amends.. if not.. please let me know. gotta settle the books.
i even took a little not-so-ritual jump in the stream to clean of spiritually and physically after my run.. chilly !!!
I got to give Gabe and two of his friends a ride into town midday.. on the way.. I saw this license plate.. ‘my2boys’.. we had ‘my3boys’ on ours. I still have the plates around
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That fit my mode.. all day long I was thinking of Sam and my dad.. i mean, i always think of htem.. but today they both felt close.
maybe it was the holiday ?.. or the grey weather.. dunno..
it felt good feeling sad in a funny way.
ok..i can hardly keep my eyes open
wish everyone a safe and happy new year
nite all nite sam
-me
.. despite a very full day of meetings, I managed to get outside enough to have taken 99 pictures
.. not enough to capture a beautiful day like today.
don’t worry.. i wont try to share them all 🙂
Day began around 7 wiht a quick run with te dogs up libby’s lookout. It’s a tough climb, but made the loop in under 40 min. it was peak perfection out there..
This leaf fell from the sky and landed in my hand.. from Sam ? 
After that.. back home for a full day of meetings..
I did have a very moving meeting in the middle of the day. I drove in to meet with Michael. He is donating his son Michael Jr’s electric wheelchair to me for a maker project. Michael Jr. died in February from complications of Muscular Dystrophy.
It was a strange feeling taking the chair from Michael. I was so sad to hear about Michael Jr.. and I was honored to be able to use his chair to make something that folks will enjoy in his memory.
We were able to talk a bit about family, love , loss and healing. Our conversation was too short.. ew’re goign to have a longer one soon when we meet to exchange some other parts.
the rest of the day was very busy.. when I knocked off at around 6:30 I was ready for more outside.> Diane and I took the girls out to the river.. more beauty..
We love where we live.. an are greatful
Tonight is rev Yom Kippur.. The eve of the day of atonement..
Much on my mind as I dive into that..
nite all, nite sam
-me
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