Wonderfully sleepy day as I ease into vacation. I actually took 4 spirit naps today.. only one of them on purpose. First I laid down on the floor  to scratch one of the dogs.. next thing I know I was waking up.. I decided not to get up immediately.. and fell asleep again on the floor..  this time for several hours..   I woke up again and managed to crawl to the couch.. and fell asleep again.

Diane and I then spent a few hours cleaning the garage…. which was actually fun.. I decided after that to sit down and read my book (Purity – Jonathan Fanzon.. Like it !) .. and found myself waking up 2.5 hours later at 5:30…

I’d blame it on jet lag.. but I think it’s life lag.. I’m feeling a bit more caught up !

ahhhhhhhhh

 

nite all, nite sam

-me

Friday night… Winding down. About to start two weeks of vacation… Maybe I should call it a retreat. I've been running pretty hard these last couple of months and I need some down time to think. This coming week is a tough one for us. Next Friday we will mark the ninth anniversary of Sam's passing. This time year always weighs heavy on my heart. I countdown the days remembering things leading up to that day.

It's one of those things that is hard to approach but we always get through. This year I'm feeling pretty solid.i'm putting myself on “gentle cycle” for a bit in the intent to keep it that way.

I had a really pleasant day and evening… But my heart is heavy hearing the news tonight from Paris.

I'm sending wishes for peace up the world

Nitel all, nite sam

-me

Home again, home again jiggly jig..

Glad to be back in rainy VT…..   pretty good week.. though really exhausted.. looking forward to time off the next two weeks.

Funny thing happened over the last two days.. A picture I posted of me sitting next to Bernie Sanders on a plan has gone somewhat  viral.. I’ve been hearing from folks all day about tweets like this https://twitter.com/ZaidJilani/status/664235354107617281   . The mene is .. Bernie files coach.. with Santa !

 

HoHoHO !!

 

Anyway.. here are some pic from the conference I just attended. Overall it was great being there. enjoyed the technical content.. an really enjoyed hanging out with new friends  and old friends..

 

 

 

 

Our demo worked pretty well  and both got laughs.. and helped us tell an important message.. (which I won’t go into here 🙂

 

great dinner last night across the teams..

 

 

mostly meat !.. but fries were good !

 

nice flight back.. sat next to really cool guy George.. He’s on a mission.. good luck in that mission George !

 

OK.. gotta sleep. more tomorrow.

 

Nite all. nite sam !

-me

Busy. busy day out here in California.. I was halfway through the day before I realized it was Veterans Day.  Got me thinking about my dad and my fatter in law.. who were both veterans..

Her’s my Pa Hugh n the Navy in the early 50’s//

 

and here’s my father in law Gabe in the Army.. probably mid 50s

 

 

Look at the great smiles on them both !

 

Thanks to them..a nd everyone else who served !

nite all, nite sam

-me