I was just sitting her working  on an Internet of things  presentation for work  when i got a text message…. from my basement !

the water sensor in my basement was texting me to tell me that the basement had standing water….  I ran down stairs to check.. as I came down the stairs, the light at the bottom of the stairs came on when it sensed my presence.. it lit up a creepy purple (because i’d asked it too via my Smartthings APP) .

I cleared out the stairs and went down into the basement.. and sure enough..  my smart things leak sensor had a light that said ‘help.. I’m in water’ .. and  there was water on the floor.. it had been raining all day and some must have leaked in through the dirt.. bummer

I ran upstairs to tell diane.. and realized that the tower light had been turned off. I switched it on .. and picked the color via my HUE light app.. normally this is done for me by IFTTT that starts cycling the color of the lamp in the townr from Sundown (as determined by the Weather Channel.. an IBM Company) .. .. The same flow turns it off by 10 so we can sleep

I guess Internet of things  is now more than work.. its my home !

niote all, nite sam

-me

I had the great experience today to meet with a senior delegation from Slovenia in NYC. The delegation included the Prime Minister Dr Cerar, several of his senior ministers and a delegation of folks from the private escort. It was a great honor to be able to spend time with them … I really love Slovenia.. It reminds me of Vermont in many ways.. small, green, innovative. I feel ‘at home’ when I visit there.. and when I meet with the people . They know what they are good at.. I really like that

I also got to meet with some IBM colleagues I rarely get to see.. which was very productive.

here’s my good friend Jia

my good freind Andrej from Lubijana 

Here’s Prime Minister Dr. Cerar.. a really nice and thoughtful guy . His deputy Primme Minster was really great too.

And the ambassador 

And the priest of the Slovenian church where we met afterwards for a reception 

the slovenian national dish

on my way home now.. good day

nite all, nite sam

-me