Dry martini… what an oxymoron.. I just got talked into a drinking a dry martini by my freinds mark, david and norma.. it got me thinking  about the word ‘dry’.  there’s nothing dry about  it.. it is quite wet.. and it tastes like chemicals.. but very pleasing  chemicals.

I was taught that dry means very little vermouth.. .. mark told us a story that the perfect dry martini is made by getting the vermouth just near enough to the glass that the light from the sun shines through the vermouth on to the gin…

which reminds me.. this is actually my second martini this week.. and .. this year .. i beleive.. the second one was made with vodka.. which tases like paint thinner… the first was made with gin.. which tastes to me like more expensive paint thinner..

I don’t think I was programmed to drink gronwn up drinks like this.. give me a heady topper any day..

ok.. very late and I need to sleep…

oh.. one cool think I just heard form my freind Sam that the Play! campaing that I did with Ogilvy last fall jsut won a Webby Award for best social campaign for education and discovery ! The same campaign won a bronze lion at Cannes .. . congrats to my freinds at Ogilvy for doign soem thing very. very cool.. keep playing !!!

nite all, nite sam

-me

Freinds,

I’m writing you all the way from Munich Germany with a special request. My company is sponsoring FIRST robotics this year. FIRST is the worlds biggest and best inernational techncial challenge for young women and men.. This years Championship is this Friday in St Louis . I can’t be there. but a team from IBM will be. We have an oppertunity to have our movie played at the opening if we get just 60 more votes by tomorrow . Can you help a guy out and take 10 seconds RIGHT NOW to go to this link, watch the video and ‘thumbs up’. the IBM if you like  it..  (you will, i think).. while your there.. check out the others !

Thanks.. we now resume our regularly scheduled program !

nite all, nite sam

-me

Gruss aus Munchen. I’m in Munich which is starting to feel like home away from home. I  really like it here. People are grest, the city is beutiful.. nd this new building is goign to be very. very cool

I soet the day working, went for a great run in the English gardens, met my friend Al for Coffeee and then freinds Niklas and DIrk for dinner. .. I’m hoping i’m now tired enough to sleep

My hotel room looks right over on our building.. very exciting to see it there throgh the day

Niklaus,Dirkand I even snuck in tonight to tour the building alone..

it’s now got a samstone !

this is going to be fun !

nite all, nite sam

-me

this website and smastones.org have been up and down all this week ..

and so have i.. I’m now up… somewhere over the north atlantic.. on my way to munich again

this is a longer trip.. eager to learn stuff.. always a little down  to be away from home.

lives ups and downs make it all very interesting.. no ?

more from munich when i land !

nite all, nite sam

-me