Just about midnight and just got back to my hotel. I flopped down on the bed and try to take off my shoes. They were on really tight…. It’s a funny reminder of my day. I know it sounds strange but When ever I have to do public speaking I am absolutely terrified.
I mean really really terrified
It doesn’t matter whether it’s 20,000 people or 15 kindergartners.

One of the funny symptoms of my stage fright is that my toes begin to itch uncontrollably. The only thing I know how to do to stop it is to tie my shoes almost unbearably tight…

Today I tied my shoes on really tightly and it seem to work.my talk went well. At least It was very fun. I was Sharing the stage with my boss and that’s always fun to do. She’s a great speaker and has lots of fun contagious energy…

Now if I can figure out how to get my shoelaces untied I can get some sleep
Nite all, night Sam
– me

Long day after a long flight. ENjoyed seeing everyone in Munich..

 

On the way home to my wierd new hotel… at 10PM  I ran into two chineese girls trying to figure out the subway ticket machine..  A nice older German woman was trying to help them. THe girls spoek English, the woman did not.. so I jumped in to help . THen an older german man came in and started helping two.. Three languages bouncing back and forth.. trying to get these girls to their airbnb out in the middle of nowwhere.. It was fun and funny

 

One of the girls was from Mongolia, the other was from Beijing.. (Her dad is a prof at Tsingua.. the worlds best university IMHO) they were both doign Masters in Education at University of Leeds in the UK. I was having so much fun talkign to them that I almost missed my stop.

 

I got this quick vid of them waving goodbye..

this is the part of travel i love

nite all, nite sam
-me

This afternoon is been kind of a good news bad news situation. The bad news is that United delayed my flight and I missed my Newark connection to Munich for the sixth time in the last 12 months. That means getting bumped to lift Anza which is far less accommodating. For all the miles I travel without that doesn’t care. So I’m in the back of the bus on a packed flight. Somehow I got to figure out how to sleep.
Good news is that in Burlington I ran into my friend Eugene and his GF Pamela I got to hang out with them for several hours. At this point my life where I’m trying to figure out what I want to do when I grow up really interesting people who live different lives is just what I’m looking for

Jean wants to make a set of drums or you can crush grapes in and have 2 m spark between them … That sounds like a good project to think through !!!

Talk to you from Germany
night all night sam
-me

Happy mothers day all you mamas out there.. I hope you had a great day..

I sure appreciate the mothers in my life.. Diane.. my ma and Marcia.  THanks for brining us all in into the world and for all the love you give !

I had one full day home this week.. and we made it a very good one. We got outside .. despite the rain .. to take a good run.. and to take the grils on a 5 mile loop out throguh catamount and honey hollow. It was full spring.. and htere were so many colors of green, red, pink.. It’s liek the fall in revers. the red flower buds fall off and leave only green

 

THis evening we had tim, jen, julia hannah, ian. gabe and Shawn over for a mothers day spring role making party.. it was so ymmy ..   just look at the hot sauces we have @

 

 

 

wo nderful meal !

 

midway through we heard from Nate by satelite txt from a glacier in Alaska .. here’s his position

I also was testign my new set of machine eyes.. just for fun

 

 

 

ok.. jet lag kicking in.. time for bed

 

happy motehrs day everyone

 

nite all, nite sam

-me