Home again. home again. I woke today at 11 am after 11 hours of sleep. Amazing what a 23 hour plane ride will make you do !

 

always beutiful flying back in to Vermont. No matter where in the world I go.. this feels like home 

 

diane met me at the airport last night nd we went to find our friend Ellen.. We checked out a new restaurant in the north end called Butch and Babes.. They have the most amazing General Tsao’s Cauliflower !.   it’s really amazing 

 

after dinner ew took Ellen hoenm then headed to Chris and Kim’s they were having a Burn to mark the passing of Larry Harvey.. the founder of burning man who died last week.. I’m sure there were many fires lit in Larry’s memory .

chris’s friend James ws in town.. and he had soem cool stuff to show.. 

Ryan.. or was this Ian ? .. were there using some of Georgies charcoal Poi.. so beautiful !

 

 

one of the things was a new flame jet designed to push colorants.. 

 

 

today just worked aroud the house.. took down storm windows, fixed hte lawn mower, worked calanders

 

and took a hike.. we met this nice snake on our walk !

 

ok.. heading off to sleep.

 

more tomorrow

nite all, nite sam

-me

 

Las night I realized it was the 4th anniversary of my Fathers death.. it’s funny how birthdays are easy to remember.. and death days are (generally) easy to forget. 

   

  i’m heading home now after a very short 2 day stay in Sydney. It’s such an interesting place to visit.. it’s so much like America.. until it isn’t. the people, scenery, food is very much like home.. but they drive on the other side of the road.. and tell weird jokes..  It’s like traveling 20 hours to  be the next state over.  well.. there are some things that are different.. like this   

my reason for the trip was to speak at our THINK event.. .and soem associated partner events. . it was a really nice conference . it was a great event.. good speakers, good demos.. great people.    the event was hosted by my old boss and good freind Harriet.. She did a great job as always geteting folks fired up .    the keynote of the event was Astronaut Chris Hadfield.. He’s famous for many things.. one including doign a great rendition of  David Bowie’s Space Odessy from the space station https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaOC9danxNo He gave a really wonderful talk about his life as an astronaut..nd his  a time on the  international space station,  It was funny, informative and inspiring. I got to spend a fair bit of time with him .. and really enjoyed getting to know him.    I particuallry liked Chris’s story of seeitn the Aurora Australius from the space station.. it was a beutiful movie !   my good freind CHeiko was there to speak as well.   great panel .    and a group of students were there ..  one of the hilights of the day was meeting Meow-Meow.. a bihacker who implanted not one but three subway tokens in his arm http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2018/03/australian-biohacker-who-implanted-transit-pass-in-his-hand-was-convicted-for-not-using-valid-ticket/ we herd about him on ‘Wait, Wait, don’t tell me’.. the other day.. and here he was.. a very cool guy    I got to hang out wiht my freind Stefna’s group and learn more about their very wonderful Epilepsy challenge ..    lots of other cool folks there as well !   the absolute high point of the trip was gettign to hang out with my really close friend Glen and his wonderful family.. we wlaked over to his office at UTS (university of technical Sydney >)  he;s the Vice Chancellor for Research there     he walked me around the place. it was AWESOME>. gleaming new labs. maker spaces    and he introduced me to Ben and his fabulous Data space..    one demo included a very cool 3d flythrough of sydney.. here’s len’s house !   and the nearyby bay    we took a taxi to Glens house..   as we headed inside I managed to get a picture of the Southern Cross !   glenn has the most amazing smart house. He’s been workign on it from years. he can turn on any light by just flushing the toilet…  seruiously.. . he showed me every wire of it.. it really is a work of art !   even more beautiful is Glen’s lovely family. His wife Liesle, kids, Tom, Katie and Samantha  (aka Sam !) there also was Liesels aunt Patty her husband Chris, and tow of their kids, their daughter in law and grandson..  Patty is quite famous in Australia for having gotten the best of a Shark once https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/15/patricia-trumbull-austral_n_462598.html  crazy story..  it was a wonderful time  with Glen and family. ! It was so great catching up with everyone.. and hearing about their lives. .. by the time it was 10PM I was super sleepy and caught a ride howm with CHirs and Patty      I got back to the hotel by 11 and was asleep by 11:01 🙂   this mornign I caught a car to the airport at 6:30 AM. and am now somewhere over the blue pacific heading hoem to my family   crazy far for such a short trip.. but worth it   more tomorrow   nite all, nite sam -me  

Friends,
My apologies… I am so sleepy I cannot stay awake to blog. I’ve got lots to say about today… I’m going to have to do it tomorrow on the plane.

Nite all, nite Sam
– me

Greetings from  the other side of the globe. I got to Sydney at about 7 this morning and have been running ever since. I had about 2 hours to check in to the hotel and meditate before 5 events today. I really enjoyed them. I just love the folks here. they’re so open , fun and direct. tom,orrow I have some big presentations. so please wish me luck !

I didn’t have much time for sightseeing.. but’s a beautiful day here 

 

here’s the view from where I gavw my first talk 

 

lots of folks there waiting to hear me say sotmething.. better think quick !

 

interesting art in the restaurant .. this guy is an indigenous artist 

 

quick dinner ( I had french friews)

 

\my firend had a hamberger.. and it had beets on it. that seems to be a ‘thing’ here. 

 

getting miked up for rehersals.. notice the yellow safty jacke.tt. the site was under construction

 

heading back to the hotel . 

OK. up at 5L45 tomorrow.. so I’ll sign off now. 

missing home.. and enjoying myself here

nite all. nite sam

-me