Long day at work. productive days with work friends .. both local and far away (like giant video conf head friend jeff) 

 

After hours I worked with my Residence friends from Spark .. they are buildign an amazing edge computing device. 

this is the stuff I love !

 

 

 

 

missing home very much today.. called diane and got some face time with my girls. 

 

 

 

note all, note sam

-me

Greetings from Munich.. My 45th trip !

I got here this morning amidst rumors of an air workers strike, 

I didn’t know what to expect.  

Here’s what happened

very glad that I wasn’t flying anywhere else !

 

nite all. nite sam

-me

 

on a flight back to Munich   ..s and fell asleep sa I typed. 

AI ran into my old friend Liz as I waited to board the plane from Burlington. 

I ewas nt he phoen and distracted.. but I could immediately tell soemthing was wrong..

I got off my call and went over to talk to Liz.. SH  told me hr husband DOug had died last fall. I hadn’t heard. I didn’t know doug well. but liz and he kids have been friends of ours for a long time. Her son Jeff was a good friend of Sam’s and played with Skanky Green at Sam’s memorial . 

I was able to change saats and sit with Liz for the flight down to DC> it was really good catching 

up. we talked about love and loss and change and kids and dogs..   At DC we both had to run together to barely catch our planes. I was so glad to see her.. 

 

ok.. gotta go back to sleep.. 

 

ahh soem pics from this mornings run.. when will spring come ? 

nite all , nite ssm

-me

 

Spent the day home with the dogs. It was nice, peaceful and a bit lonely.

Diane was off with freinds who took her on a post birthday surprise day. She had a great time. 

 

Are 11:30 I headed in to town because i’d heard that our old friend Barb was going to be co-leading the service at the Congo.. 

Babr was there with her Daughter and two of her grand children.. none of whom’s names I can spell. (makeeda, arcana)  but are good old friends. 

Barbara has a special place in our heart. Hse lead Sam’s memorial service. It was very good to see them all 

 

 

 

Late afternoon I took the girls our for a romp in the woods. THe snow and ice is still pretty deep out there. I was glad to be 

wearing crampons’ 

 

areound 8 I headed over to my cousin-in-law Billys to meet up with him and our mutual cuusins Bill, Erin. Sam and Cora.  who are in town college looking . 

It was great seeing them !

 

 

 

Billy and I even got a few miuntes to tes a motor out. We’re building a small exhibit for Echo. (at least we think we are) 

 

Bill and Deb’s house is like a museum of geekiness. ,, like this giant slide rule 

bills very nice machien shop 

his weird mechanical clock (uses a ball rolling as a regulator) 

 

and his two player pianos

Full day. .now time for sleep

nite all, nio=te sam

-me