Super nice day hanging around the house. I got colder through the day . Here’s a moment where the temperature, the wind, and the sunlight or all exactly 0… (And the temperature inside was 666!)

I. Managed to get some work in on the flamethrower and now have a nice electronica control for it. Fixed a few things around the house and basically just hang out

One new addition is some great new linen sheetsAnd a linen duvet cover… At the recommendation of our friends show. They are extremely cozy…

Diane thinks the new bedspread reminds her of one of my lab coat that my friend. Gisli Gave me an Iceland a few months ago

Tonight we had a really nice dinner with her friends Alan, Jleigh… And our mutual friends Michael M, Denise andMichael J.

The evening started with a shot of Chilcuague. Which is also called “Aztec gold”. It was a smoky flavor nonalcoholic drink… But seconds after you drink it your mouth caught fire and you started sweating and salivating… It was the most amazing taste experience I’ve ever had. It’s designed to focus the appetite. Evidently it has all sorts of medicinal properties. Definitely unique… Like our hosts and their guests

Was a great evening… Interesting conversation, a wonderful meal and really excellent surroundings

By the time we all got up it was about 10 o’clock which is exactly when the parking ban goes into affect in Burlington because of the snowstorm. At the stroke of 10 there were two trucks everywhere pulling cars off the street. It looks like a license to hunt.

We drove home and read to because the roads were in pretty bad shape. Supposed to get as much is 2 feet of snow tonight and the temperature is dropping. It was -8 at one point of our trip home.

OK time for a long winters nap.

Night All, night Sam

– me

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High point of my day was my monthly meeting of the Vermont state AI task force. Today’s meeting was an excellent panel On local folks in the healthcare industry talking about the advantages and potential risks of artificial intelligence in their fields. It was really good. We had a pathologist, a hospital data scientist, and obstetric oncologist, a mathematician… I’ll basically talking about the advantages of ai. With some mentions of the precautions we need to take. I’m really enjoying this task force. Especially hearing from the public. Our goal is to advise the Vermont legislature on what to do if anything to maximize the benefits of artificial intelligence to the state and minimize the risks. And welcome to any suggestions from anywhere.

Nite all, nite Sam

-me

Interesting theme for the day. I’m finding that i’m making all sorts of mistakes recently..from spelling, to filing, to email faux pas …  they’re all small, they’re all unintentional  “honest” mistakes. Before you worry.. I am pretty sure that I’m not slipping mentally.. If anything, found that when I stopped commuting 6 timezones every other week my memory, focus and overall brain health  seems to have gone up…. (try me in scrabble 🙂

 so.. what’s going on ? I’m not sure if I’m actually  making more mistakes.. or I’m just noticing them more.. One factor is my new line of work.. . I’m used to knowing what I’m doing more.. now I’m in a new field, new people, new location, ven after 5 months, I still don’t know all the people in my new network, I don’t yet know the policies or practices.. or for that matter the personalities.  

The funny thing is.. the only person who gets made at me for these goofs  is me !  I think the answers here are pretty clear.. a) spend a little more time checking and rechecking my work.. and b) forgive myself  more when it happens.

easier said than done on both counts. 

nite all, nite sam

-me

This evening we went to a really nice jumpstart talk at generator. Speaker tonight was Jen Kimmich, The cofounder of the alchemist brewery.

They are the makers of heady topper and focal banger. Jen told a really compelling story about The ups and downs of starting a small business in for Mont. There were many things in her story that I didn’t know… But the main thing I did notice that the pub they had in Waterbury was destroyed in hurricane Irene. It seemed to me that that was the best possible thing that could’ve happened to them even though it was terrible at the time. It allowed them to concentrate on their canning business and made heady topper the world-famous destination beer that it is today. She had great advice around family, hiring, persistence, innovation and setting of appropriate goals.I was very impressed with her focus on community and providing living wages to people that work there.

I was really glad to see this. I’m always glad to see generator full of people like that. I’m so proud to be part of it

Night all, night Sam

-me