Today is Max’s 32nd birthday. I woke up thinking about that guy. I am so proud and happy to be his dad. I don’t know that many people who have found a way to make a good living doing exactly what they want… Max is doing that in the best way possible. He is a master maker at the best playground anyone could ever imagine at meow Wolf in Santa Fe. It’s so cool to see him master his craft and learn to use tools that most of us never even get to see (how many of you have 5 kW Metal cutting lasers )
He and his girlfriend Becky are making a really nice life for themselves in Santa Fe. They bought a house that they’ve completely transformed in less than a year.… Doing all the work themselves.They have dog cat and chickens…In their family… And are always up to something intensely creative.He’s such a warm, smart and fun person…

Diane and I celebrated all three kids birthdays by climbing mountains. This morning we woke up at 5 AM to climb mount hunger in Max’s honor
Happy birthday Maxwell… You are one in a bazillion
Lots of things are different this week’s… Social distancing, restaurants closed, overrun by chipmunks… And ticks… Ticks everywhere. Both Diane and I woke in the night to find ticks in bedded in our backs… It’s not pretty. Here’s the one from Diane’s back
And here are the holes they left in my back and Diane’s back
Don’t worry… We called in and both got a single dose of anabiotic’s that prevents Lyme disease.
… But it’s still kind of creepy.… Luckily ‘Diane’s got my back
nite all, nite sam
-me
Ps Tomorrow is Max’s birthday… Give him a shout out!
Long tough day… With a nice break towards the end. Our six year old neighbor Francesca had a dance recital in the park. It was a social distance extravaganza… Everybody’s sitting far apart with masks on. The dancers  We’re all dressed as monkeys from the jungle book. It was really cute… It was so fun they did it twice. We were so proud of Francesca !
Nice day around the house. Began with a run on my new shoes. I’ve been unable to run for the last 2 1/2 weeks because of a hamstring pool. So far so good. Mid morning I had a long podcast interview with my friends Tammy. He’s a 16-year-old technical genius who I’ve known since he was 12. He’s the real deal. super nice and very well-balanced. I was being interviewed for his #techlifeskills Video blog series. You should check it out! He does a great job of mixing technology and other aspects of life. I had a great chance to catch up with Anne Marie and his parents afterwards. It’s really nice to reconnect with all of them.
Later in the afternoon I met up with Aaron (rebar) And his gf Shoah to begin working on the next generation trebuchet for fire and water festival. This one is three times larger and should be able to throw something a good 300 or 400 feet.… It was really fun working together to build up the base of the device. We worked in the Nordic farms studio that Eren is using as a shop for veterans with PTSD. (Aaron is also a war wounded veteran)
That’s all for this very nice weekend. More from the week ahead tomorrow
