Today’s the first day of fall… It is definitely my favorite time of year… Even with the pandemic. I love the bike to the air. This is when you know we live in a funny part of the country. I was talking today several people at different parts of the US who were in the 80s or 90s… We’re going below freezing at night now.

We’re still trying to keep outdoor yoga going… Diane gave a fantastic class outside this evening and you could see how bundled up we are in the 40° weather

This is great dog barking weather…

Nite all, nite sam

-me

I just looked up and it was 1130 at night. I think I sat down at seven to work on a project doing with my brother.… I don’t think I moved more than 6 inches the whole time… I was hunched over ice quarantine to read stuff, burning my fingers…

It was heaven :-)

I love that kind of work that I get so immersed in that I don’t notice the passing of time… I don’t get hungry… I don’t get tired…

It’s also called “flow”… In the research of the psychologist Csíkszentmihályi

I don’t know how to say his name… But I love his ideas

I also just like typing his name

OK time to flow to bed

Nite all, nite Sam

-me

This weekend was interesting.. it was osha Hashanah with beautiful gaff days and hard frosts at night. It was also http://hackmit.org . 

HackMIT is the worlds largest student-run hackathon. Usually it’s an in-person event at mint with about 100 students.. about half from MIT and half flown in from all over the world. ‘ve been there in person for the last 2 years. (see http://johncohn.org/base/2019/09/14/saturday-night-delayed-hackmit/  or http://johncohn.org/base/2018/09/16/sunday-night-post-hack/

This year.. HackMIT was virtual.. like everything else. There were 1900 students signed up and I was part of 2 sponsor challenges, one panel and was one of the three main judges of the event.. it was really well done.. We did all our mentoring remotely via zoom or google meetup



all the talks were recorded.. and all the judging was done remotely.. 
tat meant no 3 AM pizza parties, bowls of candy.. all night Mountain Dew .. No kids sleeping at their tables.. and now huge crew of new and old friends hanging out.. 

I was very happy with the technical work I  saw.. and loved talking to the students..

It was almost like being there…

emphasis on ‘almost’

this covid stuff is tough on us extroverts

nite all, nite sam

-me

Today is Rosh Hashanah… The Jewish new year. By the Jewish calendar it is the year 5781… last year is definitely one for the record books. The new year gives us a chance to start over… To make intentions. I am hoping that others good intentions play out. It’s pretty interesting that Ruth Bader Ginsberg… Arguably the Jewish person with the highest rank in government in United States history with diet this time.… My thoughts are with her and her family. I’m hoping her spirit and values Ignite hope and determination and the rest of us.

They do with me

May we all be inscribed in the book of life this year…

I hope it’s a good book

Nite all , nite Sam