Super interesting day… It had all sorts of twists and turns. Work meetings that went well work meetings that Went not so well… I’m meeting with a fundraising lady from my graduate school, they say it show for 14 young ladies… (Wish I’d taken pictures)… More work meetings… And then ended up with a governors institute remote presentation… I really enjoyed that. Though I am absolutely sick and tired of remote meetings
One very cool thing about this remote meeting though is that one of the counselors was a kid I knew years ago… He made himself famous by eating a battery after watching me do a demonstration.… It’s a story I tell often… But never thought I’d meet the kid again.Nice to see you again Mr. Wagg
You never know What sort of coincidences life will bring your way
Super, super busy day today… Lots of meetings that I’ve gotten stacked up while I was on vacation. Still overall it was a great day. I did break free in the middle to go move some of my equipment at global foundries where IBM used to be. They still allow me to store some of my teaching equipment there… And I had to move it few months back because they’ve had a water main break there and I filled everything with mud.
One of the things I had to move over was My big old tesla coil that Scott helped me build 29 years ago… Can’t believe it’s been that long. I’ve had this thing all over the state and even on airplanes before 911. It weighs about 150 pounds… It’s been dropped and rebuilt so many different times. I couldn’t resist sparking it up for Scott… I may bring it to his memorial service on Friday… But I think I’ll bring the smaller one day he built for me… It was great to see that thing later and Scott’s memory
It was pretty weird walking around the old IBM building… There was no one there because they haven’t really come back to work yet… I managed to get a picture inside my old office even though the door was locked because there was no door knob
One sad thing about the visit visit I didn’t know which badge to you so I showed them all my old ones and they wouldn’t give them back to me… For security reasons. I miss having these… But I understand
Around 630 I want to Nordic farm to help with the last bits of the giant flaming Covid virus they were building for fire and water…The thing is ready to burn
I couldn’t resist that title . OK… I don’t mean retire like that!… I just mean that I got back from vacation last night and the first thing I had to do was get a tire replaced on her RAV4… The day before I left for vacation it blew out on the highway. Turns out it had a serious puncture. I had to drive up on the tiny spare all the way up to Saint Albans… Almost an hour driving the back roads because I didn’t want to get on the interstate with the tiny Replacement tire. Anyway I got a new tire… So I guess technically I am re-tired
Today both ‘Diane and I travel. I came back to Vermont and Dianne went on to gabe’s to meet his new puppy “nova”… She’s going out to help with some of the puppy training… I’m back here for some much-needed catch up on work both at work work and at home
I had a great travel day back… Caught up on a ton of email and thought a lot about our vacation. It was really a nice time. It was nice having all that time with Max… Being able to see Becky… And to help on their house. We help with so many projects… Here’s just a quick list that I can remember:
Diane did a ton of work in the garden
We installed a new kitchen faucet
We installed a new dishwasher
We installed a water softener
We created a new Fossett on the outside of the house
We completely cleared up and sorted there a tire shop… (Inspires me to do the same on mine which was even in worse shape)
We help Max build an automatic chicken waterer
We cleaned out the garage
We set up a new gas grill
We installed a can crusher
We cleared out their front porch
We built a new cabinet and coat rack in the porch
We painted and varnished the bench that Becky had made
We helped them hang the bench
We washed all the carpets in the porch
We wash most of the windows
We installed an icemaker connection for the fridge and freezer
Diane cleared out the garden room
Reinstalled sunshades on most of the gardens
… And a whole bunch of other things which I’m sure I’m forgetting
It was just great all hanging out together… We worked hard and we Played a bunch two
It was great seeing where Max and Becky are their lives I’m happy to be home… Missing Diane Already
