Our early flight got delayed, so we had a nice slow morning at the hotel.. We went on a nice run exploring the neighborhoods around SFO. We got to Minneapolis around 7, UBER’d to my mom’s condo.. and went out for a nice Thai dinner nearby..
Great seeing Mom and relaxing a bit
nite all, nite sam
-me
From China Cat yesterday to China Camp today.. we headed to the site of one of the first 19th century Chinese settlements in the area. We took about a 5 mile hike through the beautiful forest there to the Bay and back
After the hike we headed down to the airport, dropped our car and took BART back to the new hotel.. BART had seen better days it seems
we settled into the hotel.. and waited for my friend Rafe. Diane had kindly offered her Phish ticket for tonights show to Rafe. He showed up and we headed up to Berkeley
it was a GREAT show. and it was fun being with friends. I missed Diane.. but she was happy that I was there with Rafe..
Great Day !
nite all, nite sam
-me
We had an amazing day today,. and I’m sorry to say.. I cant talk too much about it. Diane and I were helping our friend Mike, his friend Bobby with a musical project along with a team of talented new friends. Greg, Suz, Phoebe, Nitin, and Seth. . Its not my project to talk about.. but I’m hoping someday soon I can share some more details and pics..
Mike posted a little teaser about it here ..
It was such a fun and interesting day… great people , great music.. and some cool tech wizardry.. Many thanks to Mike, Bobby , Natasha, AJ, Vadim, Jared and the tech team for their time and interest in making this happen !
Diane and I left super excited about he project and grateful for making new friends. We went from China Cat to a great hikeup a fire road to watch the sun go down.
What a long strange trip it’s been
nite all, nite sam
-me
We really made the most of our free day in California. First stop was a visit to Menlo Park to see our friends Shannon. Aaron , their great dane Franklin and their new baby Zoe.. ! So great to see everyone and get some baby time !
we walked out for a nice lunch. beautiful weather, beautiful town, beautiful people. 140 pound Franklin always draws lots of attention !
We said goodbye there and headed to Palo Alto to see one my oldest friends Rafe and his family. Rafe and I were suite mates at MIT in 1978.. and one one of my dearest freinds. He’s a math prof at Stanfords. Hs wife Laurance (lolo) is also a mathematician .. they have two lovely daughters Sopie and Sabine . So great to catch up !
We said good bye and headed back to san rafael to meet our collaborators for the project and get a great dinner at a local puerto rican restaurant.. I really like this team.. it was nice to hang out together !
Looking forward to tomorrow !
nite all nite sam
-me