After work from hoem this morning, , I headed down Armonk NY for my next science show. I was doding a show for the IBM take your kids to work day.. somethign I always love doing. ..
The drive down was nice.. listened to a busienss book.. which is not my speed.. but its called the Geek Way.. basically lookign in to the practices that have helped fast growing tech companies that suceed : THe author Andrew McAffey idetified the 4 priciples as : Science, Ownership, Speed, and Openness.. .. all things that BETA practices every dayl.. I enjoyed it.. even if it was a busienss booke 🙂
since I was down in Westchester I went and had dinner with my good freinds Chandu and Patti . I hevent seen them in several year.s Itwwas great catching up with them we talekd abot old firends and old times.. . Chandus mom died a few months back ansd we talked about hsi family.. we had the chance to visit them all in Bangalore once.. it was a memorable day !
Chandu and Patti are both retired now.. tey’ve started a non profit to promote m,akign good energy choices.. they create chapters in citeis and towns and hve a program for celibrating and amplifyiong the choices that the town and its inhabitants make..
Theire hoem town of Croton has een a good testbed fo rthe concepts. Patti showed me the quilt they make that artistically captuires the choices that the town and town folk have made.. there’s a lot of info backed int this bright and beutiful tapestry !
aftyer dinner I heade back up to the IBM learnign center (now the Ihe Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. Center for Learning).. Iits one of my favorite hotels.. its only open to IBMers and their clients.. I’msort of a perminant family memeber as a fellow emerits.. a situation I deeply appreciate. THis company.. including this hotel.. are a big part of who I am.
I used to stay here all the time.. so much so that the wpman at the bar always new what I would have (it wanst a drink.. it was a cup of olives.. because I usually got in late and was hungary). the front deask and returant staff new me by name .. it was a good feeling..
one tiem I was here on Dec 21 for a mandatory meeting during a tough business moment.. I was the only person in one of the buildings.. Gabe suggested I make a movie hter.. so I took of (most of) my clothes. put a sheet over my head and ran around banging on doors as I filmed myself.. I knew there was know one there.. you can read about it here..
For years, the staff had this picture behind the check in desk
it was nive to be in this place.. it felt a little like a former home.
nite all. nite sam
-me