Busy and productive day.. though I got so distracted that I missed a major meeting that I was supposed to be speaking at. I don’t think I’ve ever done that. I felt  so bad… Sometimes a screw up like that is a small wake up call.. I realize that I’ve been getting pretty spacey at work again…  Nonetheless.. I did get a bunch done today.. My last act of my work day was to pack up my car for the trip down to Boston and Nantucket. I’m giving a career talk to some IBM folks down here early tomorrow morning.. then working down here for the day., then going over to Nantucket to do some science shows for them this weekend.  I’m psyched to see the schools on the island.  My buddy Willow (hi Willow ) found that they’d written a newspaper article about this trip.. before i got there… hope it lives up to the hype !  Given the length of the drive, I’d decided to take the Prius. Miraculously… everything fit !

Before I started the drive to Boston, I stopped at Marci’s for some Reiki body work. She wanted to test out her new Shirodhara  on me.. It’s a funky pot with a spigot that drips hot oil on your head for 20 minutes.. it sounds like torture.. but it’s amazingly relaxing.

The oil is at 110 degrees and has herbs infused in it .. Here’s the list of stuff in there.. As I say.. it felt great… but I did feel like a salad afterwards.

From there I ran home, hugged Gabe, Diane and the dogs and took off for Boston. The drive down was fast.. mostly work calls with folks I like talking too… but I also had  a long conversation with Dale D.. the guy who started Make Magazine.  If you don’t know Make, check it out.. it’s a magazine and online community that’s all about taking things apart and putting them back together in strange and wonderful ways. All 3 kids and I have had so much fun making stuff from that magazine.. It was an honor to talk to Dale. He’s making a TV show about inventing and hacking on PBS.. and I may get a chance to work on it !! 

I got to my folks house in Sherborn at about 11:15.. they had this great sushi spread waiting for me !

My mom with the sweater she just knit for my nephew.. I think this is the first she’s ever made.. Looks good !

We had a nice time tlaking for about 2 hours..It is great seeing them..  then it was time for bed !

I gtta be up early tomorrow.. so I’ll sing off here…   Gnite all, Gnite Sam.. Grandma and Grandpa say ’hey’
-me

Ps. here’s my great grandfather Phillip  (my mother’s mother’s, father)

And my father’s mother’s father Sam

And my father’s mother’s mother , Sarah   They say hi too