Very slow and peaceful day. The only thing we really did was go on a long walk on the Vermont Association of snow traveler (vast) Trail up stage road from our house. The amazing thing about that walk is that instead of going right on the snowmobile trail as we always do and have done for years we took a left.

There's something about left turns that I find very difficult to do. And perhaps that's why I assumed that there would be nothing beautiful on the left side of the trail it's good to reason, I thought, that all of nature's beauty would be aligned nicely on the right.

So it was with some misgivings and that I actually headed left not right today .but I was glad I did.
The long sloping trail led between stage Road and snipe Ireland Road. (The funny thing is snipe Ireland Road in Richmond becomes snipe Island Road in Jericho… Or is it the other way around? ) Anyway we came out just about the place where the two roads would meet if they really went through. It is a class four jeep trail that you can mountain bike but you never get a car through. Anyway it was a beautiful and different part of the world that was so very. Close to where we've lived for more than 30 years. It always amazes me how much more there is to explore of the world.

Really not much more to share today. Gabe went off to the winter ball looking very dapper he was picking Raya up so we won't see them until afterwards. But here's how he looked

Nice kid!

Guess c that's it for today…
Night all, , night Sam
– Me

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Very nice visit with my folks last night. Trying to get down there as much as I can these days.

I had to get up and out of there this morning early to make two calls before going to work at Littleton. I had exactly 25 minutes of free time and as I was driving I saw a sign to Walden pond. Now I am a big fan of Henry David Thoreau. And I couldn't miss a chance to go visit his famous haunt.

I followed my GPS to a pull off and given the time was short I charged into ankle deep snow and ran into the woods in the direction that I thought it was. After about five minutes of running around … no sign of the pond. It might be down in this valley, but I really couldn't tell. All I saw was this cool chimney. Still it felt peaceful in kind of a wet and frozen socks sort of way.

I took about 45 seconds to contemplate life and enjoy the silence and my own company until I got tired of that went back to the car and charge off to my meetings. Late as ever…

Now that's transcendentalism !
Night all, night Sam
– Me

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Insanely busy day started early and late. Lots going on at work. After work also had lots going on.

First was an announcement at 6:30 at Main Street landing about a 35k$ grant that Code for BTV received from the Knight foundation. It's going to pay for the Burlington civic cloud. Th perfect companion to burlingtons recent ignite grantt hat will bring gigabit ethernet to most of the city. Our brigade leader Bradley announced the award then several of us talked about our code for BTV projects. I described Lakecraft while My friend Nick gave a demonstration for the folks in the audience.

I also got to see our freind melinda who runs the theatre at main street landing.

After that, had to run over to my friend Craig's to pick up a couple of the keyboards projects that need new firmware upgrades. And then I dropped by redraws for the MIT club winter meeting. As it turns out this is the hundredth anniversary of the MIT mascot Tim. (That's MIT spelled backwards) . No wonder we've never been considered cool… With the mascot like this.

You got a love a place who embraces it's geekyness like this. I wish you 100 more MIT . thanks for all you've done in my life.

Night , night Sam
– Me

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