Todays the day. BETA did our IPO today. Kyle got to ring the bell down at the Stock Exchange on Wall Street in NYC> About 150 people were chosen by lottery to go on a chartered plane down to the city.a bounch of others drove down. some flew down by small planes, soem freinds even went down by helicopter. THe resto fo us were watching from S40 in VT, from Montreal, and North Carolina. It was really fun. We got to watch on the big screen what was goign on down at the stock exchange. 

Here’s what we saw from th grand hall of S40 

the place went absolutely wild when kyle rung the bell. WIth him were his family and some  of the 8 original beta employees.. as well as Chcuk. out board chair. 

su h a great day.. now everyone is watching the stock to see what happens. I have my fingers crossed !

the other fn thing that happened today is that after work Iwas able to help Derricka dn Tucker get the fire organ going. Its goign to be one of the main attractions at the CHC party this saturday. The fire organ was given to me by one of Max’s old perfessors. Diane and I rented a box truck and drove it home. For a whaile it lived at John Cleary’s ware house. then we had it at noordic dfarm.. finally when we were kicked out of there, Igave it to my freind Derrik. over the weekend, Derrick, Chis and tucker got it back to CHC and we hooked it up. It’s really very beutiful 

 

grat day all around.. 

GO BETA !!!!

nite all. nite sam 
-me

Exxcitement is high today for tomorrows IPO of BETA stock.. lots of folks are headign down there. I didnt win the lottery for tehe plane down.. but Iwas still kinda down with a cold.. so it was ok. 

This evening we had our first Recreational Parking Advisory Council (PAC) in a good long while. It was good seeing everybody. It was an uneventful meeting.. other than getting . Early in the meeting we had 4 new people join remoterly.. Ilet them in thinking they were richmond residence.. Chuck had just noticed one of them had a clock in the background that was 5 hours ahead,. right then the screen erupted with graphic porn and racist langage.. Iquickly shtt hte meeting down. it was more fun than annoying. It makes me wonder who in europe has fun disrupting small town meetings in tiny US towns,, , kinda weird to be sure !

  

theres a page up in the town center about our house.. its on a desk that used to be in there >>

tomorrows a big day !

nite all, nite sam
-me

Freind Mason came over and gave us a new threshold. The old one had been there for more than 150 years in one form or nother.. and it hd welcomed hundred of kids over the year when this was a school.. but more recently its been allowing curious mice to visit. I ripped up the old threshold, then Mason routedd it flat and level and replaced it with a new piece of Oak. Looks so good !!

we’re on the threshold of something great

nite all, nite sam !
-me

Started thinking today whether I should make something to sell at the BETA makerfaire.. the last couple of yers we’ve made over $1000 for toys for tots.. I’m thinking I might make a blinky ornement.. went hunting for designs..  Maybe something based on Alia ? 

nite all nite sam
_me