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

Diane and I headed out to San Rafael California today to help with a friends music project. I am  really excited about this  project….. and.. alas.. cant really talk about it.. since its his project not mine.. 

As we waited for our plane this morning we saw a big spider on the window.. Just as aI took the picture I noticed a beautiful  white plane landing.. it was Alia SN2.. It was so fun seeing it come in for a landing.. 

Such a treat !

the flight out was uneventful.. We landed at SFO, picked up our car and drove to San Rafael. We checked into our hotel and then walked 1 1/2 miles to a Salvadoran restaurant that we had found on yelp… It was amazingly delicious. Super friendly people and food that we had never really tasted. Four kinds of pupusa  (beans, cheese, squash flower and jalepenos) served with hot sauce and hot relish. wonderful drinks of exotic fruits and horchata made with nutmeg and allspice and a  wonderful hot drink called Atole made with pineapple and spices..     It was the best meal I had eaten in quite some time at a restaurant (… food at home is always good 🙂 

 

We walked back to the hotel through a new age fair that was going on.. Nice California hippy vibe.. and some exotic talks advertised

I like this place (but I couldn’t live here)

nite all, nite sam

-me

Crazy heat wave today. Weather in the mid 80’s after being in the 40s-50s.. and heading back cool next week. Took advantage of the nice weather to have a meeting with Waldorf students (very interesting)  and  eat lunch outside at work.. 

Check out the temp !

I like warm weather.. but not quite ready for summer !

nite all, nite sam

-me