at Newark airport. They wouldn't have been nearly as happy if they knew
that this meal
would look like this
and then this
once fully opened.
It was time for one last trip west before entering the big house where my time won't be my own.
Wonder of wonders, we ran into Jane's parents
at Newark airport. They wouldn't have been nearly as happy if they knew
that this meal
would look like this
and then this
once fully opened.
On the other side, I checked my rental car out of the airport
and parked
near this corner
to head to Pike Place Market for lunch
and then off to UW where the plumbing works
(well, sort of) and off to see the new building
that Paul gave
and Ed built. I had to wear these boots
and dress like Ed did
to get inside. It's an impressive structure all around. Afterwards,
we went to Chez Lazowska where Lindsay
and Ed
were enjoying their chairs as I took this self portrait
before heading to the hotel in Kirkland.
Once there, I went to dinner with Maria
where we started with this bread
and then I took this artistic picture of our neighbors seen through
a wine glass
as the main course came
and ultimately the waiter brought dessert
as the team of waiters
gave us serious Father's Day service as Jane had arranged.
Next morning there were the strawberries
as Jane
prepared me for another day along with this breakfast
and coffee
so that I could look for the elusive building 112
where this gentleman
could sign me in.
Wonder of wonders, who should appear again but Maria
as I was winding down with Mark Lewin
and getting ready to see Chris Fraser
Dave Hanson
and Michael Cohen
before a quick meeting with John Nordlinger
who also set me on my way to see Nathan.
Nathan's office was, as always, a museum. In the conference room, I did a
closeup
and then some wider shots
of his adding machines and typewriters. In his office, there were more
instruments
and a dinosaur
meters in a case
and his desk
and finally more meters
though the piece of the original Eniac is still at home. Nathan
was very vibrant and our conversation would have been endless if I
didn't have to pull out of this parking space
and head to this one
to get back to Microsoft where they had this sign for the collection
before I hooked up with David Treadwell
to get things going on our joint MSFT-PUCS project.
After giving Janice
my car, I had this food
and this company
of a man who couldn't wait to get to King Salmon, Alaska to go
fishing for a while (and maybe couldn't wait to get away from
a lunatic who would take his picture at this Taco Bell?)
Once the plane landed, Dansyl
were there to greet me and got into the mood for a better picture
as we talked about heading to dinner where I got this sign
for my collection
and this pizza
and wine
for my stomach. Dan's dessert
really amused our neighbors
even though they couldn't solve the mystery of the bumps on the bottoms
of the pots. Dansyl ate some more
and then we headed back and were careful
with their neighbor's car.
Next morning, we admired the fruit
as Dan had his breakfast
and helped to compose this picture of art meeting reality
as I admired the mug
and vase with
and without flash
that came for Mother's Day.
Lunch was soup
and olives
and fried matzah
with added decorations
as Michelle called to bring Sylvia
up to date on the happenings in Baltimore. Dan produced his dessert
of choice
and Sylvia showed me various food options
but before long we were back in and out of the car
heading for Seaport Village with the other clowns
there. To get in the mood, Dan tried on this hat
and Sylvia put on the birthday hat
to celebrate her special day.
After a break, we dressed for dinner
and Sylvia showed off her new earrings
as we made our way
to P. F. Changs
where the menu
offered this great appetizer (roll your food into your lettuce)
and hot and sour soup
with our entrees
brought by this waiter (a civil engineering student, not an actor)
who took these pictures of us
on this happy day.
Next day, we made our way to the airport
where Dansyl
tried not to look too happy to see me go. On the other end, Jane
tried not to look too impatient about having me arrive. We were early
for our first stop, so we stopped at the Java Street Cafe for strawberries
and water
as Jane expressed utter joy
knowing that I would capture this picture
for the collection.
At Network Appliance, Jenny First posed in the elevator
and out
as Jane posed with flat Dan Warmenhoven
before she took the shots of 2 men in blue shirts
in front of their headquarters building.
Next we made our way to Ebay
where the map
lead us to the meeting with Meg Whitman
who showed us her cubby
complete with Teletubbies.
We had another break in our schedule and so called Jacobo
who joined us for coffees
as he
together with Jane
marvelled at the wonders of digital photography.
The last stop of Wednesday was at the offices of Sutter Hill
where this formal photo of Jane with Paul Wythes
led to these informal pictures
where Paul helped me get respectable
and then posed with me
so that I would be prepared should C-Span ever call.
For dinner that night, we decided to pass on P F Chang's
though we did get the horses and head to Bravo Fono where the bread
and wine
seemed to put Jane
in the right mood for the pear based salad
her veal
and my pasta
before we called it a day.
Thursday morning, we headed out to Buck where my breakfast
looked better without flash
and Tom's massive meal was partly hidden by syrups
as Jane had even more strawberries
to the amusement of Tom Kessler
who then rode off on his motorcycle
but not before posing with Jane
and me
though neither of us got to try on the helmet. The next stop was Sand Hill Road
where we forgot to record Geoff Yang. Our final stop of the day was at Google
where I was able to capture the CEO with the other founder, Sergei Brin
and so now have a complete photo album of the place.
Back at the hotel, Jacobo arrived with the prototypes
and was excited about his new bowling shirt
as he called ChefRob
to arrange for dinner. En route to our walk, we stopped in Woodside
at Roberts Market where she
served the food, she
took our money (my ribs still are tender) and he
bagged it so that I could eat my chile relleno
Jane could have her pasta
and Jacobo could have his bread and juice
before we began our climb up to Redwood Flat
and beyond where the conquering heroes
posed at the peak though one of them
seemed in a hurry to head to the memorial bench
before we recorded our highest elevation
and started down to Salamander Flats
before finding the path down
to our base camp. On our descent, we came across a photo op, so I
climbed back up as Jacobo captured me in the tree
and then starting
and completing
the complex maneuvers of my descent
much to the relief of Jane
who didn't realize what came next.
Once back on terra firma, we headed off to see ChefRob who posed in his PuCS hat
and then admired his shirt
while preparing for the machinist bowling team photo
with Jacobo. The shop tour highlighted the lathe
and mill
along with the sample pennies
used for precisions tooling. The lathe controls
and sorted parts
wildly impressed me as did the original prototypes
including the one
that cut their fingers
even with the flash off
for a better view. Jacobo showed his new part
which will eventually be jewelry and ChefRob showed his micrometers
with their meters
accurate to thousandths of an inch. Then, we were ready for dinner
at the El Paso Cafe
which needed a pitcher of beer
to get Jane and Rob
ready for the bowling team photo
as Bonnie and I
watched (and played the role of important people (x2)). The chips and salsa
helped Jacobo empty the pitcher
as the main courses came
for the others. I can't remember what they ate, but my vegetarian burrito
was excellent if not colorful.
The next morning began at Starbucks
and led to SanDisk
where they had a repeat collection sign
which coupled with their concern about SARS. The CEO, Eli Harari
seemed quite happy about his business these days. En route to our next stop,
we paused for a picture of Armadillo Willy's
before parking the car next door at Portal
and having an enthusiastic meeting with John Little
there.
Our work done, our plane much later, we headed to Half Moon Bay where the
people in this sandwich shop
were kind enough to point us towards this restaurant
with an extensive history
and fine indoor art work
where the wine
gave a chance to unwind and enjoy the beautiful scenery
before my lunch came.
Jane
got her cheeseburger
and became a happier person
as was I
now that work was done. We took the obligatory ocean pictures of
Jane
and me
and observed the scenery
a final time before getting down to the business
of broadening penny research to see how mint marks distribute
to different locales.
Back at the airport, we returned the rental car
and headed for the monorail (though not the hand built one)
where we rode on
in the bold new car
along the tracks
past the other car
leaving the trip behind us
until we finally emerged
to get to the plane in time for this meal
that could not seem to uncover
without being blurred.
Back at home, Jane's posse assembled the next night
to say good bye to Dan who posed here with the hostess
as the others
completed a video game
and Jane and Dan
chatted while Lucy and Anna
chatted
in a different medium.
Eventually, I opened the screen door
to welcome Ed Konin
who came to pick up Ned and Tommy
and leave me to experiment with my prototypes
which often needed help from a fondue fork to get the pennies aligned.
In all, it was a great trip, though I wish I'd had the camera when I ran into Marsha and gave her the details.