TravelWork TravelPaloAlto The next day (Tuesday) began with a walk to Hobbee's where we met this man ../../../Sabbat/01.06-09.02PaloAlto//P1081492 who needed directions and insisted on taking this picture of Marsha and me ../../../Sabbat/01.06-09.02PaloAlto//P1081493 as we headed off for coffee cake. My coffee cake looked quite good ../../../Sabbat/01.06-09.02PaloAlto//P1081494 as did this one ../../../Sabbat/01.06-09.02PaloAlto//P1081495 which Marsha ../../../Sabbat/01.06-09.02PaloAlto//P1081496 insisted was taller and she used her knife to prove it. After comparing notes at breakfast, I was given my marching orders for the morning and took my mints and directions ../../../Sabbat/01.06-09.02PaloAlto//P1081497 along with this map ../../../Sabbat/01.06-09.02PaloAlto//P1081498 and the car keys ../../../Sabbat/01.06-09.02PaloAlto//P1081499 to get in the car ../../../Sabbat/01.06-09.02PaloAlto//P1081500 with these plates ../../../Sabbat/01.06-09.02PaloAlto//P1081501 and head off to see John Little ../../../Sabbat/01.06-09.02PaloAlto//P1081502 at Portal for a long and serious discussion of what had happened in the advisory committee meeting and directions that the department might take next.

I left John's offices and headed back to Mountain View where the parking lot offered me 2 choices. ../../../Sabbat/01.06-09.02PaloAlto//P1081503 I saw Marsha in the distance ../../../Sabbat/01.06-09.02PaloAlto//P1081504 and so knew to take this route ../../../Sabbat/01.06-09.02PaloAlto//P1081505 into the building where I would be met by the keywords used in the most recent searches ../../../Sabbat/01.06-09.02PaloAlto//P1081506 their Google cooler ../../../Sabbat/01.06-09.02PaloAlto//P1081507 full of natural fruit drinks and the ever present lava lamps ../../../Sabbat/01.06-09.02PaloAlto//P1081508 that define the place. We began by going to lunch where the sous chef ../../../Sabbat/01.06-09.02PaloAlto//P1081509 from exit 98 on the parkway had wonderful offerings ../../../Sabbat/01.06-09.02PaloAlto//P1081510 for us to enjoy. On the way out of lunch, we ran into Larry Page ../../../Sabbat/01.06-09.02PaloAlto//P1081511 one of the founders and the guy who built PageRank. Next we went to a conference room with Eric ../../../Sabbat/01.06-09.02PaloAlto//P1081512 Monika ../../../Sabbat/01.06-09.02PaloAlto//P1081513 and Rob ../../../Sabbat/01.06-09.02PaloAlto//P1081514 and traded business cards ../../../Sabbat/01.06-09.02PaloAlto//P1081515 while discussing topics of mutual interest. Once back at the hotel, I was met by the maid's cart ../../../Sabbat/01.06-09.02PaloAlto//P1081516 at my room and so had to pass some time admiring this collection of vases ../../../Sabbat/01.06-09.02PaloAlto//P1081517 and this fireplace ../../../Sabbat/01.06-09.02PaloAlto//P1081518 and this tapestry that might have come from a John Nash movie ../../../Sabbat/01.06-09.02PaloAlto//P1081519 in the lobby. Once back in the room, I was able to record my collection of badges ../../../Sabbat/01.06-09.02PaloAlto//P1081520 and a Snapple label from Portal because they had insisted on taking back my badge while getting a short rest between events.

Next we headed to Los Altos to have dinner with the Goldman's. Sydney was shy as she sat on Susan's lap and read the book that Marsha had brought ../../../Sabbat/01.06-09.02PaloAlto//P1081521 ../../../Sabbat/01.06-09.02PaloAlto//P1081522 ../../../Sabbat/01.06-09.02PaloAlto//P1081523 ../../../Sabbat/01.06-09.02PaloAlto//P1081524 as Marsha and Phil ../../../Sabbat/01.06-09.02PaloAlto//P1081525 discussed things. Eventually, she got down from Susan's lap ../../../Sabbat/01.06-09.02PaloAlto//P1081526 and played on the floor ../../../Sabbat/01.06-09.02PaloAlto//P1081527 ../../../Sabbat/01.06-09.02PaloAlto//P1081528 stopping to pose for a few pictures ../../../Sabbat/01.06-09.02PaloAlto//P1081529 ../../../Sabbat/01.06-09.02PaloAlto//P1081530 before we sat down to dinner as prepared by Pauline. My meal differed somewhat from this menu ../../../Sabbat/01.06-09.02PaloAlto//P1081531 but my salad ../../../Sabbat/01.06-09.02PaloAlto//P1081532 was excellent as was my main course of asparagus and couscous which I forgot to photograph. The dessert ../../../Sabbat/01.06-09.02PaloAlto//P1081533 brought me back to my senses so that I could capture a memory of a great meal. As we finished dinner, I was able to record Sydney from across the room as she engaged in the family passion ../../../Sabbat/01.06-09.02PaloAlto//P1091534 ../../../Sabbat/01.06-09.02PaloAlto//P1091535 after which we headed back to our hotels after a happy meal ending a productive day.