The next day (Tuesday) began with a walk to Hobbee's where we met this man who needed directions and insisted on taking this picture of Marsha and me as we headed off for coffee cake. My coffee cake looked quite good as did this one which Marsha 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 along with this map and the car keys to get in the car with these plates and head off to see John Little 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. I saw Marsha in the distance and so knew to take this route into the building where I would be met by the keywords used in the most recent searches their Google cooler full of natural fruit drinks and the ever present lava lamps that define the place. We began by going to lunch where the sous chef from exit 98 on the parkway had wonderful offerings for us to enjoy. On the way out of lunch, we ran into Larry Page one of the founders and the guy who built PageRank. Next we went to a conference room with Eric Monika and Rob and traded business cards while discussing topics of mutual interest. Once back at the hotel, I was met by the maid's cart at my room and so had to pass some time admiring this collection of vases and this fireplace and this tapestry that might have come from a John Nash movie in the lobby. Once back in the room, I was able to record my collection of badges 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 as Marsha and Phil discussed things. Eventually, she got down from Susan's lap and played on the floor stopping to pose for a few pictures before we sat down to dinner as prepared by Pauline. My meal differed somewhat from this menu but my salad was excellent as was my main course of asparagus and couscous which I forgot to photograph. The dessert 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 after which we headed back to our hotels after a happy meal ending a productive day.