TravelPaloAlto TravelSanDiego FamilyDobkin Friday began with some word processing ../../../Sabbat/2004/03.16-21.04JoeCaTrip//IMG_1206 where one stupid mistake meant that I had to recreate the story of the previous pictures I took. I had breakfast with Sharon Long ../../../Sabbat/2004/03.16-21.04JoeCaTrip//IMG_1207 who comes closest to being my counterpart at Stanford and then headed off to Google ../../../Sabbat/2004/03.16-21.04JoeCaTrip//IMG_1208 where the buildings were a little surreal ../../../Sabbat/2004/03.16-21.04JoeCaTrip//IMG_1209 on the former SGI campus and the signage ../../../Sabbat/2004/03.16-21.04JoeCaTrip//IMG_1210 led me to the lobby ../../../Sabbat/2004/03.16-21.04JoeCaTrip//IMG_1211 where I was met and met Mike Boddicker '00 ../../../Sabbat/2004/03.16-21.04JoeCaTrip//IMG_1212 on the way to meet with Eric Schmidt ../../../Sabbat/2004/03.16-21.04JoeCaTrip//IMG_1213 shown here with his assistant who came with him from Novell (and Sun) until we met Pam Shore ../../../Sabbat/2004/03.16-21.04JoeCaTrip//IMG_1214 who has also been with Eric along the way. After seeing this spiffy demo ../../../Sabbat/2004/03.16-21.04JoeCaTrip//IMG_1215 of where queries come from, we discussed the company, the University, children, etc. until it was time for me to make my way to the Avis place ../../../Sabbat/2004/03.16-21.04JoeCaTrip//IMG_1216 and return my car to this woman ../../../Sabbat/2004/03.16-21.04JoeCaTrip//IMG_1217 who thanked me for taking her picture. On the other side, I took a shuttle ride that necessitated having some wine, so I was offered a choice of the house white ../../../Sabbat/2004/03.16-21.04JoeCaTrip//IMG_1218 or the house red ../../../Sabbat/2004/03.16-21.04JoeCaTrip//IMG_1219 along with some elegant nuts ../../../Sabbat/2004/03.16-21.04JoeCaTrip//IMG_1220 as Sylvia ../../../Sabbat/2004/03.16-21.04JoeCaTrip//IMG_1221 ../../../Sabbat/2004/03.16-21.04JoeCaTrip//IMG_1222 and Dan ../../../Sabbat/2004/03.16-21.04JoeCaTrip//IMG_1223 sat to visit with me.

We went upstairs for dinner where I had salad ../../../Sabbat/2004/03.16-21.04JoeCaTrip//IMG_1224 pasta ../../../Sabbat/2004/03.16-21.04JoeCaTrip//IMG_1225 and vegetables ../../../Sabbat/2004/03.16-21.04JoeCaTrip//IMG_1226 as Sylvia ate chicken ../../../Sabbat/2004/03.16-21.04JoeCaTrip//IMG_1227 and Dan had the rib eye steak. ../../../Sabbat/2004/03.16-21.04JoeCaTrip//IMG_1228 I sprung for the tiramisu ../../../Sabbat/2004/03.16-21.04JoeCaTrip//IMG_1229 at dessert and then captured Dan ../../../Sabbat/2004/03.16-21.04JoeCaTrip//IMG_1230 and tried ../../../Sabbat/2004/03.16-21.04JoeCaTrip//IMG_1231 ../../../Sabbat/2004/03.16-21.04JoeCaTrip//IMG_1232 with the occasional successful picture ../../../Sabbat/2004/03.16-21.04JoeCaTrip//IMG_1233 and others less so ../../../Sabbat/2004/03.16-21.04JoeCaTrip//IMG_1234 ../../../Sabbat/2004/03.16-21.04JoeCaTrip//IMG_1235 ../../../Sabbat/2004/03.16-21.04JoeCaTrip//IMG_1236 and a good one ../../../Sabbat/2004/03.16-21.04JoeCaTrip//IMG_1237 and some bad ones ../../../Sabbat/2004/03.16-21.04JoeCaTrip//IMG_1238 ../../../Sabbat/2004/03.16-21.04JoeCaTrip//IMG_1239 before a better one ../../../Sabbat/2004/03.16-21.04JoeCaTrip//IMG_1240 to capture Sylvia who seemed to look better ../../../Sabbat/2004/03.16-21.04JoeCaTrip//IMG_1241 next to David, our waiter. Gentle viewer, you are invited to offer your opinion about which was the best of the pictures.