01.24.05 It was another trip to the west coast. So just as I had done in the past I gathered my things and headed out. Was nice to be leaving since the temperature was below 0 and there were 15 inches of snow. On the plane out, I sat next to Margie Fox IMG_0001 and when we landed, Liz Ebel IMG_0002 and Michael Cadden IMG_0003 were there and Liz took this picture of Michael and me IMG_0004 waiting for baggage as we headed to the Mayflower Park where my room IMG_0005 had a mini-kitchen IMG_0006 and a nice bath IMG_0007 not to mention wireless internet. Soon, we drove off to see Jeff Sanderson '81 IMG_0008 and we posed together IMG_0009 in front of the 1492 poster.

After some handoffs of people, I landed in the Paul Allen building at UW where Judy Watson appeared IMG_0010 to check in with Larry Snyder IMG_0011 before he gave me the tour and I captured this picture of the stadium IMG_0012 and this picture of Rainier IMG_0013 on an unusually clear day in Seattle. Next I saw Ed Lazowska IMG_0014 who gave me a tour and we had a chance to chat before heading to the Afghan restaurant IMG_0015 for dinner which involved these salads IMG_0016 IMG_0017 that seemed to amuse Lindsay IMG_0018 before the main courses arrived IMG_0019 IMG_0020 IMG_0021 to our great satisfaction. After dinner, I went back to the Snyders IMG_0022 and had a lovely visit with Larry and Julie including this picture for the T D Cosine menu IMG_0023 surely to come in our next lives.

01.25.05 On Tuesday, we began the day at lunch with Othniel Palomino IMG_0024 who posed with me IMG_0025 IMG_0026 before we headed off to Microsoft for the meeting with Tim Button and Dave Treadwell IMG_0027 and added me IMG_0028 and then Liz IMG_0029 to the Microsoft picture experience. After Microsoft, it was on to Amazon where after some hard discoveries about roads blocked by the freeway, Shirley, Beth and I met with Jeff Wilke '89 IMG_0030 and then Shirley and I met with Elizabeth Korrell and Jeff Bezos '86 being sure to take the relevant pictures of IMG_0031 Beth, Jeff and Shirley IMG_0032 IMG_0033 and then me, Shirley and Jeff. From here it was off to Palo Alto where the room at the Garden Court had a canopied bed IMG_0034 and various accoutrements IMG_0035 to help me sleep IMG_0036 and to keep my feet clean when I awoke.

01.26.05 The next day was the Whitman lunch. Beth Lind agreed to take a few pictures of me with John Little '80 IMG_0037 and Temp Keller '98 IMG_0038 and this picture of the group IMG_0039 before Meg '77 IMG_0040 welcomed us and I watched IMG_0041 as Shirley spoke IMG_0042 and we all admired the floral arrangements IMG_0043 before the luncheon ended. After lunch, I caught up with Josh Ober (Classics AND University Center for Human Values) IMG_0044 for a long cup of coffee. Later I went to dinner with IMG_0045 IMG_0046 Ray Chen '8? , Tom Kessler '86 and Paul Haahr '90.

01.27.05 Thursday morning, Hector Garcia-Molina IMG_0047 came over from Stanford for breakfast and then Jacobo Valdes IMG_0048 joined us leading tot his attempt to take a picture of the three of us IMG_0049 before Jacobo and I went off for a repeat of our walk in March. But this team, the waters were too rough to walk back on the beach. At the end of the walk, we got this guidance of the trail IMG_0050 IMG_0051 about dogs on the trail and this warning IMG_0052 about the water. After the walk we went into Half Moon Bay for IMG_0053 Jacobo's sandwich IMG_0054 and mine and pictures of him IMG_0055 and me IMG_0056 at the place where I learned to take self-profiles when last we were there. After coffee (at the same place) and a shot of the Town Hall, IMG_0057 we went back to the coffee place IMG_0058 to get this picture of me with Shaye Farwell (who remembered our previous picture IMG_0059 and her co-worker who displayed some good ink. Next it was off to the international headquarters of Stop Look Sign where Larry and Miguel IMG_0060 were at work but soon we went to their house where the cat IMG_0061 welcomed us and dinner was salad IMG_0062 and couscous IMG_0063 with vegetables IMG_0064 as I recorded Larry IMG_0065 and Janet IMG_0066 and then did the same IMG_0067 of Larry IMG_0068 and Janet to see if it improved before the ice cream sundaes came IMG_0069 to end the meal.

01.28.05 Friday morning, I returned to Stop Look Sign to say my farewells and the color lady IMG_0070 IMG_0071 was there with Krispy Kremes IMG_0072 which looked better than the box IMG_0073 as I bade farewell to the president and CEO IMG_0074 and to the workers Juan and Pascal IMG_0075 before heading off to Santa Monica and lunch with the Lidows. IMG_0076 I posed with Derek, Diana and Shirley after the good meal and the beautiful house and then headed south. The drive was long because of heavy traffic at the start and then very heavy traffic at San Diego which left me as blurry as Jeanine IMG_0077 who later posed with her helper IMG_0078 as she brought me this salad IMG_0079 which lifted my spirits.

01.29.05 Saturday began with an elegant breakfast IMG_0080 and then I took a picture of the orchid IMG_0081 as Dan watched IMG_0082 before we headed off to See's candy IMG_0083 IMG_0084 so that Dansyl could send some chocolate to New Jersey before we convened for IMG_0085 a lunch that was every bit as elegant as breakfast. After going to see Motorcycle Diaries (quite a good movie) we went to dinner where Kelly IMG_0086 was our waiter and Syl had crabcakes IMG_0087 Dan had duck IMG_0088 and I had King Salmon (hold the salmon) IMG_0089 which made for a good dining experience.

01.30.05 The next morning, I dropped off my Avis car IMG_0090 and followed their sign IMG_0091 to the terminal where I captured this sculpture IMG_0092 before eating fruit IMG_0093 and French toast IMG_0094 and many too many pastries on the plane ride home.