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Hi,
Today is Wednesday, December 31, 2008 and it's New Years Eve. This is the story of December 30th, of freeways and fog, of braiders and dogs and once again, fog.
The song we almost knew was "(Just) Two Kinds of People In the World" by Little Anthony and The Imperials. That was from the mid 60's. Since most of you aren't reading your mail anyway, I'll just go for the song of the day (Ha) and offer this:
"Should auld acuaintance be forgot and....?" Who had the hit and who wrote it (Ha)???
We actually did everything we set out to do yesterday. Got up while it was still dark, made our way to Lot 'C' for the first time, passed TSA inspection, and had time to discover that LAX has no free WiFi. After our plane took off, we were informed that we might be going to Oakland instead of San Jose because there were earlier reports of fog at SJ. Nice time to tell us.
A 'Hot' landing in SJ and then we got another shock. It was early morning and it was really cold. We had to walk to the rental car pick-up spot and it was torture. There was a bus waiting, but it wasn't our bus. The driver let us sit in the warmth until he had to leave. Then it was a short wait on a cold, metal bench.
Driving around the area was going to be fun since we got upgraded to a PT Cruiser. Oh, I should mention that it was Turbocharged. While it wasn't a muscle-car, it had plenty of 'scoot' and it was a blast. First stop, Palo Alto and breakfast with Joe. Since he and Lisa talk every week, there wasn't the 'catching up' that one might expect. We all had the same thing for breakfast, which rarely happens. After our meal we went to Joe's studio to see his latest work. He's been working on a paper-sculpture using pages from an old dictionary. Interesting and unique are just a few of the inadequate words I could come up with.
Joe gave Lisa a demonstration on part of his technique and cleared up some questions with regards to Cast Acrylic Print making. It's always inspirational to visit the studio and see all the activity. Here's an observation: It is possible to see motion and activity in a still room.
On to Oakland and the Jack London Square. That's where we were meeting the Oakland Cousins. We arrived just in time to see Trudye crossing the street to the square. Eunice and Skip were a few minutes away. What timing. James, Eunice's husband, couldn't make it because he was feeding the homeless. Lunch at Kincaid's is like the total opposite of that. It's decadence at it's best. Well, not really, but it's rich food, and high prices. The visits are always way too short.
We all ate food, but we dined mostly on smiles and laughter. With every lunch or dinner or coffee, we get the same questions, put different ways and we get different questions that are unique to the company. All that makes us think hard, and dig for new perspectives on the whole adventure.
Since it was such a big day, I'm going to finish tomorrow. There's a whole lot more to tell you.
It's time for Wacky Wednesday and a Happy New Years Eve.

Peace,
Danny

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Even if you miss it you will land among the stars."
~Les Brown


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