After socializing (see Over the Top Part One), it was time for dinner. The theme in the room was “Fire and Ice”. Helping make some tables appear hot and some cold, were the amazing flowers from Citti’s Florist. Dinner’s entertainment was close-range comedy magician, Phil Ackerly. One of his tricks included showing how to turn...
Tuesday, November 3rd was the most recent Silicon Valley Nace meeting, the annual holiday party and with top corporate planners entitled “Over the Top” was filled with amazing sights, sounds and tastes. Today in part one, I’ll cover some of the excitement that happened prior to dinner. From the moment people stepped out of the...
Above is one of my favorite photos of myself, not the least reason is why I have my Leica M8 in the photo. When I shoot with it I usually get one of three reactions: * why are you shooting with a toy camera/Point and Shoot (This one cracks me up, I heard the former...
Two weeks ago, I attended my first meeting of the Silicon Valley Chapter of the National Association of Catering Executives (NACE). The group holds monthly meetings on various topics in a new location each month. The above photo and this next one were taken by photographer Richard Mayer. Since it was my first meeting, I wasn’t...
It’s funny how my mind works. When I’m exercising sometimes it will think of anything but the movements I’m making, which is bad for form, I know, and sometimes it will think of just what I’m doing. Sometimes, there will be a little mixture of both at the same time, like today. This morning I...
