Heather, Floyd, and Orion have been in Massachusetts for the past 9 days -- the house is strangely quiet. I miss them, but I don't miss the chaos. Solitude is therapeutic sometimes.
So I've pretty much been focusing 100% on work. It's really amazing to be back. I feel like I'm picking it right back up and accomplishing a lot. I've also been heavily involved in this year's annual Light the Night Walk -- The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's annual big fund raiser to fight against blood cancer.
In fact, I'm Captain for Team Salesforce this year. I'm trying to raise $100k by getting scores of people to walk and fund raise.
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Want to walk with us? Click here! |
I've been doing these kickoff prezos, telling my story, and rallying the company to support the LLS. I've never really had a cause before. Now I have one.
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Light the Night Kickoff at Salesforce on 9/29 |
In case you're wondering, anyone can join our team -- you don't have to be a Salesforce employee. You just have to walk 2 miles (flat, easy, super inspiring, fun for the whole family) and raise a little money (it's soooo easy -- you get your own personal online fundraising page with a URL you can mail to your friends.) Here's a short video of what it's all about. C'mon, watch the first 60 seconds of it. Kareem's in it!
If you want to walk with us, just sign up here: http://tinyurl.com/sflightthenight
To sponsor our Team, go here: http://pages.lightthenight.org/sf/SanFran11/salesforce
If you want to sponsor me, go here: http://pages.lightthenight.org/sf/SanFran11/JGreene
Other than gearing up for the MLB postseason, there really hasn't been much besides work. One fun thing: pcal came up to hang last Saturday and we went to the Marin Pinball Expo. We played a bunch of different games for a few hours. Of course, they had my favorite machine ever, Earthshaker. It was on the end of a row, so you can see the side art:
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Head for the shelter! Oooo! Gimmie shelter! |
I also rode about 9 miles on Tuesday -- round trip to Little Arrows to play piano for the kiddos. It actually wasn't bad, and I made good time. It was hot though -- I think morning/evening rides to/from the Ferry are going to be doable soon. Maybe next week.
That's it for now. Go Phillies.
Ass, meet foot.
-jg
Great post! Good luck with the Light the Night Walk!!
ReplyDeleteAwesome to hear about the walk. We will put it on our list for a small donation.
ReplyDeleteI love that your three favs are all from the Campus Center at UMass - Earthshaker was the best.
Similarly, we just went to a GAME 2.0 exhibit at the science museum in Portland - an interactive history of video games. Basically, a chance to play tons of games from different eras. I was left behind over 20 years ago with Galga.
Dude - great Furthur show last Friday in Eugene - be sure to give a listen.
I love reading your blogs John, they are inspiring and interesting too. :) I will bring up the Light the Night Walk with my wife. It sounds like FUN!
ReplyDeleteOh yeah, so long as the Giants are out, I am secretly rooting for the Phillies (and one other AL team who just advanced past the Yanks!). The post season is already super exciting!
ReplyDeleteEarthshaker Greene has a nice ring to it...
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