I finished reading this while on the plane(s) from Seattle to Moscow.

There was a 10-page (or so) feature section on off-shore banking centers. Wow - there’s a lot of people with a lot of money. Speaking people with money, politics is so mixed up with money today that even Mr. Smith would be crooked.

Today I gave a presentation at a UW systems research seminar, due to invitation from Hank Levy (the current chair of the UW CSE department!).

I had been nervous a few weeks before, but when I started talking today I was very smooth - in fact, I was surprised at how easy it was. Of course, there were some slides which were less relevant, I could have had a more smooth delivery at times, and my body language was a bit off (I fiddled with my hands quite a bit, said umm, etc.) Overall, however, I’m pleased.

I opened the door to the condo. “Tadaima”, I said - as usual. I heard the pitter patter of hands and feet as Jerry crawled towards me. I quickly opened the gate and stepped through, just as he came around the corner.

He crawled up to my legs and then started to pull himself up - clearly indicating that he wanted to be held. I put my bag down, picked him up, and asked him about his day - showering him with kisses - as usual.

On Sunday, Eriko attended