Not Mexico

Astute readers will note that while "Santa Clara" is, in fact, technically a Spanish phrase ("Saint Clare"), Toto and I are not in Kansa... er, Mexico now.

Nope.

Nor is the photo current - it dates from mid-July. However, I am in San Jose right now, and work in Santa Clara when I'm here. This trip was a "check in with the colleagues" visit - and ended up also being a "have a discussion with a senior manager about a couple of concerns" chat as well. My job's such that coworkers are scattered all around the globe, but there's a definite critical mass here in the Bay Area, and as a result, I'm here pretty often. Looks like "pretty often" will translate into "nearly every other week for a couple of days", at least through the fall. There's a significant project underway that's testing some of my work, and I've been asked to be very proactive in embedding myself with that team, walking with them as they take it on. O... kay.

Lots of ambiguity (surprise, surprise) - including whether the guy who actually pays me out of his budget wants to support that effort, but it's important enough that it'll get worked out sooner or later. In the meantime, I get to spend time with family and friends down here. Hung out awhile today with a friend from the borg who bailed about a year ago, and moved with his family - kids were around The Kid regularly as young tots - to Cupertino. Tomorrow's an evening with ...oh, let's say "The Theologian", and I'm staying with the Student and the Teacher from earlier in sabbatical.

But it's not Mexico. And no, I've not put everything around the concept of spending a school year there on hold, not in the slightest. Several conversations last week, including with my mom, her cousin, a few folks at work, one of the Kid's godparents. May write up an Evo plan for it later this weekend, but that's only because I'm a hopeless geek.

More work tomorrow, then the City in the evening. Mmm... feels so good to be here.