Nancy, ever the party organizer, brought together her friends to her home in Palo Alto for a holiday party. Nancy’s been learning winemaking, and she had a number of her potent potables available, in addition to a great spread of delicious delectables. There were a number of wine tasters from her winemaking club on hand to test her latest creations.
The apple cider she made was great, but I have to admit my winetasting skills weren’t good enough to rate her red zinfadel. It had a nice start, but my palate didn’t like the end as much. Rest assured, professional wine tasters, your job is safe from me!
Suzanne’s friend Peter was at Nancy’s last night. I remember seeing him in the early Palm VII promotional advertisements and commercials. Before I left Palm last month, I made sure to pick up one of his posters to give to him.
It’s always interesting at house parties to see how the guests know the organizer. Some of the people knew Nancy from past work experiences (like me), others knew her from winemaking, and others knew her from mutual friends. From there, the network effect takes place, and it was a common occurence last night to hear, “Oh, you know so-and-so? So do I! What a coincidence!”
One person that I wished I had more time to speak to was David Nagel. Alas, as Rae and I were leaving, David and his wife just making their entrance. It will just have to wait for another day, I guess.
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