We were spoiled rotten in the Golden Land. Sue and John Diekman, passionate supporters of the Silicon Valley Humane Society, invited me to speak, invited Maria to come as well and they put us up in their beautiful guest cottage – it is roughly the size of our farmhouse, and much cleaner and neater. The stocked the refrigerator with wonderful food and drink, took us out to a wonderful Asian meal and drove us to and from the events. There was a private catered dinner with major donors out in the hills outside of Palo Alto.

We had some spare time and lounged by the pool, read a bit, and got to walk Sue and John’s dogs, Lucky and Rosie.

I am allergic to name dropping, I never do it, I won’t now, but I had an intimate dinner with some jaw-dropping famous names in the tech industry and other fields. Money does not especially impress me, perhaps because I don’t have any, but these were impressive people, men and women who helped build the tech industry and the Silicon Valley boom, pioneers in technology. I gave a talk about one of my favorite subjects, attachment theory and I talked about Frieda and my life at Bedlam Farm. At least one of my dinner partners is considering a major gift to the Humane Society and  I hope he does, it is a remarkable place.