So we had a fabulous visit with our son in California. My mind’s finally settled and I won’t be worrying so much about our ‘wayward one’ anymore (does the concern about your kids ever go away?). About his comfort or health or where he’s living, anyway.
Now I have a new set of worries. Google spoils their employees. To the max. Lordy, you would not believe how great these Googlers (their term for themselves) have it. Not only is the campus stunning, but the weather and climate in Mountain View is purrrrfect. Really.
Our son says it’s rained once in the six months he’s been here. 
Of course, it stormed and thundered the day we arrived. Go figure.
One of the coolest
things we saw (and there were tons of way cool stuff) on the campus was the Google Earth 180 degree interactive Earth Map. Let me tell you this with absolute confidence – privacy, as we know it, is dead.
We started out with the globe spinning and, in less than 7 seconds, we zeroed in on our backyard. Incredible and scary.
Over the next couple of days, I’ll post the wine country pics. Oysters, champagne, wine, bread, and cheese—life can’t get much better with that combination. 🙂
On another note – I finished the free read that my blog group, the Love, Lust, & Laptops ladies are doing for Halloween. My story’s The Jack of Hearts and I’ll start posting excerpts on October 1st. We’ll have a free read for you (and sometimes 2) every week in October until Halloween!
Cheers,
Jianne
Wow, what an amazing visit you had. Almost scary what technology can do.
Almost Allie? Downright terrifying. Stalking has become so easy.
OMG, Timitra. The Google campus is astounding. There are bowling alleys, skating rinks, 15 themed restaurants, and so much more. There is an ergonomic department who will analyze the way you sit and work at your desk, come up with the perfect environment and tools to correct your posture, and then give you a brand new office. But, the spending the time with my son was better than all of that. Knowing he’s happy settled my eternal mother worries – a tad.
I think I need to become a googler lol sounds really cool…glad you got to spend some time with your son Jianne!