[sugar] Another Thanks!

[Yamandu Ploskonka]

For me this was the first time in my life that I was in the same room 
with a group this large of developers and assorted geeks.  In many ways 
it felt like a very new experience, very humbling, but also empowering, 
because while it was clear a lot of people was ages ahead of me, there 
was a sense of acceptance and generous support that I am most grateful for.
Add to that actually visiting 1CC, and even the OLE headquarters, be 
where things get done, or at least dreamed about big time. Too bad the 
visit to MIT Media Lab will have to wait for another time, Walter!

Following Marco, this was *interesting*, really captivating and waking 
up a lot of understanding and skill I have had by necessity left 
dormant, even exchanging a few words in Italian, a language I had never 
before used with an actual Italian person...

I feel I have learned technical things.  I hope I will learn to be less 
loud.  More than anything, I have learned first hand about the warm 
devotion that quite a few people do share for the project, and this 
gives a lot of hope that we are moving forward, as we were also able to 
discuss how we can be more effective, fix what needs fixing, live with 
what cannot.

¡Gracias!

Bless you all,

from Austin

Yama