April 6, 2000 - Thursday
It was take your son to work day again today and Harry spent the afternoon with the computers and projectors in my lab. Actually, his presence here was specifically requested for a meeting I was having. A company, whose marketing and PR representatives are particularly friendly and jovial, had set an appointment to come by and show me a new product. When they heard of Harry and saw his website, and heard that I often had daddy-duty, they asked if he'd join us for the meeting. Naturally, at first I thought their request was just good-natured, but idle conversation. After all, a baby in a business meeting might very well - and at any time - have a different agenda than the presenter and could be a serious distraction. Nonetheless, when they asked a second time if Harry would be in attendance, during a different phone call on a different day, I decided the invitation was sincere. So, swapping baby watching times with his mother, I brought Harry into the lab in the afternoon for the meeting.

For better or worse, though clearly better by most accounts, Harry was particularly placid during most of the company's visit. He didn't show off any new sounds or even too many smiles and was clearly getting moving toward a nap. Fortunately, James - the presenter - was not offended when Harry feel asleep in the middle of his explanation of technology. However, I'm betting Susie - his gleeful company cohort - will not let him forget any time soon that he put one of us to sleep.


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