Last week was an interesting week in many respects. Last Monday I had lunch with Peter Economy and we discussed the Network Solutions book and schedules and responsibilities for Mike Daniels and me. As time goes on we will keep you informed as to the specific contents of the book.
On Friday I went out on my boat Solutions with Admiral Wertheim, whom I worked with at General Atomic and at STRATCOM in Omaha. Bob Peters came along also. We traveled to Oceanside as usual and had lunch at the Jolly Roger. This experience serves the purpose of providing me a very relaxing conclusion to the week.
On Sunday Betty, Mary Ann, and I drove to L’Auberge Del Mar for a meeting with Craig Venter and his board of directors, who are in town for a board meeting. The Venter Institute here in La Jolla as you know is totally dedicated to genome sequencing to help in the process of genome therapy and also to try to identify which genes are contributing to plant growth. The purpose of these experiments is to see if algae can be grown in big vats and refined to make petroleum products. There is a long way to go but there is a lot of progress. I will try to keep you informed through the blog of anything we learn of interest.
— Bob