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July 29, 2002
Company Picnic
On Saturday I went to Microsoft's company picnic. It was held in a remote location at the base of Mount Si. Since there are 50,000 employees at Microsoft, and each employee was allowed to bring their families, the picnic had to be spread across two days. There must have been at least 10,000 people there on Saturday.
There was lots of free food, beer, fun for the kids and fun for the adults. The theme was "America the Beautiful" and all the food stands had stars and stripes painted on them. Over top of each one was a different virtue, presumably that the American people share including (but not limited to): Democracy, Tolerance, Wonder, Generosity, etc. I think the booth labeled Patriotism was serving ribs.
I had a great time. I got a massage, tested my skills on the portable climbing wall and played some Bingo. Oh yes, and consumed a large amount of beer. I also took some great pictures that may one day make it onto this site.
Unfortunately for me I forgot the sunblock and now have a red, tender nape. Sometimes it sucks being white.