I got to meet Larry Wall at the first Perl Conference in San Jose. I think Tom introduced us. I was dumbstruck: “Wow, I don’t know what to say; thank you.” He

I got to meet Larry Wall at the first Perl Conference in San Jose. I think Tom introduced us. I was dumbstruck: “Wow, I don’t know what to say; thank you.” He smiled awkwardly: “You’re welcome, I guess.” Textbook Larry. Randal and I were on the same flight out of ATL and met up for a bite in an airport restaurant. Not just for the celebrities in our profession, let the people in your everyday world know how much they mean to you, how they’ve helped you out, how they’ve made meaningful differences in your life, that you care about them, and that you love them. Life is too short not to.