The quadrennial romp with my Institute of Sociometry cohorts was filled as always with unexpected twists and scads of irreverent and indigestible information. San Francisco was an inherent part of the experience, with scented air reminiscent of my teenage years, precipitous hills and even more precipitous neighborhood changes, and a whole city worth of people living just in the streets. Our fair took place amidst all of it.

This was my fourth IS Fair, and I’m realizing they are major milestones in my life as well as the world around me.