I will have a longer description of my trip to San Jose later on, have to work for a living right now. :(
A real life metaphor, however, is this: On the way up, I tipped the parking shuttle driver $5, on the way back, he got $2!
Although not expecting more from the meeting than what I got, I was still hoping for it. What I got was pretty much in line with my expectations, so that pre-meeting tip was more of a way to create some good karma. Karma can be overrated, right?