Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 00:27:29 -0400
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at wsfa.org>, WSFA members <WSFAlist at wsfa.org>
From: "Mike B." <omni at omniphile.com>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: October's 3d Friday meeting
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

At 09:23 PM 10/19/2005 -0400, Sam Pierce wrote:
>I will not be able to attend this Friday's meeting as my wife Connie
>and I will be in Oregon assisting my elderly parents move into a
>retirement home.  Now in their 80's they have accumulated an
>incredible array of "stuff," so we'll be assisting in the triage.

I hope the move goes smoothly for all concerned.  Depending on the attitude
of your parents toward this, it could be stressful, or joyful.  I hope it's
closer to the later.

>With Scott's wedding also drawing away many from the meeting, I hope
>no major decisions are undertaken by those attending.  We all need to
>reflect on what the club means to us,  where we want it to go and what
>we expect of our fellow members.

Yes.  However, as the bylaws point out in the part you quoted, the Third
Friday meeting will need to decide where the next First Friday meeting will
be held:

>   2. The place and time for the next meeting shall be designated by
>the Chair before the meeting adjourns.

I am happy to continue having them at the Gilliland's if that's the club's
decision and if the Gillilands don't withdraw the offer, but as there are a
growing number of members who won't attend meetings there anymore, it would
appear that a new venue is going to be required.  I guess we'll all find
out Friday where that will be.

I'd like to thank Alexis and Lee (and Doll if that's possible) for the use
of their home for all of the First Friday meetings I've ever attended.
They've  been very enjoyable, and went very smoothly and it was very good
of them to host the meetings for so long and so reliably.  Like the old
C-640 con suite at Disclave, I have some fond memories of that room, like
listening to Somtow playing Happy Birthday as done by various great
composers, or the old tradition of God Save the Queen at midnight...before
the party resumed for its second half.

>Connie suggested I offer our home as a venue for the first Friday
>meetings and I am pleased to do so.  I doubt the offer will be
>seriously considered as we live 35+ miles west of the beltway,
>northwest of Leesburg, but it is an alternative.

That's very good of you.  Personally, I could get there almost as easily as
I can get to Arlington, and it wouldn't be a whole lot farther if I took
White's Ferry over to 15 south.  Heading out 7 from D.C. or No. Va.
involves traffic pretty much all of the time though (I had a GF in Sterling
so I've made the drive many times), and I doubt there's any public
transportation out that way. Are there any First Friday attendees who need
that if Keith leaves the club?

-- Mike B.

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