From gwadej at anomaly.org  Tue Nov  3 15:36:57 2009
From: gwadej at anomaly.org (G. Wade Johnson)
Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 17:36:57 -0600
Subject: [pm-h] November Social meeting
Message-ID: <20091103173657.4b7f7998@sovvan>

The November meeting is definitely going to be a social meeting at
Fuddrucker's again this time.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=3929+Southwest+Fwy,+Houston,+TX

We'll be meeting after 6pm on Tuesday Nov. 10. Bring your appetite and
a desire to chat.

See you there.
G. Wade
-- 
Rule of thumb: if you think something is clever and sophisticated,
beware: it is probably self-indulgence.             -- Donald Norman

From gwadej at anomaly.org  Tue Nov  3 15:38:58 2009
From: gwadej at anomaly.org (G. Wade Johnson)
Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 17:38:58 -0600
Subject: [pm-h] Houston.pm now on Meetup
Message-ID: <20091103173858.77310d7d@sovvan>

There have been a number of people interested in Perl in Houston on
Meetup.com. I finally set up a Houston Perl Meetup that I plan to
connect to Houston.pm.

There are a handful of people who have RSVPed to the Tuesday meeting.

Over the next few weeks, I hope to connect the two systems together a
little better.

G. Wade
-- 
Virtual is when it's not but it looks like it is and transparent is
when it is but it looks like it isn't.                  -- Rick Hoselton

From fluhmann at gmail.com  Wed Nov  4 11:31:27 2009
From: fluhmann at gmail.com (Jeremy Fluhmann)
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 13:31:27 -0600
Subject: [pm-h] YAPC Houston t-shirt spotting [Video]
In-Reply-To: <6ee1e6090910300818i45d3b9e2mebbb4517e483817b@mail.gmail.com>
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On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 9:18 AM, Will Willis <will.willis at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 10:12 AM, Todd Rinaldo <toddr at cpanel.net> wrote:
>
>>
>> On Oct 30, 2009, at 8:13 AM, Will Willis wrote:
>>
>> A google staffer takes a someone from Chicago Now on a tour through
>> Google's Chicago location. Someone in the cafeteria is wearing a YAPC
>> Houston t-shirt.
>>
>>
>> http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/leshock-value/2009/10/a-tour-of-googles-chicago-headquarters.html
>>
>> -Will
>>
>>
Sweet! Nice to see the YAPC Houston shirt getting some media time. ;-)

>
>>
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From will.willis at gmail.com  Wed Nov  4 19:37:40 2009
From: will.willis at gmail.com (Will Willis)
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 21:37:40 -0600
Subject: [pm-h] Houston.pm now on Meetup
In-Reply-To: <20091103173858.77310d7d@sovvan>
References: <20091103173858.77310d7d@sovvan>
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I like the meetup idea. Looks like we've got some new blood already :) Our
group is missing a "profile photo". I made a few modifications to what we
used for YAPC... we could use that (See attached), or the standard...
http://www.pm.org/graphics/title.png

Thoughts?

-Will

On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 5:38 PM, G. Wade Johnson <gwadej at anomaly.org> wrote:

> There have been a number of people interested in Perl in Houston on
> Meetup.com. I finally set up a Houston Perl Meetup that I plan to
> connect to Houston.pm.
>
> There are a handful of people who have RSVPed to the Tuesday meeting.
>
> Over the next few weeks, I hope to connect the two systems together a
> little better.
>
> G. Wade
> --
> Virtual is when it's not but it looks like it is and transparent is
> when it is but it looks like it isn't.                  -- Rick Hoselton
> _______________________________________________
> Houston mailing list
> Houston at pm.org
> http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/houston
> Website: http://houston.pm.org/
>
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From gwadej at anomaly.org  Wed Nov  4 19:42:17 2009
From: gwadej at anomaly.org (G. Wade Johnson)
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 21:42:17 -0600
Subject: [pm-h] Houston.pm now on Meetup
In-Reply-To: <6ee1e6090911041937s26f9d86dy9a8e664e9d828c21@mail.gmail.com>
References: <20091103173858.77310d7d@sovvan>
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On Wed, 4 Nov 2009 21:37:40 -0600
Will Willis <will.willis at gmail.com> wrote:

> I like the meetup idea. Looks like we've got some new blood
> already :) Our group is missing a "profile photo". I made a few
> modifications to what we used for YAPC... we could use that (See
> attached), or the standard... http://www.pm.org/graphics/title.png
> 
> Thoughts?

I was trying to come up with a good group image. This seems like an
option to me.

Anyone else have a challenger?

G. Wade
-- 
To vacillate or not to vacillate, that is the question ... or is it?

From gwadej at anomaly.org  Wed Nov  4 19:47:25 2009
From: gwadej at anomaly.org (G. Wade Johnson)
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 21:47:25 -0600
Subject: [pm-h] Intro Perl Topics?
Message-ID: <20091104214725.232f529e@sovvan>

A few people on the Meetup site have expressed interest in "learning
Perl".

Once upon a time, we had a fairly steady set of introductory
presentations. Over time, we seemed to move away from those.

Would anyone be interested in intro-level Perl presentations, or "Perl
tips and tricks"-type presentations?

Anyone willing to present on these topics?

G. Wade
-- 
Perfection is achieved not when there is nothing more to add but when
there is nothing more to take out.        -- Antoine de Saint Exupery

From will.willis at gmail.com  Wed Nov  4 19:54:48 2009
From: will.willis at gmail.com (Will Willis)
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 21:54:48 -0600
Subject: [pm-h] Houston.pm now on Meetup
In-Reply-To: <20091104214217.552fef3e@sovvan>
References: <20091103173858.77310d7d@sovvan>
	<6ee1e6090911041937s26f9d86dy9a8e664e9d828c21@mail.gmail.com>
	<20091104214217.552fef3e@sovvan>
Message-ID: <6ee1e6090911041954w15b63901ld4b4cdd1b544ab38@mail.gmail.com>

I couldn't resist...

https://twitter.com/houstonpm

-Will

On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 9:42 PM, G. Wade Johnson <gwadej at anomaly.org> wrote:

> On Wed, 4 Nov 2009 21:37:40 -0600
> Will Willis <will.willis at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I like the meetup idea. Looks like we've got some new blood
> > already :) Our group is missing a "profile photo". I made a few
> > modifications to what we used for YAPC... we could use that (See
> > attached), or the standard... http://www.pm.org/graphics/title.png
> >
> > Thoughts?
>
> I was trying to come up with a good group image. This seems like an
> option to me.
>
> Anyone else have a challenger?
>
> G. Wade
> --
> To vacillate or not to vacillate, that is the question ... or is it?
> _______________________________________________
> Houston mailing list
> Houston at pm.org
> http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/houston
> Website: http://houston.pm.org/
>
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From will.willis at gmail.com  Wed Nov  4 20:21:38 2009
From: will.willis at gmail.com (Will Willis)
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 22:21:38 -0600
Subject: [pm-h] Intro Perl Topics?
In-Reply-To: <20091104214725.232f529e@sovvan>
References: <20091104214725.232f529e@sovvan>
Message-ID: <6ee1e6090911042021i14c2aabdh244f645e5ad935cf@mail.gmail.com>

I just happen to be preparing an intro to perl presentation for my
coworkers.

 I'd be glad to present at the next meeting. Would that be January?

-Will

On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 9:47 PM, G. Wade Johnson <gwadej at anomaly.org> wrote:

> A few people on the Meetup site have expressed interest in "learning
> Perl".
>
> Once upon a time, we had a fairly steady set of introductory
> presentations. Over time, we seemed to move away from those.
>
> Would anyone be interested in intro-level Perl presentations, or "Perl
> tips and tricks"-type presentations?
>
> Anyone willing to present on these topics?
>
> G. Wade
> --
> Perfection is achieved not when there is nothing more to add but when
> there is nothing more to take out.        -- Antoine de Saint Exupery
> _______________________________________________
> Houston mailing list
> Houston at pm.org
> http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/houston
> Website: http://houston.pm.org/
>
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From rlharris at oplink.net  Wed Nov  4 22:23:29 2009
From: rlharris at oplink.net (Russell L. Harris)
Date: Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:23:29 -0600
Subject: [pm-h] Intro Perl Topics?
In-Reply-To: <6ee1e6090911042021i14c2aabdh244f645e5ad935cf@mail.gmail.com>
References: <20091104214725.232f529e@sovvan>
	<6ee1e6090911042021i14c2aabdh244f645e5ad935cf@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <4AF26F61.2040504@oplink.net>

Will Willis wrote:
...
> On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 9:47 PM, G. Wade Johnson <gwadej at anomaly.org 
...
>     Would anyone be interested in intro-level Perl presentations, or "Perl
>     tips and tricks"-type presentations?

I am interested.

A couple of years ago, Perl enabled me to undertake an involved and 
otherwise-prohibitive transformation in the formatting of a large number 
of documents.  Of course, the trade-off was many hours spent in learning 
Perl (from "square one") versus the countless hours which would have 
been required in tedious and error-prone manual labour and proofreading.

Now I need to do something similar, but I haven't touched Perl since the 
previous project.  I dread all the study which is going to be necessary, 
but without Perl I could not hope to undertake the project.

So a refresher would be welcome.

RLH

From gwadej at anomaly.org  Thu Nov  5 04:43:42 2009
From: gwadej at anomaly.org (G. Wade Johnson)
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 06:43:42 -0600
Subject: [pm-h] Intro Perl Topics?
In-Reply-To: <6ee1e6090911042021i14c2aabdh244f645e5ad935cf@mail.gmail.com>
References: <20091104214725.232f529e@sovvan>
	<6ee1e6090911042021i14c2aabdh244f645e5ad935cf@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <20091105064342.56ccb140@sovvan>

On Wed, 4 Nov 2009 22:21:38 -0600
Will Willis <will.willis at gmail.com> wrote:

> I just happen to be preparing an intro to perl presentation for my
> coworkers.
> 
>  I'd be glad to present at the next meeting. Would that be January?

The next technical meeting is in January (Jan. 12). If you are
interested, I'll put you down for that day.

G. Wade
-- 
C makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot; C++ makes it harder, but
when you do, it blows away your whole leg.      -- Bjarne Stroustrup

From gwadej at anomaly.org  Thu Nov  5 04:48:36 2009
From: gwadej at anomaly.org (G. Wade Johnson)
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 06:48:36 -0600
Subject: [pm-h] Intro Perl Topics?
In-Reply-To: <4AF26F61.2040504@oplink.net>
References: <20091104214725.232f529e@sovvan>
	<6ee1e6090911042021i14c2aabdh244f645e5ad935cf@mail.gmail.com>
	<4AF26F61.2040504@oplink.net>
Message-ID: <20091105064836.715567b3@sovvan>

On Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:23:29 -0600
"Russell L. Harris" <rlharris at oplink.net> wrote:

> Will Willis wrote:
> ...
> > On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 9:47 PM, G. Wade Johnson <gwadej at anomaly.org 
> ...
> >     Would anyone be interested in intro-level Perl presentations,
> > or "Perl tips and tricks"-type presentations?
> 
> I am interested.
> 
> A couple of years ago, Perl enabled me to undertake an involved and 
> otherwise-prohibitive transformation in the formatting of a large
> number of documents.  Of course, the trade-off was many hours spent
> in learning Perl (from "square one") versus the countless hours which
> would have been required in tedious and error-prone manual labour and
> proofreading.
> 
> Now I need to do something similar, but I haven't touched Perl since
> the previous project.  I dread all the study which is going to be
> necessary, but without Perl I could not hope to undertake the project.
> 
> So a refresher would be welcome.

Remember that this mailing list is a good resource for answering any
questions you might have. We also have the IRC channel we set up for
the remote meetings at irc.perl.org/houston.pm.

I also find the Perl Monastery (perlmonks.org) to be a great resource
of knowledgeable Perl programmers.

In the longer term, it sounds like there may be more interest that I
had previously thought.

G. Wade
-- 
Understanding is a three-edged sword.       -- Kosh in "Deathwalker"

From toddr at null.net  Thu Nov  5 14:13:59 2009
From: toddr at null.net (Todd Rinaldo)
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 16:13:59 -0600
Subject: [pm-h] Intro Perl Topics?
In-Reply-To: <20091105064342.56ccb140@sovvan>
References: <20091104214725.232f529e@sovvan>
	<6ee1e6090911042021i14c2aabdh244f645e5ad935cf@mail.gmail.com>
	<20091105064342.56ccb140@sovvan>
Message-ID: <748c25c20911051413p42f68dc3lf83ce755bdc547a1@mail.gmail.com>

On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 6:43 AM, G. Wade Johnson <gwadej at anomaly.org> wrote:
> On Wed, 4 Nov 2009 22:21:38 -0600
> Will Willis <will.willis at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I just happen to be preparing an intro to perl presentation for my
>> coworkers.
>>
>> ?I'd be glad to present at the next meeting. Would that be January?
>
> The next technical meeting is in January (Jan. 12). If you are
> interested, I'll put you down for that day.
>

Some of our technical meetings have space on the tail end of them. We
have enough people with experience at these that we could do break
outs after the meeting and give help. What I'd like to know is who can
attend that's looking to learn perl?

Todd

From gwadej at anomaly.org  Thu Nov  5 16:57:12 2009
From: gwadej at anomaly.org (G. Wade Johnson)
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 18:57:12 -0600
Subject: [pm-h] Intro Perl Topics?
In-Reply-To: <748c25c20911051413p42f68dc3lf83ce755bdc547a1@mail.gmail.com>
References: <20091104214725.232f529e@sovvan>
	<6ee1e6090911042021i14c2aabdh244f645e5ad935cf@mail.gmail.com>
	<20091105064342.56ccb140@sovvan>
	<748c25c20911051413p42f68dc3lf83ce755bdc547a1@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <20091105185712.3abffee3@sovvan>

On Thu, 5 Nov 2009 16:13:59 -0600
Todd Rinaldo <toddr at null.net> wrote:

> On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 6:43 AM, G. Wade Johnson <gwadej at anomaly.org>
> wrote:
> > On Wed, 4 Nov 2009 22:21:38 -0600
> > Will Willis <will.willis at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> I just happen to be preparing an intro to perl presentation for my
> >> coworkers.
> >>
> >> ?I'd be glad to present at the next meeting. Would that be January?
> >
> > The next technical meeting is in January (Jan. 12). If you are
> > interested, I'll put you down for that day.
> >
> 
> Some of our technical meetings have space on the tail end of them. We
> have enough people with experience at these that we could do break
> outs after the meeting and give help. What I'd like to know is who can
> attend that's looking to learn perl?

One great way to learn any language is to work through a project or task
that you would like to do in the language.

Unfortunately, deciding how big a task to bite off can be hard.

If you are looking to learn Perl and have a task in mind, maybe we
could work through solving it either on the list or at a meeting (or
both).

Anyone have a problem in Perl that could use a little help?

G. Wade
-- 
"I can only conclude that I'm paying off karma at a vastly accelerated
rate."                             -- Ivanova, "Points of Departure"

From fluhmann at gmail.com  Fri Nov  6 19:49:49 2009
From: fluhmann at gmail.com (Jeremy Fluhmann)
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 21:49:49 -0600
Subject: [pm-h] Houston.pm now on Meetup
In-Reply-To: <6ee1e6090911041937s26f9d86dy9a8e664e9d828c21@mail.gmail.com>
References: <20091103173858.77310d7d@sovvan>
	<6ee1e6090911041937s26f9d86dy9a8e664e9d828c21@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <7f7c2d5e0911061949i6f89cc34r82a042402c011145@mail.gmail.com>

On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 9:37 PM, Will Willis <will.willis at gmail.com> wrote:

> I like the meetup idea. Looks like we've got some new blood already :) Our
> group is missing a "profile photo". I made a few modifications to what we
> used for YAPC... we could use that (See attached), or the standard...
> http://www.pm.org/graphics/title.png
>
> Thoughts?
>

I like it ;-)

--
Jeremy


> On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 5:38 PM, G. Wade Johnson <gwadej at anomaly.org>wrote:
>
>> There have been a number of people interested in Perl in Houston on
>> Meetup.com. I finally set up a Houston Perl Meetup that I plan to
>> connect to Houston.pm.
>>
>> There are a handful of people who have RSVPed to the Tuesday meeting.
>>
>> Over the next few weeks, I hope to connect the two systems together a
>> little better.
>>
>> G. Wade
>>
>
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From gwadej at anomaly.org  Mon Nov  9 05:16:16 2009
From: gwadej at anomaly.org (G. Wade Johnson)
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 07:16:16 -0600
Subject: [pm-h] November Social Meeting this Tuesday
Message-ID: <20091109071616.7b5a6fa0@sovvan>

This is just a quick reminder about the Houston.pm social Meetup this
Tuesday. I'll be there from 6pm to around 8pm or 9pm (Depending on
who's still around). (Fuddruckers at 3929 Southwest Fwy).

If the Fuddruckers is not packed, I will try to get one or two of the
long tables in the back (right-hand side as you enter the restaurant).
If nothing is available there, I'll grab something in the main area.

Look for the YAPC::NA 2007 t-shirt, I should be pretty easy to spot.
I hope to see many of you there.
G. Wade
-- 
"I can only conclude that I'm paying off karma at a vastly accelerated
rate."                             -- Ivanova, "Points of Departure"

From gwadej at anomaly.org  Tue Nov 10 20:38:28 2009
From: gwadej at anomaly.org (G. Wade Johnson)
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:38:28 -0600
Subject: [pm-h] November Social Meeting
Message-ID: <20091110223828.65b0b39c@sovvan>

The combination Houston.pm Social Meeting and Houston Perl Meetup was a
bit of a success. We had more attendees than any of our recent social
meetings.

The conversation wandered over jobs, Perl, databases, and other
technical topics. Overall, it was the kind of social meeting you would
expect from Houston.pm. (Okay, maybe a bit more interesting than that.)

G. Wade
-- 
Optimism is an occupational hazard of programming; feedback is the
treatment.                                              -- Kent Beck

From gwadej at anomaly.org  Tue Nov 10 20:44:47 2009
From: gwadej at anomaly.org (G. Wade Johnson)
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:44:47 -0600
Subject: [pm-h] Autovivification
Message-ID: <20091110224447.47bbcc20@sovvan>

The module the I mentioned in the conversation with Todd and Will at
the end of the meeting was "autovivification" not "autovivify".

I'm afraid I misremembered.

G. Wade
-- 
The computer should be doing the hard work. That's what it's paid to do,
after all.                                             -- Larry Wall

From gwadej at anomaly.org  Wed Nov 11 15:22:48 2009
From: gwadej at anomaly.org (G. Wade Johnson)
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:22:48 -0600
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From will.willis at gmail.com  Wed Nov 11 19:19:46 2009
From: will.willis at gmail.com (Will Willis)
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:19:46 -0600
Subject: [pm-h] Fw: O'Reilly UG News: Try the all new Safari Books
	Online - 10 days free - no charge, no strings attached!
In-Reply-To: <20091111172248.46aba076@sovvan>
References: <20091111172248.46aba076@sovvan>
Message-ID: <6ee1e6090911111919k6d3c43bfvf68c42d2d6bd6b3@mail.gmail.com>

And remember that if you have a Harris County Public Library
card<http://www.hcpl.net/about/library-cards>you can access a portion
of the Safari Library anytime.

http://www.hcpl.net/ref/dbalpha.htm#s

I say "a portion" because HCPL only has access to "a specially-tailored
subset of 3,026 titles from Safari Books Online's overall content." Or about
1/3 of the entire catalog -- either way, for free, it aint bad in a pinch.

-Will


On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 5:22 PM, G. Wade Johnson <gwadej at anomaly.org> wrote:

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From gwadej at anomaly.org  Sun Nov 22 06:12:50 2009
From: gwadej at anomaly.org (G. Wade Johnson)
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:12:50 -0600
Subject: [pm-h] Fw: [pm_groups] ISO location for perl/data center
Message-ID: <20091122081250.5c1ec330@sovvan>

This came up on the pmgroup list as a request to forward.

It might be useful to have people in different parts of Houston give
Uri some ammunition to talk to his client. It couldn't hurt to have
more Perl opportunities in Houston.

G. Wade

------------------
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:16:58 -0500
From: "Uri Guttman" <uri at StemSystems.com>
To: pm_groups at pm.org
Subject: [pm_groups] ISO location for perl/data center



please forward this to your local list if you deem it appropriate.

hello mongers,

i have a client who has asked me an interesting question. they are in
the discussion phase of opening a second data center for their hosting
business. they are would like it to be west of the mississippi in the US
but not california (too expensive) and east of there may work too. they
are seeking a location where they could hire a small (maybe 3-6) staff
of perl developers, but the number could grow over time. i am helping
them with this search which is why i am bringing it to the pm
groups. email me back if you think your area is a good fit for their
needs. it should have an active perl community with hackers seeking work
and decent rent and expenses for a data center. i already mentioned
portland OR and boston. another area that works is seattle. what about
your monger group's location? email me at uri at perlhunter.com with info
about your perl monger group and such.

thanx,

uri

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From toddr at cpanel.net  Wed Nov 25 09:53:55 2009
From: toddr at cpanel.net (Todd Rinaldo)
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:53:55 -0600
Subject: [pm-h] use strict;
Message-ID: <903A9C29-62E4-414D-8149-DBAD84AA7D43@cpanel.net>

We heard a quote at this month's meeting:

"I don't use strict, I just let it happen"

Having worked with code that doesn't use strict, I found it very profound and funny.

From gwadej at anomaly.org  Mon Nov 30 17:57:11 2009
From: gwadej at anomaly.org (G. Wade Johnson)
Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:57:11 -0600
Subject: [pm-h] December Meeting
Message-ID: <20091130195711.610f149f@sovvan>

Surprise.

It looks like we will have a December social meeting after all. Last
month I connected the Houston Perl Meetup to our meeting schedule,
expecting it to schedule meetups when I told it to. Instead, the
service automatically sent out reminders for this month as well.

Since there has been some interest, I decided to go ahead and call for
a social meeting next Tuesday (Dec. 8) at Fuddruckers on the SW Fwy
near Weslayan.

We normally don't have meetings in December because people have too
much going on to prepare a presentation or plan something else for the
meeting. But a social meeting should be pretty easy.

I you'd like to come, we'd look forward to seeing you there.

G. Wade
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