Perl Mongers memo (note lunch is next Thursday)

[Matthew J Long]

Doesn't Larry Wall live in Boulder? Getting him might do the trick. ;-)

-Matt

p.s. No, I'm not volunteering!

p.p.s. I've got the Python book. I'm done with it. I'm not impressed. ;-)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim Chambers" <tbc at who.net>
To: "Pikes Peak Perl Mongers" <pikes-peak-pm-list at happyfunball.pm.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2001 12:16 PM
Subject: Perl Mongers memo (note lunch is next Thursday)


> Just a few items.
>
> Tim Chambers ><>
> Founder, Pikes Peak Perl Mongers http://pikes-peak.pm.org/
>
> # # #
>
> LUNCH NEXT THURSDAY
>
> Since we have a new member (hi, Nigel!), I'll repeat what I said last
month.
> The geekly conversation at these lunches is top rate. :-) Everbody -- mark
> your calendars!
>
> On 5/1/01 I wrote background for why we used to meet the Thursday before
the
> first Friday of the month and I announced that we would begin meeting the
> plain old first Thursday of each month. I got no replies, so be advised
that
> the monthly Pikes Peak Perl Mongers lunch will be Thursday, June 7th, at
> 11:30.  (Now that we're meeting the first Thursday, I added the repeating
> event to the ColoradoSprings.com calendar. Thanks for the resource,
Vance!)
>
> Anyone have suggestions for where to meet?
>
> # # #
>
> PROGRAM IDEAS
>
> Even if you can't make the lunch, I'd like to know via e-mail if anyone
has
> a burning desire to do any "real" Perl Monger stuff. I kicked off this
group
> in 1999 with a special guest appearance by Eric S. Raymond. He spoke to a
> joint meeting of the Pikes Peak Linux Users Group and the Pikes Peak Perl
> Mongers. It turns out he's a Python hacker. Oh, well. A few of you found
out
> about PPPM through that event, anyway.
>
> There's been no program activity since then. I've been waiting for the
group
> to grow. Well, it's looking like the chicken and the egg. That is, maybe
the
> group would grow if we had a guest speaker.
>
> I don't have the energy right now to organize something, but based on my
> experience in 1999, I'd be glad to coach a motivated individual to do it.
> Think of this as a leadership opportunity that you can put on your resume.
> :-)
>
> Contact me if interested.
>
> # # #
>
> PPPM LIBRARY
>
> My memory isn't clear. Can someone remind me what happened at the lunch
last
> month with the books? I'd like to hear from those who are in actual
> possession of the books.
>
> Title: DATA MUNGING WITH PERL
> Author: David Cross
> Publisher: Manning Publications Co.
> URL: http://www.manning.com/cross
> In Possession Of: Ken Scott <kscott-list at pcisys.net>
> As of: 1 May 2001
> Notes: Courtesy of Manning. Has Ken given it to someone else?
>
> Title: NETWORK PROGRAMMING WITH PERL
> Author: Lincoln D. Stein
> Publisher: Addison-Wesley
> URL: http://www.awlonline.com/product/0,2627,0201615711,00.html
> In Possession Of: Tim Chambers <tbc at spamcop.net>
> As of: 09 March 2001
> Notes: this is only a galley copy, courtesy of Addison-Wesley
>
> Title: PROGRAMMING PYTHON, 2ND EDITION
> Author: Mark Lutz
> Publisher: O'Reilly
> URL: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/python2/
> In Possession Of: ?
> As of: 3 May 2001
> Notes: last seen with Bob Gattis <rhgattis at mtc-inc.com>
>
> # # #
>
>