parent2noles is visiting the Bay Area: dinner anyone?

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<p>This could be one of the few opportunities to help me see the error of my Southern conservative ways…</p>

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<p>Sorry, P2N. If you make it down to SoCal, I’ll see what I can do in terms of dinner and/or drinks in the People’s Republic of Santa Monica. I’m in a countdown right now with less than 285 hours until our plane is due to depart for Budapest and it’s kinda like one of those NASA countdowns but with 3-4 business-related wolverines trying to gnaw on your arm while you move through the checklist…so no extraneous travel for me at the moment.</p>

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<p>“This could be one of the few opportunities to help me see the error of my Southern conservative ways…”</p>

<p>Oh man, that makes it sooooo tempting… Just not quite tempting enough to warrant the 5 hour drive.</p>

<p>If you and TheDad do something, count me in.</p>

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<p>We could get mootmom to pick you up in her private helicopter… :)</p>

<p>Have fun in Hungary, The Dad!</p>

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<p>P2N, I will but I’ve still got about 10 days of CC before I leave… Come to think of it, this will be my longest break from CC ever since I started. Unless I manage to check in while checking e-mail.</p>

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<p>SB is not a Bay resident??</p>

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<p>^Cool.</p>

<p>We’re moving to the “guilt” stage. Guilt works better than plaintive pleas anyway.</p>

<p>Shake the bushes, I say. We’ll have a crew yet. :)</p>

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<p>So Cal, baby :cool:</p>

<p>But I grew up in No Cal-- so I guess I’m a hybrid.</p>

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<p>I believe “SB” refers to “Santa Barbara.”</p>

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<p>Which, for those who are challenged by California geography and place names as I was before I moved here (“Everything starts with San or Santa, how do they keep them all apart?”), is nowhere near San Jose, Santa Clara, or San Francisco.</p>

<p>So far it’s just me and p2n – y’all are gonna miss a great time.</p>

<p>And SB, hybrids? In CA? Sounds about right to me.</p>

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<p>I’m sorry to miss it. I’ve met a number of CC parents over the years and it’s been rewarding.</p>

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<p>I’ve got at least one other co-worker who wants to go…probably one more too.</p>

<p>So that’s four…</p>

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<p>Sorry, can’t afford to send myself, so I’ll send my best regards to P2N. If you make it to SF, have a drink at ‘The Top of the Mark,’ a place I’ve wanted to see for a long time. I’ll expect a detailed report upon your return home.</p>

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<p>Regrets, but we have a visitor this week.</p>

<p>I don’t wear jeans at all. Probably rules me out, anyway.</p>