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[jottke]

for all of those who have travel long or short on their plans for this week, i wish you bon voyage and safe travel.

despite the ups and downs of the past couple of months, i am glad to know a number of you will still be gaining a great deal of pleasure this friday evening.

it remains hard to believe that it has been two and a half months since this whole course of events and ensuing board activity was set into motion, and that the day is almost upon us.

for the attendees i expect much delight that they will share with us regretful absentees so we may partake vicariously come late friday/early saturday morning.

(and of course for Robin I wish that he does not have "Amtrak Hot Dog"-breath man sitting beside him, as i once did, vanquishing him of all creative productivity that may otherwise contribute to the uniqueness of friday's event.