Every day is a new day and with that, a new opportunity.
EVERYONE is welcome and please join us each morning at 7:30 AM PACIFIC
to tell us what you're working on, share your show & tell, vent, whatever you want...
...this is an open thread. Nothing is off topic.
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Saturday, November 17th
Just a taste, visit the link above for all the photos. You can still REC!
broths, expat okie, left of you, figbash
Around the table starting left front: kerflooey, Hotsie Horsie, Tim DeLaney, left of you, expat okie, MillieNeon (standing), broths (standing by Millie), just a bit of sfbg, the back of Chitown Kev's head,bsmechanic, Railfan, just a peek at ElfOwl
L-R: Railfan, Hotsie Horsie, bsmechanic, Tim DeLaney and Chitown Kev
Go see the whole diary for more than a dozen photos of Kossacks.
Friday, November 16th
near table - DaNang65's friend, sneakers563 (gesturing), Dorothy 563 (with binkie), Mrs. 563 standing - Empty Vessel, LandruBek, whataboutbob large table - clockwise from ramara (reading menu), tytalus, Mrs. Zello, ItsaMathJoke, cosmic debris, rasbobbo
Awwww.....
(L) Group Shot and (R) Cosmic Debris offering wine
Go see the whole diary for more than a dozen photos of Kossacks.
NEW READERS!
Please check our bulleted New Groups lists below and see if your region has a group.
TODAY'S COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION QUESTION:
Are you traveling or staying home for Thanksgiving?
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Latest Updates on Kossack Regional Meet-Up News Below the Fold
Thanks for recommending our series to promote Kossacks getting together?
You're part of the team by helping us this way.
Please check out the bulleted lists below to see
if there is a group near you to join.
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:: COMMUNITY BUILDING UPDATES ::
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Let's build communities!
Every region needs a meat-space community like SFKossacks.
We take care of each other in real life.
I urge YOU to take the lead and organize one in your region.
Please tell us about it if you do and we're here for advice.
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THINK GLOBALLY, ACT LOCALLY
>>>Instructions on HOW TO FORM A NEW DAILY KOS GROUP
NEW GROUPS IN THE PROCESS OF ORGANIZING:
Send a Kosmail to the organizers and ask for an invitation to the group.
• Cleveland and Northeast Ohio Area: Kosmail: GenXangster
• Northern Indiana Area: Kosmail Tim Delaney
• Indianapolis Kossacks: Kosmail CityLightsLover
• Long Island: Kosmail grannycarol
• Northern Michigan: Kosmail JillS
• Nebraska: Kosmail Nebraska68847Dem
• Twin Cities Kossacks: Kosmail imonlylurking
• Westburbia Chicago Kossacks: Kosmail Majordomo
• New York Hudson Valley Kossacks: Kosmail boran2
• Pittsburgh Area Kossacks: Kosmail dweb8231 Current diary: Welcome to Pittsburgh Area Kossacks
• North Carolina Triangle Kossacks: Kosmail highacidity
Note to the above new leaders: Feel free to leave a comment any day reminding readers about your new group. Also, tell us about your progress in gathering members. Kosmail me when you've chosen a good name for your group and have created a the group. Then I'll move you to the NEW GROUPS LIST. When you've planned a date for your first event I'll make a banner for you to highlight your event in our diaries and your diaries.
These are the groups that have started since * NEW DAY * began. Please Kosmail navajo if you have started a group before that.
NEW GROUPS LIST:
• California Central Valley Kossacks - Organizer: tgypsy
• New England Kossacks - Organizers:
Clytemnestra for Lower New England (Conneticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island)
GreenMountainBoy02 for Upper New England (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont)
• Houston Area Kossacks - Organizer: Chrislove
• Kossacks in India - Organizer: chandu
• CenTex Kossacks - Organizer: papa monzano
• Central Ohio Kossacks - Organizer: VetGrl
• Kansas City Kossacks - Organizer: kj in missouri, Formed Oct 15, 2012
• Phoenix Kossacks - Organizer: arizonablue, Formed Oct 16, 2012
• Chicago Kossacks - Organizer: figbash, Formed: Oct 31, 2012, 23 members!
• Koscadia the Pacific Northwest coast from Northern California to Alaska
- Oganizer: Horace Boothroyd III based in Portland, OR, Formed Oct 17, 2012
• Boston Kossacks - Organizer: GreyHawk, Formed: Nov 7, 2012
• Motor City Kossacks South East Michigan (Detroit) Area - Organizer: peregrine kate, Formed: Nov 10, 2012
• Salt Lake City Kossacks - Organizer: War on Error, Formed: Nov 17, 2012
ESTABLISHED GROUPS LIST: (List will grow as we discover them)
• SFKossacks Founded by navajo, Formed: May 2, 2005, More than 80 members
• Maryland Kos Founded by timmyc, Formed: Feb 23, 2011, More than 54 members
• New York City Founded by Eddie C, More than 58 members
• Baja Arizona Kossacks Event Organizer: Azazello, 90 members
• Three Star Kossacks Tennessee, Founded by maryKK, Formed: Apr 8, 2011, 46 members
• Nashville KosKats Founded by ZenTrainer, Formed: Jan 30, 2012, 28 members
• Virginia Kos Founded by JamieG from Md, Formed: May 3, 2011, 85 members
• Kos Georgia Founded by pat208, Formed: Feb 13, 2011, 18 members
• Colorado COmmunity Founded by Leftcandid, Formed: Feb 13, 2011, 25 members
• New Mexico Kossaks Founded by claude, 13 members
• Philly Kos Founded by mconvente, Formed: Aug 29, 2011, 15 members
Currently organizing: Kosmail asterkitty to sign up
:: Events Currently on the Books for ALL Kossacks ::
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Saturday, December 1st
OREGON - Portland Area Kossacks MEET-UP
TIME: TBD
LOCATION: Sara R and winglion's home
ORGANIZER: Send Horace Boothroyd III a Kosmail to RSVP.
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RSVPs:
1. Horace Boothroyd III
2. Sara R
3. Winglion
4. llbear
5. BlueJessamine
6. navajo
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7. loggersbrat
8. PSWaterspirit
Maybes:
freewayblogger
Lawrence Lewis
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Latest diary on this event: Oregon Kossacks This Could be You! by BlueJessamine
Saturday, December 1st
Salt Lake City Area Kossacks MEET-UP
TIME: 2:00 PM
LOCATION: Red Butte Garden Annual Holiday Open House FREE ADMISSION
300 Wakara Way • Salt Lake City
ORGANIZER: Send War on Error a Kosmail to RSVP.
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RSVPs:
1. War on Error
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Maybes:
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Latest diary on this event: Salt Lake City Kossacks - Free Holiday Meet Up, Dec. 1, 2:00PM, Red Butte Gardens (It's FREE)
Sunday, December 2nd
Houston Area Meet-Up
TIME: 11:00 AM
LOCATION: Theo's Restaurant
812 Westheimer Road • Montrose
ORGANIZER: Chrislove - Send a Kosmail to RSVP.
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RSVPs:
1. Chrislove
2. Delilah
3. htowngenie
4. suesue
5. cosette
6. Texdude50
7. icelus
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8. GrannyOPhilly
9. nomandates
10. doraphasia
11. PDiddie
12. Crabby Abbey
13. DRo
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Latest diary on this event: Houston Area Kossacks: Meet-Up Scheduled for Sunday, December 2!
Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012
NYC Meetup: Victory and Survival Celebration
TIME: Noon
LOCATION: Spitzer's Corner
101 Rivington Street (cross-street Ludlow) Directions in diary.
ORGANIZER: Sidnora
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RSVPs:
1. Sidnora
2. rubyr
3. plf515
4. casperr
5. kathny
6. belinda ridgewood
7. Glinda
8. Mets102
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Maybees:
wader
Laura Clawson
KnotIookin and hubby
It's the Supreme Court, Stupid
kishik
Rosalie907
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Latest diary on this event: NYC Meetup: Victory and Survival Celebration, 12/2!
Tuesday, December 4th
350BAYAREA.org's Plug into the movement event
TIME: 7:00 PM
LOCATION: Ed Roberts Campus - above Ashby BART in Berkeley
350BayArea.org is having and event to join in a conversation of ideas and possibilities for local collective action. They're asking to bring our ideas and talents and one of their members asked citisven to attend and pitch his Bike the Math idea from his McKibben diary.
Allow me to indulge!
BIKE THE MATH
Where: to Chevron Headquarters in San Ramon, CA
When: Next shareholder meeting, Spring 2013, TBD
Meet: BART station TBD
Saturday, December 8th
Daily Kos HQ Holiday Party with SFKossacks!
TIME: TBD
LOCATION: Daily Kos HQ in Berkeley
Attendees may bring a decoration to put on the HQ tree.
Potluck style.
ORGANIZER: Send navajo a Kosmail to RSVP.
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RSVPs:
1. Markos Moulitsas and family
2. Susan Gardner and family
3. Will Rockafellow and family
4. Meteor Blades
5. Kaili Joy Gray
6. Faith Gardner
7. navajo
8. side pocket
9. Mrs. side pocket
10. lineatus
11. no way lack of brain
12. Brian82
13. norm
14. citisven
15. Deb (maybe)
16. Glen the Plumber
17. remembrance +TLO™
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18. gotmooned
19. Cooper888
20. smileycreek
21. paradise50
22. dharmasyd
23. ceebee7
24. Bruce Webb
25. linkage
26. Oke
27. rfall
28. edrie
29. maggiejean
30. Steveningen
31. scaboni
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Sunday, December 9th
CenTex - Austin Area Kossacks MEET-UP
TIME: 2:00 - 5:00 PM
LOCATION: Phoenix Saloon
193 W. San Antonio St • New Braunfels
ORGANIZER: Send papa monzano a Kosmail to RSVP.
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RSVPs:
1. papa monzano
2. Teknohed
3. blue armadillo
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Current Diary: Next CenTex Kossack Meeting Dec 9
DailyKos readers who live and/or work in New England
(Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont)
Saturday, January 12th
New England Kossacks MEET-UP
TIME: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
LOCATION: Fire and Ice
One Providence Place • Providence, RI
ORGANIZER: Send Clytemnestra a Kosmail to RSVP.
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RSVPs:
1. Clytemnestra
2. AnotherMassachusettsLiberal
3. Knockbally
4.
5.
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Maybees:
1. aaraujo
2. gchaucer2
3. Phil S 33
4. annieli
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Latest diary: New England Kossacks - January Meet Up
Send navajo a kosmail if you post a diary about an event so we can update our round-up.
Okay. Floor's open.
Tell us what you are doing on this NEW DAY?