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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The big push here today is to promote all the events below the fold with an emphasis on the ALERTS for Nashville & Baltimore, Debate Watch Parties for You! Thanks for your help in getting more eyes on all the upcoming events.
Now, this is for fun in the comments:
So I'm going to spend my time explaining how this works. Let's see how your reading comprehension is. ;)
Tell me a story. Just make something up for us. Your best lie. Impromptu. Entertain us.
We'll vote on who wins by a special tally. The tally will work if everyone reads and pays attention. (I'm not laying my life on it... sloppy speed readers and trigger fingers rulz here at DKosland but I'm hoping for excellent reads from this community.)
In your comment tell me your best yarn, a lie, completely made up, spur of the moment, knock our socks off, stun us, intrigue us, make us want more.
Pick any scenario and flesh it out as much as you want.
So, tell me your best lie. Here are some ideas to get you going:
There is the 3 week stint I did as a go-go dancer.....
I was born to a noble family, but...
It was in my 16th year of life that I ...
While I was leaping from...
The explosions were deafening but I...
The white light awoken me from...
It is neither here nor there but...
OMG, Becky. You can't believe what just happened...
When I woke up...
After the fog burned off I realized...
Now for the contest rules.
Pay attention. ;)
Post your impromptu submission as a comment AND THEN QUICKLY REPLY TO YOUR COMMENT WITH A COMMENT THAT ONLY SAYS: TIP JAR and hit post. (See my first comment for an example.)
Readers can tip your story for appreciation but your dedicated TIP JAR is saved for the contest. Readers: Let's say after an hour or two come back and pick your top 3-5 stories and tip them. You can reply to those tip jars and offer your ranking of 1, 2 or 3, etc. but that is not necessary. The tip is necessary. The best lie with the most tips is the winner. The winner will get some astonishing food photo and text accolades plus a feature in the next day's diary. It's about glory. Sorry we don't have big sponsors like CoverGirl and such but our community can give recs and shoot off fireworks until the cows come home.
right???
Lie to me and make it good, 'cuz we're gonna grade you.
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I'm listening.
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Latest Updates on Kossack Regional Meet-Up News Below the Fold
COMMUNITY BUILDING UPDATES:
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
ALERT!
NASHVILLE IS CURRENTLY ORGANIZING DEBATE WATCH PARTIES: See this diary, HEY NASHVILLE! Who wants to have a debate watch party? by Patrick is Lucky to vote for dates and sign up.
For a permanent place in Nashville events Kosmail ZenTrainer, founder of Nashville KosKats.
ALERT!
BALTIMORE IS CURRENTLY ORGANIZING DEBATE WATCH PARTIES: See this diary, Next Baltimore Kossack meetup by sreeizzle2012.
To join Maryland Kos send sreeizzle2012 a Kosmail.
:: Regions Organizing! ::
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NEW GROUPS IN THE PROCESS OF ORGANIZING:
Portland, Oregon Area: Kosmail: Horace Boothroyd III to be included in the group.
Cleveland and Northeast Ohio Area: Kosmail: GenXangster
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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 (Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island)
Common Sense Mainer (Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont)
• Houston Area Kossacks
Organizer: Chrislove
• Kossacks in India
Organizer: chandu
• CenTex Kossacks
Organizer: papa monzano Current diary: Meet-up Planning Take 1
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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 Founded by buddabelly, Formed: Feb. 13. 2011, 90 members
• Three Star Kossacks 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, 67 members
• Kos Georgia Founded by pat208, Formed: Feb 13, 2011, 18 members
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:: Events Currently on the Books for ALL Kossacks ::
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Monday, October 1st
NYC MEET-UP
TIME: 6:30 PM
LOCATION: The Three Monkeys
236 W 54th St., between Broadway and 8th Ave.
(212) 586-2080
UP ON THE DECK!
HOST: Sidnora
Send Sidnora a Kosmail to RSVP.
RSVPs:
1. sidnora
2. plf515
3. clenchner
4. Cherry the Tart
5. Laura Clawson
6. Arjun Jaikumar
7. It's the Supreme Court, Stupid
8. blue jersey mom
9. rubyr
10. MBNYC
11. Ian Reifowitz
maybes:
casperr
Torta
mconvente
Belinda Ridgewood
Latest diary about this event: 10/1: NYC Meetup on Deck!
EVERYONE is welcome!
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Saturday, October 13th
Cheers & Jeers Meet-Up
TIME: 1:00 - 4:00 PM
LOCATION: Margaritas Mexican Restaurant
775 Lafayette Road
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
HOSTS: Common Sense Mainer and Bill in Portland Maine
Send Common Sense Mainer an email at cuckolds04103@gmail.com to RSVP. (He prefers his email listed.)
EVERYONE is welcome!
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Friday, October 19th
SFKossack Red Carpet Rollout for Dave in Northridge
TIME: 1:00 PM
LOCATION: Yank Sing
Rincon Center
101 Spear St.
San Francisco
HOST: navajo
Send navajo a Kosmail to RSVP.
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RSVP LIST:
1. Dave in Northridge
2. navajo
3. Lorikeet
4. Steveningen
5. jpmassar
6. kimoconnor
7. norm (Maybe)
8. MrNavajo
9. remembrance
10. Glen the Plumber |
11. Dharmasyd
12. boatsie
13. side pocket
14. FogCityJohn
15. Kamakhya
16. Frugal Granny
17. madhaus (maybe)
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20.
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Monday, October 22nd
DAILY KOS HQ: SFKossacks watch the final Presidential Debate Party
TIME: 5:00 PM Pacific
LOCATION: Daily Kos Office
Berkeley (address will be given to RSVPs by Kosmail)
5 min. walk from Ashby BART
HOSTS: Markos and navajo
Send navajo a Kosmail to RSVP.
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RSVP LIST:
1. Markos
2. Susan Gardner
3. Kaili Joy Gray
4. Faith Gardner
5. Will Rockafellow
6. Meteor Blades
7. navajo
8. citisven
9. Glen the Plumber
10. jotter
11. kimoconnor
12. jpmassar
13. norm
14. precinct1233
15. Ebby
16. lineatus
17. ceebee7
18. Dharmasyd
19. madhaus
20. [anonymous]
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21. [anonymous]
22. remembrance (maybe)
23. paradise50 (maybe)
24. Jeff in CA
25. Kamakhya
26. side pocket
27. Mary Rickles
28. mwk
29. boatsie
30. shanikka (maybe)
31. shanikka's DAH (maybe)
32. mber
33. Cathie
34. The Awful Truth
35. Lorikeet
36. dksbook
37. mr. dksbook
38. The dksbook's SIL
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40.
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DailyKos readers who live and/or work in New England
(Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont)
TENTATIVE DATE: Saturday, November 10th
New England Kossacks MEET-UP
TIME: TBD
LOCATION: Plymouth, MA
Address TBD
HOST: Clytemnestra
Send Clytemnestra a Kosmail to RSVP.
Everyone is welcome!
We will be collecting donations for the Native American Netroots project Okiciyap at this Meet Up.
RSVPs:
1. Clytemnestra
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Saturday, November 10th
Northern California Central Valley Kossacks Potluck Lunch
TIME: TBD
LOCATION: Kestrel's home
There will also be a pre-meet up birding adventure at Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area.
HOSTs: tgypsy and Kestrel
Send tygypsy a Kosmail to RSVP.
Everyone is welcome!
RSVPs:
1. tygypsy
2. Kestrel
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Send navajo a kosmail if you post a diary about an event so we can update our round-up.
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Okay. Floor's open.
Tell us what you are doing on this NEW DAY?