Not that we in the New England Cheers & Jeers gang need an excuse for a party (we don't, do we?) - however, a pretext perfect opportunity came in the form of a visit to Boston by NogodsnomastersMary and her husband Mac from Austin, Texas.
And so tnichlsn graciously offered his home in Boston as a meet-up place on Saturday of this weekend. After the jump is an action photo gallery, beginning with my arrival at South Station ....
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... it was a rainy day until mid-afternoon, then the rain resumed on the way home to New Hampshire that night for myself. But wotta time; here are some action photos (even if someone was sleeping, they'd still be action photos):
OF COURSE our CEO Bill in Portland, Maine (on left) was on hand. But with some new facial hair, you may not recognize Common Sense Mainer - a work-in-progress, he reports (and its future is unclear).
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OUR HOST tnichlsn setting out some more chow, with DtheO, BiPM and BrianMcDoc from L-to-R.
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SPECIAL GUESTS - Mac and NogodsnomastersMary are in the center - left is AnotherMassachusettsLiberal, and on right are DtheO and BrianMcDoc.
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STANDING GUARD - or perhaps sitting guard? - is JoJo the Cat - who in addition to watching over the jackets (out of the photo) came upstairs to keep us company from time-to-time, and she was quite pettable then. Note: a piece of cheese can act as a bribe distraction for JoJo while on sentry duty.
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THE TAG-TEAM of Independant Man and Independant Girl were in-the-house.
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A KIDLET SUMMIT broke out with Independant Girl and Kid Brillig with their latest gadgets.
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OUR HOST had a nice spread for us; we didn't lack for sustenance/libations throughout the day (and there were, of course, pies for dessert).
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CHOWING DOWN are (clockwise from bottom left) DtheO, the happy couple of BrianMcDoc and virgomusic plus Brillig.
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TWO 'TOP COMMENT' editors you just might see nightly: sardonyx and Brillig.
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WHERE the ACTION IS - Independant Girl, sardonyx and Brillig.
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HANGING OUT are Independant Man, Brillig, our illustrious host tnichlsn and mik (formerly Mr. Brillig).
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LOITERING ABOUT are BiPM and sardonyx.
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PARTING is SUCH SWEET SORROW for the Brilligs (who had another function to attend that evening).
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AND FINALLY when I had to leave - I came across a neighborhood pootie. This grey tiger was quite friendly, rubbing up against me ... well, at least until I snapped this photo.
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Hope you enjoyed, folks. And as it turns out: I'll be visiting Austin, Texas in mid-February, so now I have another meet-up with our special guests to look forward to. All-in-all: a productive day to meet some wonderful people. I hope that you have the chance to meet some folks - whose words and opinions you value - wherever you happen to live.