One meet-up leads to another. Message from commentor Prescott Cactus: PHX Balloon Juice Meet Up 5/22/16 Sunday afternoon (3 to 4pm arrival?) Oregano’s Pizza Bistro (the one in Tempe just off I-10 on Elliot.) 1475 W Elliot Rd, Tempe, AZ 85284 Phone: (480) 966-0401 Oregano’s does NOT take reservations. Once we have half the party …
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NYC Meet-Up — This FRIDAY, 5/20, Old Town Bar, 6pm
After previous discussions, Commentor RedDirtGirl has agreed to call the Old Town Bar and make reservations — I estimated six-plus people, so if you plan to be there, leave a comment below and let’s see if we can get a better head count. The Old Town Bar is located at 45 E 18th St (Phone …
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Public Service Reminder: Democratic Debate Tomorrow Evening, 9pm EST
Just in case anyone needs to adjust their busy weekend schedules. Per Politico: … The debate will last two hours and begin at 9 p.m. Eastern time… CBS News says there will be no opening statements. Candidates will have 60 seconds to respond, 30 seconds for rebuttals and follow-ups, and 60 seconds for closing statements. …
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For Good Times in Brookline And Cambridge
A few events tomorrow and Friday for your infotainment pleasure. First, I’ll be doing a reading/book talk on The Hunt for Vulcan at Brookline Booksmith, a fine indy bookstore in scenic Coolidge Corner. (279 Harvard St., to be precise). That would be tomorrow, Thursday November 12 at 7 p.m. Books to be signed, of course. I …
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Open Thread: Seattle Meet-Up Accomplished
From commentor ThalarctosMaritimus: Here are some pictures from the Seattle meetup. We met at Indo Cafe in North Seattle for Indonesian food. There was talk of consulting Amir Khalid for real-time advice on what he’d recommend from his neighboring country’s cuisine–at UTC + 8, he’d have been awake–but Yatsuno’s recommendations were very good ones, and …
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State of the Union Open Thread
Official White House.gov link here. Guardian stream & liveblogging here. ******* From the Guardian: Obama breaks from the script after a litany of cheerful economic statistics to remark, “this is good news, people.” The crowd laughs. ***** The President: “We need affordable, high-quality child care more than ever.” Forget the chamber — I think we …
Fables Of The Reconstruction: Cue The World’s Tiniest Violin Edition — Plus: Bonus For A Good Time On The Cape!
Attention conservation notice (term stolen from Cosma): What follows is mostly purely Levenson-domicile maundering. The good stuff is at the end; great art by someone I love. Now you know. I’ve gone silent on our kitchen renovation farrago, for the obvious and very good reason: it’s the eternal return of the same, and thus boring. …