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Happy Birthday Dave, why don't you Take Five http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwNrmYRiX_o Greeeaaat.

Gene, just to help with the headcount / reservations on Friday Night, Peter and I will be going for the Matt option rather than Bern's. I think you will have enough Lawyers and Firepower to deal with any eventuality. Matt, this means you get the Tan Jam Van (Burning Death Optional) at your disposal. Where to, guv'nor?

Couldn't join via WebEx , or ask them to just send you the PowerPoint files?

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Yesterday evening, and into the early hours of this morning, A going-away party/meal with the neighbors for Iga, our much loved Polish Baker / on screen talent. full details of the food here. Who needs cocktails?

From last nights meal / party Scotty is quite the talented Chef! Prepping the Crab ( there were 7 of them ) Handmade Cupcakes , by Iga ! Buckeyes by Iga (Peanut butter, icing sugar, butter, chocolate, rum) Yum! Naked Crabs Dressed Crabs Garlic Bread Everything is better with Bacon, even Greens! Garlic Bread, Greens + Bacon, Asparagus en croute (Potato bread, havarti cheese, stoneground mustard) Cioppino Cupcakes! It was as good as it looks. I'm still full

Are you thinking of Bern's Steak House > Home ? Some people seem to think it's worth the splurge Bern's Steak House - Tampa, FL They also seem to have <Neo voice>wine, lots of wine</Neo voice> from the reviews some recommendations: 1) Visit their website and read up on their menu before hand so you know what to expect. 2) Take the tour!! They'll walk you through the kitchen explaining all the stations, etc. Plus they'll take you down into their world-class wine cellar. 3) Make reservations 4) Dress nicely (suit and tie not required) 5) Plan on it being at least a 2 hour affair. 6) Order your steak more rare than normal. 7) Park across the street (I hate valet) But the whole dressing up thing doesn't seem very head case. Grown up, perhaps, but not very d-_-b EDIT: Dress code from the web site Bern’s & SideBern’s Dress Codes The appropriate attire at either Bern's Steak House or SideBern's is business casual to semi-formal. We ask that no t-shirts, tennis shoes, flip-flops, shorts, or blue jeans be worn. If any of these items are worn to Bern’s, you may be seated in our lounge area instead of one of the dining rooms. Jackets and ties are encouraged, but not officially required. It is quite common to see formal wear in our restaurants since we are fortunate to be visited often for special occasion meals. Zagat Tampa top lists http://www.zagat.com/Verticals/BrowseTopLists.aspx?Ntk=GeoChildID&Ntt=1916&N=120&VID=8

1 Week to go and Counting! Gene, could you add Ella's and Knight Shooting Sports to the POI's on your Google Map ? xthxbye

^ careful now Apple throws a wobbly over Steve Jobs dolly ? reghardware

Happy Birthday Gene!. And they haven't made it a Public Holiday yet? something must be done. A belated Party in Tampa perhaps?

Quality rather than quantity, eh? and one RAID array isn't much ?

Happy Birthday, Zoe. It would appear she is refreshingly uncorrupted. It's when she starts to show an unhealthy interest in Skullcandy, Bose, or Apple gear her Father should be concerned

Drove back south along the coast, after enjoying a relaxing thanksgiving with our hosts. We were sent on our way with left over Turkey, Sweet Potatatoes, Pumpkin Pie and Apple and Cranberry Pie. Stopped at Wild Flour to share a Mocha Hazelnut Scone to go with our Tea and Coffee. Stocked up on vittles at Costco then back home in time to feast on the left-overs. No cooking required.

^ What He (and they) said. Have a good one.

Happy turkey day to all, just off up the coast to have, no doubt, far too much good food with friends. Hope you all can enjoy something similar.

Cat people should check out How to pet a kitty - The Oatmeal

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Al, Glad you will be able to make it, even if not for TamJam extended Edition. Work, eh? Ellas on Sunday gets my vote. Something for everyone. (There's Biscuits and Gravy as well it all looks mmm mmm good) Soul Food Sundays Interesting folk Ella's Americana Folk Art Cafe = Good Eats, Funky Atmosphere In Seminole Heights, Tampa Whats not to like?

But Wait, There's More Chocolate Bacon! Dessert And Beer! Beer Ales Newcastle Brown Ale $4 Dogfish 60 Minute IPA $5 Rogue Dead Guy Ale $5 Sierra Nevada Pale Ale $4 Lagunitas IPA $4 Abita Turbo Dog $4 Abita Purple Haze $4 Lindeman?s Framboise $8 Duvel $7 Paulaner Hefe Weizen $4 Old Speckled Hen $5 St Bernard Home

Chicken and Waffles? In Tampa? Chicken and waffles: Practical pairing shows up on Tampa Bay menus - St. Petersburg Times

Thanks to Gene's perseverance I was able to Book a 2DB suite for Peter and Myself, Thursday-> Monday at the HEAD CASE GROUP rate. Yay! Peter and I are willing to Host CJ on the floor and Tyll on the Sofabed if required. RSVP Thanks Gene. See you there, folks.

HINT: Read the title, or the image URL e.g. elusive disc SALE http://www.elusivedisc.com/emailspecialimages/gobbleupthesavings09-3.jpg So I'm going with a sale at elusive disc.com - call it a hunch, if you will

Get Another Mac. Not that big of a deal. Steve Sent from my iPhone Seriously. Create another "View" of your library in iTunes. Point your Apple TV at that view. Expensive hardware based solution. Buy another Mac. (call it Mac2). Install iTunes. Copy across only files you want to see in Apple TV to Mac2 iTunes Library. Point Apple TV at iTunes library on Mac2. Problem solved. Cheap Software based Hack. Create File system with iTunesRoot as top level folder , with AppleTvRoot as a sub folder Move All iTunes content below iTunesRoot . Move AppleTV specific content below AppleTvRoot Point main iTunes library iTunesRoot - hence all content. Now install VM and OS that allows you to run Itunes. In VM instance of itunes, point it at AppleTvRoot (you did make it visible to the VM didn't you ) Now point appleTV at the instance of itunes running on the VM. Problem solved.

Vicki, its good that she has you as a friend, now especially. Words are inadequate, indeed.