We had another good “Summer Event” last Saturday. While the turnout was lower than desired or expected, the opportunity to socialize in person was fantastic. I realize that everyone is busy living their lives and that there are many reasons that the turnout was lower this year, such as the insufferable summer heat, the fact that some folks are getting ready for the kids to go back to school, traffic, and for many, the time/distance we all live from the meeting site. I also understand that some of the SEPN members have a greater desire for privacy and security. That of course is your choice. For my wife and me, the opportunity to see our friends face to face and have a pleasant conversation far outweighed these concerns at this time. We all stay in touch regularly through various electronic methods, bit it is not quite the same nor as much fun as being there in person. There are few enough opportunities for us to get together with our far-flung friends so we want to take advantage of any opportunity presented. For those present, I believe that we all had a great time even as we missed the folks that were not able to make it this time. As always, we had plenty of good conversation, food, and drink, and of course dessert thanks to everyone who brought dishes to share!
I would like to say thank you to Lilburner for promoting the event, and Farside for handling the logistics of getting us a great meeting place and for cooking the food. Great job guys! I hope to see everyone again at the next event.
