2018.05.16 19:00 - Calendars and Whiskey

The Guardian for this meeting was stevenaia Michinaga. The comments are by stevenaia Michinaga.

Druth and Storm joined me this evening for some (PaB) business and pleasure chat

druth Vlodovic: hello listener
stevenaia Michinaga: greetings, the perfect pillow
stevenaia Michinaga: how is Druth
druth Vlodovic: it is worth the extra effort to be sure :)
druth Vlodovic: enjoying the nice weather
stevenaia Michinaga: nods
stevenaia Michinaga: raining here all week :(
druth Vlodovic: taking the buns out for a stroll
stevenaia Michinaga: you walk your rabbitS?
druth Vlodovic: they like to walk past the dandelions to eat the sticks
druth Vlodovic: just for a run in the backyard
druth Vlodovic: I hope you have your garden in to take advantage
stevenaia Michinaga: not my garden, I don;t work it, just look at it and enjoy
stevenaia Michinaga: I do get to move dirt around
druth Vlodovic: nice
stevenaia Michinaga: that;s my extent of gardening
druth Vlodovic: my plan is to just mix the seeds and watch them battle it out over the summer
stevenaia Michinaga: weed will win
druth Vlodovic: well, the weeds I'll pull
druth Vlodovic: once I figure out which is which
stevenaia Michinaga: yes, that is the reason I stay away from the pulling
stevenaia Michinaga: they all look green to me
stevenaia Michinaga: do you still run the PaB Calendar?
druth Vlodovic: sort of :/
stevenaia Michinaga: id ppl send you event will you post?
druth Vlodovic: I started it because I had a hard time keeping track, this wasn't the best qualification for the job
druth Vlodovic: I'll keep an eye out for the e-mail now that you have mentioned it
stevenaia Michinaga: there were come upcoming conflicts, a working calendar would be helpful, is why I ask
druth Vlodovic: I can add you to the list of people who can edit it
stevenaia Michinaga: will be discussing such at next WG meeting next week
druth Vlodovic: but please send me the list when you can
stevenaia Michinaga: I will keep that in mine
stevenaia Michinaga: thx
druth Vlodovic: all I need is the e-mail address of anyone who wants to take it over and I can give them full permissions
druth Vlodovic: so what great things are in store
druth Vlodovic: ?
stevenaia Michinaga: Zen is DJ'ng at some point, let me look
stevenaia Michinaga: can't find the final date
druth Vlodovic: k, it helps to have some copy to put in the description too
stevenaia Michinaga: nods
stevenaia Michinaga: "Sun 27th or Mon 28th ... 11.30 -12.30 pm" but that's not the final version
druth Vlodovic: let me know

--BELL--

stevenaia Michinaga: will do
druth Vlodovic: no bell?
stevenaia Michinaga: there was also an guest offering meditation, I think he is traveling to various receptive groups in SL and i setting something up here
stevenaia Michinaga: hmmm, that is strange
stevenaia Michinaga: 2 minutes late, stranger
druth Vlodovic: traditionally I haven';t made a distinction between guest items and PaB ones, simply due to there not being a lot of items
stevenaia Michinaga: this will be a PaB related event
stevenaia Michinaga: since he asked
druth Vlodovic: we eschew the tyranny of order
stevenaia Michinaga: grins, just attempting to juggle with the appearance of order
druth Vlodovic: heh, a question came up on FB
druth Vlodovic: about ways of knowing
druth Vlodovic: I only know of three
druth Vlodovic: 1)observing
druth Vlodovic: 2) conjecturing)
druth Vlodovic: 3) being told
druth Vlodovic: not sure what else there could be
stevenaia Michinaga: I think the dream session has moved to Tuesday, but I'll let them inform you
druth Vlodovic: ok
stevenaia Michinaga: I'll have them let you know
stevenaia Michinaga: best it come from the organizer :)
druth Vlodovic: I should check the landmarks again as well
druth Vlodovic: I have Tues at noon
druth Vlodovic: oh yes, what I need;
druth Vlodovic: time, date(s), location, description
druth Vlodovic: I have no location for the dream sessions
stevenaia Michinaga: yes, send an email requesting such to be sent to you
stevenaia Michinaga: :)
stevenaia Michinaga: or em
stevenaia Michinaga: *me
druth Vlodovic: oh, and name of the event
stevenaia Michinaga: nods
druth Vlodovic: by necessity short, google calendar doesn't word wrap :(
stevenaia Michinaga: see, isn't serendipity ,eetings productive
stevenaia Michinaga: *meeting
druth Vlodovic: heh
druth Vlodovic: what sort of meditation?
stevenaia Michinaga: I will look, one moment
druth Vlodovic: the storm approaches

--BELL--

druth Vlodovic: with a new beard :)
Storm Nordwind: Good evening :)
stevenaia Michinaga: greetings Storm
druth Vlodovic: merry springtime
stevenaia Michinaga: RE; Elijah's Meditation Session: He approached PaB to lead a meditations session, "He'll also give ...a write-up description/invitation, so that we can share with others and send out notices beforehand."
stevenaia Michinaga: not sure of much else
druth Vlodovic: The fountain is never early, nor is it late, it arrives precisely when it means to.
druth Vlodovic: with a name like that it should be interesting in any event
stevenaia Michinaga: the date will be determined, we will let you know to put it on the calendar
druth Vlodovic: k
stevenaia Michinaga: spring everywhere , april showers for a week in May here
Storm Nordwind: Nice :)
stevenaia Michinaga: much green, a late but fast start
stevenaia Michinaga: cherries have started to appear on our trees
stevenaia Michinaga: :)
Storm Nordwind: Lovely :)
stevenaia Michinaga: hoping there are too many to jsut feed the birds
stevenaia Michinaga: so there will be some for us
druth Vlodovic: the race is on, you must keep a bucket handy
Storm Nordwind: When I lived in Scotland, I had a Japanese rowan full of berries. That is until a flock of 120 waxwings descended on it. :/
stevenaia Michinaga: are they edible by humans
Storm Nordwind: Not normally. But they are very pretty.
Storm Nordwind: The Japanese one change color gradually too.
druth Vlodovic: lol
--BELL--
druth Vlodovic: from the name I assumed moths
Storm Nordwind: Ah. They are not US native? Beautiful little bird.
stevenaia Michinaga: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waxwing, very pretty
druth Vlodovic: and now I'm reading on the effects of sorbic acid on the global food chain
druth Vlodovic: some day we will all be connected directly to the web, knowing all and being able to concentrate on nothing
Storm Nordwind: Is sorbic acid related to Sorbitol?
stevenaia Michinaga: Sorbitol is a sweetener i belive
Storm Nordwind: Yes. A polyol. Polyols do not agree with me! :)
stevenaia Michinaga: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorbic_acid
stevenaia Michinaga: Sorbic acid was isolated in 1859 by distillation of rowanberry oil
Storm Nordwind: Ah!
druth Vlodovic: so you might not to wish to make pie
Storm Nordwind: Four and twenty waxwings baked in a pie ;)
stevenaia Michinaga: I had some lovely Ledaig whiskey at a friend's house yesterday , thought of you, Storm
Storm Nordwind: :))

--BELL--

Storm Nordwind: I'd say "a fine malt" but there are few that are not. (Though I got terribly snobby about them while living there!)
stevenaia Michinaga: age will do that, and a refined palette
stevenaia Michinaga: I must bid you farewell
stevenaia Michinaga: night my friends
Storm Nordwind: One day, when someone insists on throwing a hundred dollars at me, I'll have another bottle of Lagavulin
druth Vlodovic: night stevenaia
stevenaia Michinaga: nods, had that too :)
Storm Nordwind: Goodnight!
druth Vlodovic: I should go to
druth Vlodovic: evening storm
Storm Nordwind: See you again soon then!