81st meeting. Winter's Medley

Where? A's
Attendants: A, Y, D, G, Ch, and L

Menu:
1) Winter medley soup (butternut and acorn squash, potatoes and sweet potatoes)
2) Tomato, green pepper, northern beans, and lucky pesto salad
3) Strawberry/blueberry crumble
4) Olives and home-made bread


Discussion:
How to pet a kitty, giving thanks, modern conveniences that irritate us, retirement and the merits of getting hitched, gossip, e-mail quote etiquette, bend over boyfriend!


Pre-dinner briefing


The Oatmeal


Dinner's served

Winter-medley soup and salad

80th meeting. Gnocchi and celebration

Where? D's
Attendants: G, A, Y, Ch, L, and D

Menu:
1) Gnocchi in butternut-almond sauce and lucky pesto
2) Mixed-greens, quinoa, and avocado salad
3) Peanut-butter/chocolate cupcakes with peanut-butter/chocolate frosting
4) Roasted chestnuts
5) Celebration drink: Framboise Lambic Beer, Chardonnay

Discussion:
Code switching, masturbation, tenure, FML, three-letter acronyms, cider, retirement

79th meeting. Polenta and sloppy joes

Where? Ch-L's
Attendants: Ch, L, G, A, D

Menu:
1) Polenta circles bathed in sloppy joes
2) Fried mushrooms
3) Caramel cake

Discussions:
-Colors and personality types
-Elections/anarchy
-Theism/atheism/nihilism
-Polygamy
-Hawaii