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 -> True enough. But beer doesn't last long, and its
 -> effects don't carry over from one meal to the next.
 HN> I enjoy one when I have one...but don't
 HN> seem to pine for one when they're not
 HN> around...same for wine/whiskey.

Better for you, better for your pocketbook.

 -> Ah, well. Save them for a rainy day.
 HN> They might last me several weeks...or
 HN> several several weeks! (grin)

The Shipps have been serving me beer some of which I
understand was first offered at the 2007 picnic. Some
of it is slightly over the hill, but much of it is
just fine - and all of it does the job.

 HN> We didn't play that much..still having some
 HN> "quiet time" is beneficial at times too.

It is. Next time when my life is wide open we'll do more
stuff together. Unfortunately, my pocketbook has been wide
open (no fault of yours), too, lately, with many escapees!

 -> I got the interesting news when I got back here that
 -> one of my clients, Houghton Mifflin, is in Chapter 11 -
 -> lucky I think my account with them is paid up.
 HN> Only do work for them that's paid
 HN> in advance now!! If you let them
 HN> go "on the cuff" they'll take your shirt!!
 
They used to be a major and respected publisher, so I'm told. 
Actually, when I took my first assignments from them, in the
1980s, they were a towering presence in the field.

 ->  HN> Hope your flights went well, Annie
 ->  HN> says Byeeee!
 -> One of the best, on Alaska.

Where I am now, with the Swishers recovering from various
ailments, plus I have this cold, so we're just chilling here
as well.

How's this look? The only changes from the 2010 version
are the last two lines.

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      Title: Cooking Echo Picnic History
 Categories: Picnic, History, 2012 beta version
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      1 ea Picnic history

  Year  month     Where                 Host
  1992            Portland OR           Joann Pierce
  1994  August    Colts Neck NJ         Pat Stockett
  1995  August    Baltimore MD          Shipps, Douville, Bryant, Shelsby
  1996  July      Portland OR           Joann Pierce
  1996  August    Salem MA              Michael Loo
  1996  August    Houston TX            Henry Kasten
  1997  August    Hartsville SC         Neysa Dormish & Tilmon Hocutt
  1997  November  Enfield CT            Dave Sacerdote
  1998  August    Hayneville AL         Pat Stockett
  1998  October   Enfield CT            Dave Sacerdote
  1998  October   Adelaide, Australia   Kevin Symons & Glen Jamieson
  1999  July      Hemmingford, Canada   Flo Thompson
  2000  June      Adelaide, Australia   Jamieson, Symons, Mayman
  2000  July      Springfield IL        Dave Drum & Georgia Applegate
  2000  October   Forges, France        Ian Hoare
  2001  August    Tacoma WA             Hap Newsom
  2002  July      Boston MA             Michael Loo
  2002  November  Adelaide, Australia   Leonore Scott, Glen Jamieson
  2003  August    Enfield CT            Dave Sacerdote
  2004  August    Tacoma WA             Hap Newsom
  2005  August    Newark NY             Burton Ford
  2006  August    Enfield CT            Dave Sacerdote
  2007  July      Baltimore MD          Dale & Gail Shipp
  2008  July      Windsor NY            Janis Kracht
  2009  July      Salem MA              Michael Loo
  2010  May       Virginia Beach VA     Carol & Don Shenkenberger
  2011  August    Adirondacks NY        Nancy Backus
  2012  July      Ithaca NY             Janis Kracht

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