By way of preamble, it was an unexpected but not unwelcome convening. Jim asks how I’m doing…I reply….”just pondering walking down to the local for a few to ride out the incoming storm”. Suffice it to say, the subsequent conversation led to a convening of Merl….
Present: Jim, eddie, and the hot waitress.
Date: See above.
Minutes: eddie (I even got a napkin to record them on)
Chairman: HB20 (in absentia, it was agreed to reduce his number accordingly)
It was fun. Jim actually gave me a lift down to the meeting place, and left a 6 pack. A true gentleman.
Agenda Point One….The sign outside the pub. It reads “Karaoe on Thursdays”. Good grief, thank gawd it’s Tuesday. Jim offers that it might be interesting that night, eddie offers that if they can’t spell it right…. Eddie is given a STFUER. Motion by Jim to accept the sign, seconded by eddie. Although, with an addendum that Karaoe…must be a secret code word for “gay” Karaoke. See you Thursday Jim.
Agenda Point Two…. A smoking bet. As we are chatting and eddie heads out now and again for a couple of puffs….gawd, what a loser habit. Eddie offers that he needs a bet to kick the habit. Jim offers that HB19 is looking to quit. Eddie quickly puts 2 and 2 together, coming up with three, and a motion is tabled and subsequently passed. Said motion reads “As it is known that eddie and HB18 wish to abstain from the hazards of cigarettes, let it be further known that they are both weak in the face of temptation. Given this inability to control oneself, it is decreed that the following “bet” shall be in place from a starting date to which participants have agreed and signed the Holy Merl napkin. Upon such date, each participant (i.e. HB17, eddie, and whoever else is foolish enough to sign) shall be encumbered by a gentleman’s agreement that smoking will cessate upon the dawn of the following morning. Said smoking witll continue to cease until all of the other napkin signatories admit their failure. At this point, the winning signatory will collect his/her winnings. Said winnings will consist of a prepaid session with an SP of the loser’s choice. Note to HB16…I’m not going to lose….I will be honest if I do…but, I have no intention of losing. Besides, I don’t think Miss T is still active….she wouldn’t put up with your crap and your airfare down there I would smilingly pay….just don’t stick me with your “lost wages” claim.
Agenda Point Three…. Cars, Trucks, and other forms of transportation. Eddie offers that it’s good to live close to where you work. Jim proffers that a form of transportation is de rigeur. The conversation wanders along….eddie asking….”how much does it cost you to run a new vehicle like that lovely machine out there?” the answer comes back….”$5,000/year”. Eddie, not wishing to sound like a rabid bicyclist type, agrees and thinks perhaps it’s closer to $8,000/year once depreciation is factored in. Gotta love accountants…the fuckers. It was agreed that times dictate needs….and vehicles are required. I am a proponent of living close to where you work….if you change the work….move once rather than commuting 250 times per year. That, of course, does not work for all.
Agenda Point Four…. The hot waitress off duty. Jim offers that she looks like the ex wife from “My name is Earl”….omg, I have seen that show and that chick is funny. Still and all, she’s cute….and off duty. Her wondering about…”where is HB15??...got a little annoying and made us (well, maybe just me) feel less than worthy. An eddie note….whenever she went out for a smoke…half the patrons went too. I hope she is well and swell. She seems a kind soul.
Agenda Point Five….A discussion about the use of handles from PERB when visiting an SP. While this was wide ranging and interesting….who, other than the SP and the situation at hand, can know? Personally, I always say…..”I’m eddie”….but I don’t book with someone unless they know that. As the minute taker….I can indulge my own proclivity to make it all about me. And, that’s my attitude with booking. Once I meet someone I am interested in…either by dint of their posting history….no, there is no “either”. I get a sense of people that I trust. And, in return, they need to know it’s eddie trying to book with them. I feel it is important that they know as much about me as possible prior to booking….the less guessing they have….the better. The counterpoint is “using one’s handle to secure priority”….and that’s just silly. Jim won’t do it, HB14 won’t do it, and eddie…well, who the fuck knows what eddie will do. Usually the last one to know what eddie did…is eddie. Nah, that’s not true, I will agree today with what I said or did on the day before. There is peace there.
That concludes the meeting. It was fun and interesting to attend. I am never less than grateful to find that some cool people exist in life….thanks for the meeting Jim. We, as you pointed out, had a quorum…so the above is binding.
Cheers,
eddie.
Present: Jim, eddie, and the hot waitress.
Date: See above.
Minutes: eddie (I even got a napkin to record them on)
Chairman: HB20 (in absentia, it was agreed to reduce his number accordingly)
It was fun. Jim actually gave me a lift down to the meeting place, and left a 6 pack. A true gentleman.
Agenda Point One….The sign outside the pub. It reads “Karaoe on Thursdays”. Good grief, thank gawd it’s Tuesday. Jim offers that it might be interesting that night, eddie offers that if they can’t spell it right…. Eddie is given a STFUER. Motion by Jim to accept the sign, seconded by eddie. Although, with an addendum that Karaoe…must be a secret code word for “gay” Karaoke. See you Thursday Jim.
Agenda Point Two…. A smoking bet. As we are chatting and eddie heads out now and again for a couple of puffs….gawd, what a loser habit. Eddie offers that he needs a bet to kick the habit. Jim offers that HB19 is looking to quit. Eddie quickly puts 2 and 2 together, coming up with three, and a motion is tabled and subsequently passed. Said motion reads “As it is known that eddie and HB18 wish to abstain from the hazards of cigarettes, let it be further known that they are both weak in the face of temptation. Given this inability to control oneself, it is decreed that the following “bet” shall be in place from a starting date to which participants have agreed and signed the Holy Merl napkin. Upon such date, each participant (i.e. HB17, eddie, and whoever else is foolish enough to sign) shall be encumbered by a gentleman’s agreement that smoking will cessate upon the dawn of the following morning. Said smoking witll continue to cease until all of the other napkin signatories admit their failure. At this point, the winning signatory will collect his/her winnings. Said winnings will consist of a prepaid session with an SP of the loser’s choice. Note to HB16…I’m not going to lose….I will be honest if I do…but, I have no intention of losing. Besides, I don’t think Miss T is still active….she wouldn’t put up with your crap and your airfare down there I would smilingly pay….just don’t stick me with your “lost wages” claim.
Agenda Point Three…. Cars, Trucks, and other forms of transportation. Eddie offers that it’s good to live close to where you work. Jim proffers that a form of transportation is de rigeur. The conversation wanders along….eddie asking….”how much does it cost you to run a new vehicle like that lovely machine out there?” the answer comes back….”$5,000/year”. Eddie, not wishing to sound like a rabid bicyclist type, agrees and thinks perhaps it’s closer to $8,000/year once depreciation is factored in. Gotta love accountants…the fuckers. It was agreed that times dictate needs….and vehicles are required. I am a proponent of living close to where you work….if you change the work….move once rather than commuting 250 times per year. That, of course, does not work for all.
Agenda Point Four…. The hot waitress off duty. Jim offers that she looks like the ex wife from “My name is Earl”….omg, I have seen that show and that chick is funny. Still and all, she’s cute….and off duty. Her wondering about…”where is HB15??...got a little annoying and made us (well, maybe just me) feel less than worthy. An eddie note….whenever she went out for a smoke…half the patrons went too. I hope she is well and swell. She seems a kind soul.
Agenda Point Five….A discussion about the use of handles from PERB when visiting an SP. While this was wide ranging and interesting….who, other than the SP and the situation at hand, can know? Personally, I always say…..”I’m eddie”….but I don’t book with someone unless they know that. As the minute taker….I can indulge my own proclivity to make it all about me. And, that’s my attitude with booking. Once I meet someone I am interested in…either by dint of their posting history….no, there is no “either”. I get a sense of people that I trust. And, in return, they need to know it’s eddie trying to book with them. I feel it is important that they know as much about me as possible prior to booking….the less guessing they have….the better. The counterpoint is “using one’s handle to secure priority”….and that’s just silly. Jim won’t do it, HB14 won’t do it, and eddie…well, who the fuck knows what eddie will do. Usually the last one to know what eddie did…is eddie. Nah, that’s not true, I will agree today with what I said or did on the day before. There is peace there.
That concludes the meeting. It was fun and interesting to attend. I am never less than grateful to find that some cool people exist in life….thanks for the meeting Jim. We, as you pointed out, had a quorum…so the above is binding.
Cheers,
eddie.
