Another GlocksterLobsterClamsterFester sales into the sun's hat

Well, a good time was had by all and sundry (even tho the event was on a satday), and all hearty thanks, laud and honor be heaped upon the heads and other exposed body parts of Lady Betsey and Lord Mike of Glockport. An 11th successful LobsterEtc. is on the books, and notes have been taken to be roundly ignored in the event of a 12th. I hope all who had Lobs or Clamsters remembered to stuff Betsey's coffers, so to speak, to repay her in part for her cash outlay, which is always more than she's willing to say. Thanks so very much from all of SANE (and their domestic subsidiaries) to B&M for their largesse and nicenesse. Thanks too to all who brought the many things which made Satyrday so full-filling and pleasant. We appear to be, by and large, a very nice and pleasant group. Who knew?

Betsey reports that the lost & found bin at the Glockster Manse is fuller by a few items:

One pair of blue flipped flops, pepper spray in the form of paprika, a very sharp knife that means harm, one black scrunchie and a barrett, probably belonging to Fip or [Richard], maybe Phil. Mike denies the whole thing. I will trade any of the above items for my salad days.

The poor thing has apparently lost her "salad days," so if anyone finds them, please to let her know. I'd check first to see if they were with her misspent youth, or perhaps mixed up with her marbles. She might settle for a cherry tomato afternoon, an arugula hour or even a mesclun minute, so keep your grapes peeled. Which reminds me, if someone is actually taking minutes, why do meetings seem to last forever? Ba doom boom.

Yet again I digress.

Shall SANE ever meet again? Not in the many-eyed month of Argust, I'd reckon, but perhaps once Subtemper sails over the gendarme 'twill be a world anew, adrip with promise and adew with a don't.

If YOU would like another SANE meeting, and have a date to propose, send it along to me and I'll tot up the taters and report. Tuesdays in Sethtender are:

The Oneth

The Eighthth (aka Laborious Day Plus One)

The Fifteenth

The Twenty-tooth

The Twenty-ninth

That's it, only five. There are no other Tues in Sefftimbre this year. Me, I'm thinking the Fiftarnth, since the Oneth is practically Argust, and the Eighthth has way too many aitches, and is too close to a national day of obiesance, not to mention school. Whoops, I mentioned school. And again, just then. Sorry. And the rest of the Tuesles seem late. But that's my thinking, such as it is. You wanna play host with most? Lemme know that too also.

SANEster Glockster Lobster Clamster Fester #11

Well, the 11th Annual SANE Globslamfest is almost close enough to nip
us on the "back pocket" with its pincers, by gum! Weather people have predicted hot/humid with chance of wet & drippy every day for the next two weeks, so that's likely to be the weather we'll have if we're stuck in town, so thank goo'ness for the cool ocean breezes of Glockster. And except for that one hurricane, we've done pretty well weather-wise. Pray for dry.

Here is a schedule from 2008 (amended slightly to suit 2009):

Noon - people are invited to arrive anytime from noon on. Early birds get not only the option for first worms, but also a chance to swim in the quarry before lunch and first dibs on the available appetizers. Really, noon is okay. Remember how much traffic there is of a Satday morning, what with vacationers and beach-goers and crazy people and all, and take advantage of this Bets-given opportunity.
2:00 pm - Luncheon is served. [that's the official posted time, Add salt.], the goal this time is to have tables all set up by 2:00, clamps shortly thereafter, and Lobs-and-all-the-rest by 2:30.
After lunch - an after-lunch swim in quarry/ocean, or birdwatch, or lie back and hope the pressure in your stomach decreases
After after-lunch - dessertage.
After dessertage: Lounging and commingling [not as naughty as it sounds!], along with some socialization and fat-chewing.

Since we're typically resistant to change, we're slated to bring what we brought every other year, with the following caveat:

Caveat: Ms. Betsey suggests that an overall reduction in volume would be a good thing. Fewer desserts, half-sized salads, 8-10 ears of corn, for example. Let's do our parts to reduce the amounts of leave-overs.

Any who need a map should ask me via e-mail before Friday, and I'll send map/directions.

I for one am very excited to get a nice pickinicky afternoon with friendlies. Huzzah!

Glockster Lobster Clamster Fester 2009 Fandango

This message may look familiar... in fact, except for the date change, it's identical to my 3 June rant, and I'm sending it out again because only one person responded with answers to these queries (see #1-4 below) -- thank you Mary!

The rest of you slackers, we need to know how many Lobs and Clamps to invite over for a sauna, if you get my drift.

Yah, I know, there's time. But there's also "no time like the present." Write right now-ish!

The Lobstah Czah

The Lobstah Czah who?

The Lobstahs ah coming to Glockster, that's who!!!

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SANEsters,

Yes, the date has been set, and that date is Saturday, 1 August 2009 (this is the revised date, and is correct), and the SANEsters will once again gather at Betsey & Mike's summertime seaside manse.

This makes the eleventh year in the row - the first being 1999 -- that we've ascended (or if your Southocentric, descended) upon Glockster for this event, so be sure to bring lots and lots and scads and bunches of lobsterania - apparel items, inflatables, statues of lobsters carved out of monkey-pod wood, truckloads of authentic reproduction lobster traps, etc. Oh, wait, wait, there's a late news bulletin: A quick note from Betsey, and it's "DON'T BRING ANY MORE DANG LOBSTER CRAP" -- so forget all that, never mind.

Please advise:

 1) how many are coming in your party

 2) how many lobsters your party would like to consume

 3) how many in your party would like to knock back a few clams

 4) whether it was appropriate for Cheney to waterboard Rumsfeld the day after Rummy left office.

As far as what else to bring, since we always all bring the same dang thing anyway every year, why mess wif' success? Bring it on! Power to the people (right on!).

There is some concern that we bring too much. So bring whatcha brought last time (and for the last umpty years), only don't bring too much.

I hope that's clear.

We'll probably want to arrive anytime after noon, for clamsters at 2ish, lobsters after that-ish, and swimmage and strollage options throughout the day.

Maps and applications for security clearances will be forthcoming. Chances are most SANE members would be approved without much delay.

Reynaldo

It's Offishal

Lord, I am beginning to sound like arr bee!

Sane's very own LOBSTERFEST is going to be on August 1, 2009. The lobsters have assured us that they will also be there. They couldn't speak for the clams but no doubt they shell be there, too.

Thank you all for your flexibility.

Your hostess