Every day is a new day and with that, a new opportunity.
EVERYONE is welcome and please join us each morning at 7:30 AM PACIFIC
to tell us what you're working on, share your show & tell, vent, whatever you want...
...this is an open thread. Nothing is off topic.
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TODAY'S COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION FEATURE:
Who was the first person in your life that really made you think about things in a new way. Who had the first big impact in your life that way?
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For me, when I was four years old for some reason, I realized I was having a different experience in my life than my mother was in her life. I don't know why, but I remember vividly that I knew that.
Being born to a mother who was pretty much missing in action, since she was a narcissist, I was basically abandoned to figure life out on my own. The first time I was really struck by something that really made an impression, I was in the first grade. Beside the chalk board in the front of the room, on each side were cork boards. The one on the left side was filled with sayings the teacher changed every couple of weeks. She made them by cutting letters out of colored construction paper. This is the one that just stuck with me forever ----> If you don't do it right the first time, when will you find the time to do it right?
YOUR TURN: When was the first time you were really influenced in a positive way? Do you remember who it was and the situation when it happened?
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I'm listening.
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Latest Updates on Kossack Regional Meet-Up News Below the Fold
COMMUNITY BUILDING UPDATES:
Let's build communities!
Every region needs a meat-space community like SFKossacks.
We take care of each other in real life.
I urge YOU to take the lead and organize one in your region.
Please tell us about it if you do and we're here for advice.
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THINK GLOBALLY, ACT LOCALLY
:: New Regions Organizing! ::
These are the groups that have started since * NEW DAY * began. Please Kosmail navajo if you have started a group before that.
NEW GROUPS LIST:
• California Central Valley Kossacks
Organizer: tgypsy
• New England Kossacks
Organizer: Clytemnestra
• Houston Area Kossacks
Organizer: Chrislove
• Kossacks in India
Organizer: chandu
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:: Events Currently on the Books for ALL Kossacks ::
ATTENTION!
IMPORTANT BUMP TO THE TOP!
SteelerGrrl has a Charlotte DNC roll call diary up for anyone going to the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, NC starting September 2nd.
Send SteelerGrrl a kosmail to connect.
KOSSACKS REPRESENT!
Sunday, August 19th
Red Carpet DOUBLE Rollout for the Tim Delaney Oyster FigBASH!
TIME: Noon
LOCATION: Heart's Desire Beach at Tomales Bay State Park
HOSTS: navajo, side pocket and DBunn
Tim Delaney is flying to visit his sisters smiley creek (+Paradise50) and mimi2three in NorCal. After his visit there he's going to spend a few days in the Bay Area. The NorCal contingent will roll down with him.
figbash is flying from Chicago to attend. We can't wait.
Stay tuned!
RSVP LIST:
1. Tim Delaney (cooked oystrs)
2. figbash (cooked oystrs)
3. navajo (RAWR!) [Champagne for the RAW oyster eaters! Pitching in on oyster purchase]
4. side pocket (RAWR!) [buying all the oysters]
5. DBunn [Garlic bread]
6. smiley creek (cooked oystrs) [grocery store noshies]
7. paradise50 (cooked oystrs)
8. mimi2three
9. norm (cooked oystrs) [Broccoli Cauliflower Casserole]
10. Meteor Blades (cooked oystrs)
11. Dharmasyd (NO oystrs) [greens w/ pernod & buttermilk drssng, Creamy cole slaw]
12. kimonconnor (cooked oystrs) [Case of beer, sausages, side dish]
13. citisven (RAWR!) [beer]
14. Ebby (cooked oystrs)
15. Bustergirl (cooked oystrs)
16. Glen the Plumber (cooked oystrs)
17. remembrance
18. Deb (Friend of Paradise50 and smileycreek)
19. no way lack of brain
20. Oke
21. rfall
22. Kamakhya (Maybe)
23. maggie jean (NO oystrs) [seasonal side dish]
24. Sally Cat (cooked oystrs) [Hebrew National beef franks+buns+finger foods+potato salad]
25. Mr. Cat (cooked oystrs)
26. Anonymous SFKossack #1
27. Anonymous SFKossack #2
28. Catilinus (! squee !) (carpooling with Dharmasyd) (NO oystrs)
29. Lineatus (cooked oystrs)
30. DBunn's gf [Guacamole!]
31. Deb (citisven's guest)
The per car fee to get into Tomales Bay park is $8 and $7 for seniors, credit card only.
How to get there: From San Francisco, take Highway 101 north over the Golden Gate Bridge and continue 7.5 miles to Sir Francis Drake Boulevard. Take that exit west and drive 20 miles to Highway 1. Turn right on Highway 1 and drive 100 yards to Bear Valley Road. Turn left on Bear Valley Road and drive 2 miles to Sir Francis Drake Highway. Turn left on Sir Francis Drake Highway and drive 5.6 miles to Pierce Point Road. Bear right on Pierce Point Road and drive 1.2 miles to the entrance road on the right for Tomales Bay State Park (well signed). Turn right and drive 1.5 miles to the parking area and the trailhead at Heart's Desire Beach.
The
SFKossacks have a reputation for
Rolling Out the Red Carpet for out-of-town visitors. You just have to Kosmail
navajo and we'll set something up for you if you ever visit us.
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Sunday, August 19th
North-East Tri-State Meet-Up
TIME: Noon
LOCATION: Spitzer's Corner
101 Rivington Street (cross-street Ludlow)
Directions by subway: J,M,Z,F to Essex St./Delancey Street Station.
HOSTS: gchaucer2, Phil S 33 and sidnora
If you're coming in from outside the city:
From Grand Central: take the downtown 6 train (6 stops) to Bleecker Street Station, walk downstairs to Broadway-Lafayette station, change for the downtown F train (2 stops) to Delancey Street Station.
From Penn Station: walk one block east to 34th St/Herald Square subway station, take F train (10 stops) to Delancey Street Station.
From Port Authority Bus Terminal:take the downtown A,C, or E train to West 4th Street Station (4 stops), walk downstairs and take the downtown F train (3 stops) to Delancey Street.
Any of these trips takes about 20-25 minutes.
If you are driving, there's a very inexpensive municipal lot a block or two away, on Delancey Street.
CELEBRITY A-LIST:
1. Blue Jersey Mom -- confirmed
2. Rubyr -- confirmed
3. gchaucer2 -- confirmed
4. Phil S 33 -- in spirit and our hearts
5. mconvente -- confirmed
6. asterkitty -- confirmed
7. hayden (Maybe)
8. Roxine
9. Actbriniel
10. davidseth -Can give rides to ppl in Columbia, Dutchess, Putnam Counties or near Taconic Parkway I'm guessing confirmed!
11. kishik
12. DawnN
13. Missys Brother (Maybe)
14. kathny confirmed
15 sidnora -- confirmed
16. Belinda Ridgewood -- confirmed
17. MBNYC
18. TiaRachel (Maybe)
19. Design the Future
20. FindingMyVoice (Maybe)
21. ericlewis0
22. Ollie Garkey
23. & 24. No Exit + S.O.
25. Mets102 (probably)
26. Brooklynweaver
27. & 28. Christin & S.O.
29. thankgodforairamerica - is offering rides from CT
30. edsbrooklyn, (Maybe)
31. brooklyn democrat (probably)
32. grytpype (maybe)
33. CDH in Brooklyn
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Tuesday, August 21st
SFKossack Lunch with Silky at Zuni Cafe!
TIME: 1:00 PM
LOCATION: Zuni Cafe
1658 Market Street (between Franklin and Gough)
San Francisco
Send navajo a Kosmail to RSVP.
RSVP LIST:
1. slksfca (Silky)
2. navajo
3. smileycreek
4. Paradise50
5. kimoconnor
6. Dharmasyd
7. jotter!
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DailyKos readers who live and/or work in New England (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont)
Saturday, September 15th
New England Kossak Meet Up!
TIME: Noon - 3pm
LOCATION: Bangkok Cafe
369 Central Street
Foxborough, MA 02035
508-543-THAI (8424)
map
HOST: Clytemnestra
Affirmative RSVPs thus far:
1. Clytemnestra
2. Rick DeVille (husband of SadieSue)
3. SadieSue (they will be coming from Western Mass willing to carpool. )
4. GreyHawk
5. Hawkwife
6. thankgodforairamerica (coming from Waterbury, CT willing to carpool. )
Maybes:
7. litho
8. paulitics
9. brillig
10. northerntier (will be coming from central VT, willing to carpool. )
11. The Poet Deploreate (will be coming from the North Shore, willing to carpool.)
12. Common Sense Mainer
13. Phil S 33
14. bjedward
15. jarbyus
16. Moody Loner
17. p00ka, Mrs. Moody Loner + Not So Little Loner
18. Samantha Clemens (progressive radio talk show host)
Latest diary about this event.
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Saturday, October 13th
Cheers & Jeers Meet-Up
TIME: 1:00 - 4:00 PM
LOCATION: Margaritas Mexican Restaurant
775 Lafayette Road
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
HOSTS: Common Sense Mainer and Bill in Portland Maine
Send Common Sense Mainer a Kosmail to RSVP.
EVERYONE is welcome!
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Friday, October 19th
SFKossack Red Carpet Rollout for Dave in Northridge
TIME: 1:00 PM
LOCATION: Yank Sing
Rincon Center
101 Spear St.
San Francisco
Send navajo a Kosmail to RSVP.
RSVP LIST:
1. Dave in Northridge
2. navajo
3. Lorikeet
4. Steveningen
5. jpmassar
6. kimoconnor
7. norm (Maybe)
Send
navajo a kosmail if you post a diary about an event so we can update our round-up.
This diary is an example of what SFKossacks do year-round to build our community.
Personal bonds are strengthened and more are feeling comfortable
creating events on their own.
SFKossacks has been organizing since 2005.
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Okay. Floor's open.
Tell us what you are doing on this NEW DAY?