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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We have three regions enjoying meet ups today with almost 40 Kossacks involved! Have FUN Central Ohio, Motor City and Chicago Kossacks! Can't wait for your reports!
The Baja Kossacks met yesterday so we should be hearing from them soon and with photographs they said they'd take.
A QUICK WORD ON TAKING PHOTOS: I've learned that asking people to pose for a photograph results in many more good photos. Otherwise, you get the backs of heads and other people covered up. So don't be shy about asking for people to look at the camera and wave at NEW DAY. During the event, try taking posed shots of 3 or 4 people at a time and on a list write down their screen names as you go. Viewers love to see screen names with faces when you post. You'll definitely find some Kossacks who don't want to be photographed or perhaps just not ID'd. I always respect that and never try to convince them otherwise. I love posed entire group shots like many have done. I like to use those in the body of my diary to link to your photo diaries. When the first person announces they are leaving is when I try to remember to ask the whole group to stand up and pose for a quick group shot. Then they can all return to to their meals. No need to go outside but those shots are great, too.
TIMING ON POSTING YOUR EVENT UPDATE OR PHOTO DIARIES: I think it might be a good idea to post all your event related diaries when NEW DAY posts each day. You can write your diary the night before and then set it to automatically publish at 7:30 AM Pacific the next day. If you send me an kosmail when you queue your diary the night before I'll remember to look for it the next morning and post a link in my diary to drive traffic to your diary. Let's try this and see if it makes for an effective group effort.
NEW READERS!
Please check our bulleted New Groups lists below and see if your region has a group.
A new leader just volunteered yesterday:
• North Carolina Triangle Kossacks: Please kosmail highacidity to get on her list to be invited to the group and attend meet-ups.
TODAY'S COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION QUESTION:
Where did you find your lost contact? h/t MB?
Tell me all about your favorite restaurant!
My (FOOD PORN) response will be in my tip jar.
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Latest Updates on Kossack Regional Meet-Up News Below the Fold
Thanks for recommending our series to promote Kossacks getting together?
You're part of the team by helping us this way.
Please check out the bulleted lists below to see
if there is a group near you to join.
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:: COMMUNITY BUILDING UPDATES ::
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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
Thursday, November 15th
Dave in Northridge in town again, Let's do Lunch!
We met at the Asian Art Museum near San Francisco's Civic Center.
Here's our group shot and more pics below the fold.
Dave in Northridge, citisven, dharmasyd, navajo, side pocket, Lorikeet, mwk and kimoconnor
~Photo courtesy of sfbob
Missing from the photo above is sfbob, the photographer. Here he is with the guest of honor:
sfbob with Dave in Northridge
More photos in this comment!
>>>Instructions on HOW TO FORM A NEW DAILY KOS GROUP
NEW GROUPS IN THE PROCESS OF ORGANIZING:
Send a Kosmail to the organizers and ask for an invitation to the group.
• Cleveland and Northeast Ohio Area: Kosmail: GenXangster
• Northern Indiana Area: Kosmail Tim Delaney
• Indianapolis Kossacks: Kosmail CityLightsLover
• Long Island: Kosmail grannycarol
• Northern Michigan: Kosmail JillS
• Nebraska: Kosmail Nebraska68847Dem
• Twin Cities Kossacks: Kosmail imonlylurking
• Westburbia Chicago Kossacks: Kosmail Majordomo
• New York Hudson Valley Kossacks: Kosmail boran2
• Pittsburgh Area Kossacks: Kosmail dweb8231 Current diary: Welcome to Pittsburgh Area Kossacks
• North Carolina Triangle Kossacks: Kosmail highacidity
• Salt Lake City Kossacks: Kosmail War on Error
Note to the above new leaders: Feel free to leave a comment any day reminding readers about your new group. Also, tell us about your progress in gathering members. Kosmail me when you've chosen a good name for your group and have created a the group. Then I'll move you to the NEW GROUPS LIST. When you've planned a date for your first event I'll make a banner for you to highlight your event in our diaries and your diaries.
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 - Organizers:
Clytemnestra for Lower New England (Conneticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island)
GreenMountainBoy02 for Upper New England (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont)
• Houston Area Kossacks - Organizer: Chrislove
• Kossacks in India - Organizer: chandu
• CenTex Kossacks - Organizer: papa monzano
• Central Ohio Kossacks - Organizer: VetGrl
• Kansas City Kossacks - Organizer: kj in missouri, Formed Oct 15, 2012
• Phoenix Kossacks - Organizer: arizonablue, Formed Oct 16, 2012
• Chicago Kossacks - Organizer: figbash, Formed: Oct 31, 2012, 23 members!
• Koscadia the Pacific Northwest coast from Northern California to Alaska
- Oganizer: Horace Boothroyd III based in Portland, OR, Formed Oct 17, 2012
• Boston Kossacks - Organizer: GreyHawk, Formed: Nov 7, 2012
• Motor City Kossacks South East Michigan (Detroit) Area - Organizer: peregrine kate, Formed: Nov 10, 2012
ESTABLISHED GROUPS LIST: (List will grow as we discover them)
• SFKossacks Founded by navajo, Formed: May 2, 2005, More than 80 members
• Maryland Kos Founded by timmyc, Formed: Feb 23, 2011, More than 54 members
• New York City Founded by Eddie C, More than 58 members
• Baja Arizona Kossacks Event Organizer: Azazello, 90 members
• Three Star Kossacks Tennessee, Founded by maryKK, Formed: Apr 8, 2011, 46 members
• Nashville KosKats Founded by ZenTrainer, Formed: Jan 30, 2012, 28 members
• Virginia Kos Founded by JamieG from Md, Formed: May 3, 2011, 85 members
• Kos Georgia Founded by pat208, Formed: Feb 13, 2011, 18 members
• Colorado COmmunity Founded by Leftcandid, Formed: Feb 13, 2011, 25 members
• New Mexico Kossaks Founded by claude, 13 members
• Philly Kos Founded by mconvente, Formed: Aug 29, 2011, 15 members
Currently organizing: Kosmail asterkitty to sign up
:: Events Currently on the Books for ALL Kossacks ::
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DATE: Saturday, November 17th
Motor City Kossacks MEET-UP
TIME: 6:00 PM
LOCATION: Sophia's Restaurant
38259 W 10 Mile Rd • Farmington Hills
ORGANIZER: Send peregrine kate a Kosmail to RSVP.
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RSVPs:
1. peregrine kate
2. ProvokingMeaning
3. gregsullmich
4. Eclectablog
5. jennifree2bme
6. Unit Zero
7. mideedah
8. surelyujest
9. 2thanks
10. The Dave
11. MichiganChet
12. PhishRapper
13. DoReMI
14. BFSkinner
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15. ICanDoThis
16. ICanDoThis's spouse
17. myrealname
18. NewDawnFades
Maybees:
Neon Vincent & spouse
Brainwrap
DoReMI
Desi
fisheye
MI Sooner
Ooooh
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Current diary collecting RSVPs:
Motor City Kossacks Meet-Up: Saturday, 11/17, 6:00 PM, at Sophia’s Restaurant in Farmington Hills
DATE: Saturday, November 17th
Central Ohio Kossacks MEET-UP
TIME: 2:00 PM
LOCATION: Champps Americana Worthington
161 E. Campus View Blvd. • Worthington
ORGANIZER: Send VetGrl a Kosmail to RSVP.
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RSVPs:
1. VetGrl
2. lilypew
3. CayceP
4. Ohiodem1
5. fantomas
6. Kurt from CHM
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Maybees:
freeport beach PA
anim8sit's extremely cool mom |
Current diary collecting RSVPs: Central Ohio Kossacks: MEETUP Saturday 11/17
DATE: Saturday, November 17th
Chicago Kossacks MEET-UP
TIME: 1:00 PM
LOCATION: Manny's Deli (Obama's favorite)
1141 S. Jefferson • Chicago
ORGANIZER: Send figbash a Kosmail to RSVP.
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RSVPs:
1. figbash
2. broths
3. bsmechanic
4. Tim DeLaney
5. sfbg
6. Chitown Kev
7. Railfan
8. HotsieHorsie
9. Millie Neon
10. BobboSphere
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11. ElfOwl
12. Economanic
13. lilsky
14. discontent73
15. discontent73's friend
Maybees:
Mrs M
marzook and kos friend
Economanic's wife
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Current diary collecting RSVPs: Chicago Kossacks - Manny's Awaits
Saturday, December 1st
OREGON - Portland Area Kossacks MEET-UP
TIME: TBD
LOCATION: Sara R and winglion's home
ORGANIZER: Send Horace Boothroyd III a Kosmail to RSVP.
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RSVPs:
1. Horace Boothroyd III
2. Sara R
3. Winglion
4. llbear
5. BlueJessamine
6. navajo
7. loggersbrat
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Maybes:
freewayblogger
Lawrence Lewis
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Tuesday, December 4th
350BAYAREA.org's Plug into the movement event
TIME: 7:00 PM
LOCATION: Ed Roberts Campus - above Ashby BART in Berkeley
350BayArea.org is having and event to join in a conversation of ideas and possibilities for local collective action. They're asking to bring our ideas and talents and one of their members asked citisven to attend and pitch his Bike the Math idea from his McKibben diary.
Allow me to indulge!
BIKE THE MATH
Where: to Chevron Headquarters in San Ramon, CA
When: Next shareholder meeting, Spring 2013, TBD
Meet: BART station TBD
Saturday, December 8th
Daily Kos HQ Holiday Party with SFKossacks!
TIME: TBD
LOCATION: Daily Kos HQ in Berkeley
Attendees may bring a decoration to put on the HQ tree.
Potluck style.
ORGANIZER: Send navajo a Kosmail to RSVP.
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RSVPs:
1. Markos Moulitsas and family
2. Susan Gardner and family
3. Will Rockafellow and family
4. Meteor Blades
5. Kaili Joy Gray
6. Faith Gardner
7. navajo
8. side pocket
9. Mrs. side pocket
10. lineatus
11. no way lack of brain
12. Brian82
13. norm
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14. citisven
15. Deb (maybe)
16. Glen the Plumber
17. remembrance +TLO™
18. gotmooned
19. Cooper888
20. smileycreek
21. paradise50
22. dharmasyd
23. ceebee7
24. Bruce Webb
25. linkage
26. Oke
27. rfall
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Sunday, December 9th
CenTex - Austin Area Kossacks MEET-UP
TIME: 2:00 - 5:00 PM
LOCATION: Phoenix Saloon
193 W. San Antonio St • New Braunfels
ORGANIZER: Send papa monzano a Kosmail to RSVP.
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RSVPs:
1. papa monzano
2. Teknohed
3.
4.
5.
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Current Diary: Next CenTex Kossack Meeting Dec 9
DailyKos readers who live and/or work in New England
(Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont)
Saturday, January 12th
New England Kossacks MEET-UP
TIME: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
LOCATION: Fire and Ice
One Providence Place • Providence, RI
ORGANIZER: Send Clytemnestra a Kosmail to RSVP.
RSVPs:
1. Clytemnestra
2. AnotherMassachusettsLiberal
3. Knockbally
4.
5.
Maybees:
1. aaraujo
2. gchaucer2
3. Phil S 33
Latest diary: New England Kossacks - January Meet Up
Send navajo a kosmail if you post a diary about an event so we can update our round-up.
Okay. Floor's open.
Tell us what you are doing on this NEW DAY?