With a grudging acknowledgement that Mike Blue left the state a couple years ago, I have to accept the likelihood of him hosting any more frozen toe meet-ups to be rather limited.

Also, since I noticed in a recent PM exchange with Mainaman that his location has changed to Des Moines, I figure he needs to be welcomed to the area with a meet-up. That way we can pick his brain about Japanese hones!

I am proposing a mini meet-up for some time in January. This will be a small gathering at my house in Rochester, MN. Both Stefan and Randy have given tentative approval to this plan. No date has been set but I am leaning toward the end of January to give me time to re-arrange some of the rubble in the house.

Let's say for now it will be Saturday Jan 24 with a snow day of Saturday Jan 31. This likely will be a small gathering. Randy and I figure it will only be maybe six people. If there is greater interest I'll explore another venue, unless Randy talks me out of it!

So, please post here if you are interested in attending.