Hey, Peter. I could have said "The pedants are revolting," but I didn't want to stoop to their level.

Yeah, it would be a great thing if we could all gather around our kitchen table here in Derby, or any other assigned table. Unfortunately, that's about as possible as a Beatles reunion. Now, a serial gathering is always a possibility. We are a convenient, relatively inexpensive trainride from Grand Central Station in New York City, so if anyone is coming over to New York, we are a definite possibility for an in-person session at our kitchen table. On rare occasion we get up into northern New England, so there's always a possibility of getting together around the kitchen table of one of our friends up in that area.

The reality of life is that I only see my family once every couple of years because they are a thousand miles away and they don't travel, so it's up to us to get out to see them. Ruth's side of our family is almost almost all "local" so we get a chance to visit with them all the time. Tomorrow we're driving down to Queens, one of the boroughs of New York City) for Thanksgiving and will be with thirty or forty family members. On Christmas, they'll all be at our house, so there'lll be plenty of opportunity for table talk.

If you or any of the other table folks get over this way, remember that you are always welcome.

Jerry