Those bringing perishables should also bring a cooler to help preserve their lifespan. KittHodsden - bringing camping snacks including nuts, trail mix, jerky, chocolate covered coffee beans (as requested by KevinMarks) and whatever else inspires me at costco How about a Friday night geek dinner at [Jing Jing http://www.jingjingonline.com/2005/default.asp] in downtown Palo Alto? 5:30 PM? Dunno who suggested it, but Deirdre's game. Put your name below if you want to meet up there (if there's more than a few of us, we should call for reservations): * DeirdreSaoirseMoen * put your name here * or here * you get the picture * but not here