Dinner with Peter Schurman, Andrew McGuire and Shockwave this Saturday!

by: navajo

Sat Apr 24, 2010 at 20:57:17 PM PDT

MAJOR UPDATE!

Peter Schurman ( http://peterschurman.org/ ) will be attending as will Andrew McGuire from California OneCare.

RSVP in the comments.
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RSVPS:
1. Shockwave*
2. navajo*
3. lineatus*
4. norm
5. SallyCat*
6. Mr. Cat*
7. Jotter*
8. side pocket*
9. Mrs. side pocket*
10. Oke*
11. rall*
12. maggiejean*
13. Peter Schurman*
14. Andrew McGuire*
15. Mrs. Andrew McGuire*
16. Dadanation*
17. Paul in Berkeley*
18. Lara*
19. Kimoconnor
20. FFDAR
21. JPMassar

*confirmed venue change

I will be arriving at 5:30 PM to stake out our tables in the garden patio area. Please find our tables first and then go to the ordering counter. The menu is very reasonable. You can order dinner or just pastry and coffee.

SPECIAL NOTE: The ordering counter closes at 7PM so be sure to arrive on time to get your food and drink supply in order to last. There is a back door/gate to the garden patio area so if you are late we can let you in there, bring a snack ;)  I think if you walk down the block to Gough and go right, then walk right on Ivy you should come to a parking lot with an entrance to the garden patio area. Also there is an on site wine store with excellent prices thatn include glasses to borrow and no corkage fee. nice.

Shockwave is working with California OneCare now and if you are interested in California leading the way for Single Payer you will enjoy chatting with him. Please check out the link above to see the ads by many celebrities.

Shockwave's ad for the Latino community is HERE.

Dinner with jlms qkw and family at Beach Chalet

by: oke

Sun Apr 04, 2010 at 10:20:01 AM PDT

The Beach Chalet is located above the Golden Gate Park Visitor's Center where the park meets the Pacific Ocean. There is abundant free parking and an incredible ocean view from every seat in the house.
1000 Great Highway @ Ocean Beach
Between Fulton St. and Lincoln Way

Please RSVP in the comments.
Hope to see you there!!!

Reservations for 15 to 20 have been made. That can be increased, but I need to let them know by Tuesday evening, Wednesday morning at the latest.  

Dakota Rez Emergency-How About Us?

by: oke

Fri Feb 05, 2010 at 10:02:26 AM PST

The ice storm and an extra hard winter has added to a situation that ALWAYS exists, not having basic needs and living in conditions that are at the level of Third World countries.

It is evident that the outpouring of support has been overwhelming from the Bay Area, but it would be great if we could take this a few steps further..............
I'd like to throw out the idea of using SFKossacks to get together a list of other needs, and also.............

How about a get together to collect things and do some brainstorming as a group for those interested in continuously monitoring current needs and doing what we can on a long term basis?
Summers can be  harsh and deadly on the rez too and basic human needs are always unmet.

There are not words to convey what life is like there unless one has seen it first hand. I've been there, it is a subhuman and brutal way people are forced to live, 365 days a year, even in the best of weather conditions

Please leave any suggestions and thoughts.

Thanks, Laura

Announcing: SFKOSSACK SERVICE PROJECT

by: navajo

Thu Dec 10, 2009 at 14:55:58 PM PST

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I was inspired by our SFKossack Shanikka's REC LISTED diary about the Giving Tree at her office and suggesting that we give of our time at Food Banks or Shelters.  I'm sure there are many places we as a group can serve.

I would be more inclined to give of my personal time if I had buddies to go with me.  I think it would be a great idea if we start organizing a monthly or every other month event where a subgroup of us meets to serve together in our communities.

And since we are spread all over, let's have ONE event each month or every other month in a different town with a different subgroup of SFKossacks.

To start let's identify possible places to meet and work. We'll pick one a month or every other month to start.  We'll need a captain to volunteer for each event to interface with the charity, gather SFKossacks and communicate the date, time and directions to the subgroup.

I like this idea because it's not asking for you to donate money, it is much easier for me to donate time than money.

So, tell me in the comment thread:
What are the local community projects where we could meet as subgroups and give of our time? (then grab a beer afterward ;)

Also tell us if you do this already on your own and if you'd like some SFKossack buddies to join you next time.

Also a project could be like the one FFDAR suggested recently.  Maybe this could be January's project.

Request for a future "fundraiser" related to NFTT  

I live near the Palo Alto Veterans Hospital (which has a section treating brain injuries).  They collect clothing (remember the female vets), toiletries, magazines, and snacks for the vets treated at the facility, as well as potentially homeless vets.   http://www.palo-alto.med.va.go...
But if anyone just "has" to unload some extra items now, I'll be glad to transport them in time for the holidays.  ;-)

by: FFDAR @ Mon Nov 30, 2009 at 09:38:26 AM PST

I'm down with this, I really need to clean out my closet.

For DECEMBER'S SFKOSSACK SERVICE PROJECT, may I suggest coming with me to Shanikka's office in East Palo Alto and pick a name off her Giving Tree.  We'll empty that tree of names, dammit.

Also, thank you to everyone who donated already this December to the side pocket's Heifer, Int. project.  You ROCK and if you can come with me to Shanikka's office you DOUBLE ROCK!

WhiteT

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Dinner with Betson08

by: navajo

Tue Sep 22, 2009 at 19:47:45 PM PDT

Betson:
It's a conference about Guantanamo. Mainly about the so-called terrorist camps, but I had given this project at UCSF some of the Cuban testimonials from my dissertation so they ended up inviting me.

Of course the SFKossacks had to do their welcome wagon thingey.

Betson08 was in the mood for Mexican food so we hit Puerto Alegre on Valencia street in the Mission. Man, the food was tasty!

Date: Oct. 10, 2009
Location: Puerto Alegre
546 Valencia St. (bet. 16th & 17th Sts.) San Francisco
Phone: 415-255-8201
Time: 6:00 PM Please be early. Table reserved for 2 hrs. only

 1.   Betson08
 2.   Neeta aka navajo
 3.   SallyCat
 4.   Mr. Cat
 5.   dadanation
 6.   norm
 7.  
 8.  
 9.
10. Cali Scribe
11. Mr. Scribe
12.
13.
14.
15.

Annual Holiday Party w/ Book Signing by Markos [UPDATED]

by: navajo

Mon Sep 07, 2009 at 16:40:02 PM PDT

Directions have been sent via email. If you didn't receive them email navajo at nativeamericannetroots dot com.

WHO:      SFKossacks
WHAT:    Annual Holiday Party
WHERE:  Side Pocket's Farm in the Wine Country
WHEN:    1:00 P.M.  Sunday, December 6th, 2009

(Address will be emailed to RSVP'ers.)

Sebastopol is 1 hour north of the Golden Gate Bridge in the Wine Country
(I can promise that 1 hour of driving is beautifully scenic)

UPDATE ONE:

Side pocket is providing ALL the food and is hoping that you would contribute to his favorite cause, Heifer International instead of bringing potluck.

Please bring your donation for side pocket to collect.  If you can't give this year don't worry, please come anyway.

A note from side pocket:

At a past Kossack Christmas party, under the lead of Sallycat and York, we filled one of their bedrooms nearly to the ceiling with clothes and toiletries for those in need of them.

This year please consider bringing a gift for Heifer, International. In case you are unfamiliar with Heifer, It is a nonprofit working in 125 countries, including the U.S., to alleviate hunger and protect the environment by providing livestock, trees, seeds, and training in small-scale, sustainable agriculture. "Passing on the Gifts" is an essential element in Heifer's approach. Recipients agree to pass on one or more of their animal's offspring as well as their training in environmentally sound agriculture to another person in their community. It is a way of giving which hands the power to the recipient. Every recipient becomes a giver and a teacher, an equal partner in working to end poverty; and the gift goes on.

When Mary and I visited Heifer projects in Honduras a year and a half ago, it was the passing on of information and learning that people seemed most excited about. This was in 2007, still the Bush years, and we were feeling that all the causes we poured our time and money into were on the losing side. So, when we saw that something was working right now, on the ground, to improve people's lives and empower the poor, we were so energized that (as you can see) we are still talking about it.

So, this year all the food for our party will be provided. If you feel an urge to contribute a dish, try channeling the urge to a contribution that will feed the truly hungry in an ongoing, multiplying way. Donations made by check are tax deductible. If you want to make donations in the names of friends or family members as a holiday gift to them, gift cards will be available. You could give a flock of chicks or ducklings, a goat, tree seedlings, a hive of bees, or even a water buffalo in the name of your friend. Contributions will be confidential and go directly to Heifer.  And, if you are unable to give this year we will all understand.

UPDATE TWO:

This is farm country (rain? =mud.) so wearing sensible shoes is... well... sensible.

UPDATE THREE:

WINE SIGN UP LIST:

If you can contribute to Heifer, Int. and also bring some wine
YOU TOTALLY ROCK!

(stay tuned on this project as it unfolds over the next few days...)

1.  Gina Cooper 6 bottles
2.  Neeta  2 bottles
3.  Trashablanca 2 bottles
4.  frugalgranny 1 bottle
5.  dweb8231 1 bottle
6.  DavidW in SF 2-3 bottles
7.  rfall 2 bottles
8.  Jeff in CA 1-2 bottles
9.  kimoconnor 2 bottles
10. Martha Ture 2 bottles
11. sallycat 2 bottles
12. leftcoast 2 bottles
13. elfling 1 bottle
14. maggiejean 2 bottles
15. norm 1 bottle
16. jotter 1 bottle
17. Predictor 2 bottles

Special Announcement:  

Markos will be attending and I don't know about you but I need my book signed. I'll be bringing mine and you should also.  If you don't own one you can buy one from SFKossack DavidW in SF at his San Francisco online bookstore.

From DavidW in SF:

For delivery: If anyone wants their copy delivered to the event, it's Free Freight. They'll just need to specify "FREE EVENT DELIVERY" in the special instructions during checkout. (If they don't specify "FREE EVENT DELIVERY" I'll assume they want it shipped home.) Assuming they don't run out at the distributor's, they should be able to place their order to us by November 30 for Event Delivery. I'll hopefully be bringing the stock personally, but if not, I can Priority Ship them to event site.

If people want to place an order to be delivered to their homes in time for the event, please order before November 24.

If you haven't been to side pocket's sustainable farm here is my last diary about it. It is a lovely place to meet in the Wine Country.

Netroots Nation 2009, Pittsburgh Roll Call

by: navajo

Thu Jul 09, 2009 at 15:27:03 PM PDT

Agenda Links:

http://netrootsnation.org/sche... overview

http://netrootsnation.org/agenda with details

Outside Events

Google Spreadsheet of NN09 Schedule

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Please tell me in the comments if you are attending Netroots Nation in Pittsburgh this year.

I am going to try have reserved our tables again, look for the same table signs as last year.

I will post any dinners and other meetups in this diary so do check back here even when you are in Pittsburgh.

 1. Neeta
 2. highacidity
 3. ukiyo
 4. norm
 5. Malacandra
 6. Jotter
 7. Jeff in CA  
 8. Jeff in CA shotgun
 9. dweb8231
10. Raines
11. Raines' guest
12. kimoconnor
13. sidepocket
14. Mrs. sidepocket

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WEDNESDAY 8-12-09 DINNER w/ Cheers & Jeers group:

place: http://www.tonicpittsburgh.com/
Tonic Bar & Grill
971 Liberty Avenue
phone: 412.456.0460
time:   tbd

place: http://www.augusthenrys.com/ho...
946 Penn Avenue
Phone: 412-765-3270

Email from Bill in Portland Maine's beau Michael:

Hello All!

It is getting really close now.....

Ok I have finalized the place.  http://www.augusthenrys.com/ho...

I spoke with the owner and he is very accommodating.  They don't require a deposit, they will do separate checks, they will be adding a18% gratuity to each check.  

We will meet in the lobby at 630 pm or so.  I have the reservation for 7 pm.  It is across the street from the convention center.  

I will send out another email closer to the date to get a feel for who might be attending.  some of you have said no and some yes.  I have kept those emails.  

Looking forward to seeing you all again, and to meeting new people!  

Hugs!

Michael

rsvps:

1. Neeta
2. Raines
3. Raines' guest
4. Jotter (maybe, if the wind is with him...)
5. dweb8231
6. sidepocket
7. Mrs. sidepocket

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Thursday

Lunch - 12:30
Location - TBD

1. Neeta
2.
3.
4.

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Friday

Lunch - 12:30
Location - TBD

1. Neeta
2.
3.
4.

Dinner after Dr. Dean - 7:30 ish
Bossa Nova?

1. Neeta
2. Jotter
3. Kim O Connor
4. Land of Enchantment
5.
6.

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Saturday

Dinner before big party at 8pm
Location - TBD

1. Neeta
2.
3.
4.

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ct's in San Jose!

by: navajo

Mon Jun 22, 2009 at 10:39:00 AM PDT

http://en.oreilly.com/velocity...

Conference Location
Fairmont San Jose
170 S. Market Street
San Jose, CA 95113

If you are interested in meeting for a drink, say Wednesday night please comment below and I can contact ct.

That's ct there in the plaid shirt (kos, miss laura and Nate Silver)

Going Away Party for highacidity and ukiyo (PICS)

by: navajo

Sun Jun 21, 2009 at 21:00:32 PM PDT

Last night we got together one final time in Bay Area meatspace to say au revoir to highacidity/ukiyo and let them know how much we have enjoyed their participation in our group and our lives.  We will miss them but glad that we have virtual access to them.

I will get to see them at Netroots Nation in Pittsburgh and you can too if you register.

Our wonderful SFKossack member sidepocket could not attend but called the restaurant and paid for the several pitchers of margaritas we drank.  What a guy, huh!

A few of my photos below:

Gina and Bob's Going Away Party

by: navajo

Tue Jun 09, 2009 at 16:00:40 PM PDT

Bob and Gina (Ukiyo and highacidity) are moving to Raleigh, North Carolina.

We are meeting at Hola's in Belmont to say au revoir.

Saturday, June 20th at 5:30 PM.

1015 Alameda De Las Pulgas
Belmont, CA 94002
(650) 591-1735

Get directions

RSVP in the comments

Stanford PowWow this Friday, May 8th

by: navajo

Mon May 04, 2009 at 20:38:51 PM PDT

http://powwow.stanford.edu/sch...

The Stanford PowWow is free and open to the public. We welcome your donations to help fund our event.

Spectators may come and watch all dances.  Dances begin with the first Grand Entry (or first Gourd Dancing session) until the last dance of the day.  Generally, dances will run from 7pm-11pm on Friday, 11am-11pm on Saturday, and 11am-6pm on Sunday.

There are food booths that will be open prior to the 7pm Grand Entry on Friday.

I will definitely be there at 7pm on Friday.  Not sure I can meet earlier at the food booths but let me know in the comments if you want to meet for food and I'll see if I can get there.  I have a very busy weekend and limited time on Friday evening.

There won't be an organized meeting place.  If you want to meet us leave a comment and I will email you.  We will connect using our cell phones.

SFKossacks Dine with Angry Mouse w/ PHOTOS!

by: navajo

Wed Apr 15, 2009 at 18:45:56 PM PDT

Please join me below for a photo recap (only 20 or so, no worries) of our WELCOME WAGON dinner.

We enjoy dining with visiting Kossacks so please let us know if you will be in the San Francisco Bay Area.

It's all about community, IMO.

SFKossacks Welcome Angry Mouse

by: navajo

Thu Apr 02, 2009 at 19:24:58 PM PDT

A little about Angry Mouse:

I live in Tacoma, Washington with my husband and our three cats.  I grew up in Santa Barbara, went to UCSC, and lived in San Mateo for five years, and I desperately miss California, so I love any excuse to come back for visits.  Especially when the weather is so gorgeous like it has been for the past week.  

I work from home as a paralegal, but my office is in Palo Alto, so every few months, I'm summoned down here (which I do not mind at all, since I love my office, love any excuse to visit my friends, and love chowing down on a double double from In 'n Out.  I'm trying to persuade my husband that we should move back here, but so far, I've been unsuccessful, so I settle for coming for visits every few months.

(snip)

More about Angry Mouse below.

Who's up for Dinner with Angry Mouse?

by: navajo

Tue Mar 31, 2009 at 10:51:08 AM PDT

Angry Mouse is in town:

I live in Tacoma, Washington with my husband and our three cats.  I grew up in Santa Barbara, went to UCSC, and lived in San Mateo for five years, and I desperately miss California, so I love any excuse to come back for visits.  Especially when the weather is so gorgeous like it has been for the past week.  

I work from home as a paralegal, but my office is in Palo Alto, so every few months, I'm summoned down here (which I do not mind at all, since I love my office, love any excuse to visit my friends, and love chowing down on a double double from In 'n Out.  I'm trying to persuade my husband that we should move back here, but so far, I've been unsuccessful, so I settle for coming for visits every few months.

(snip)

More about Angry Mouse after the jump.

I know this is short notice but I think bloggers having a chance to dine with other bloggers is a good and rare thing. One should jump on the chance to participate.

So JUMP.

NOW.

SFKossacks Welcome DemMarineVet (PHOTOS!)

by: navajo

Sun Mar 29, 2009 at 12:05:16 PM PDT

We gathered for drinks and dinner at our local Mission spot Puerto Allegre.

It's all about building a community.

Only 10 photos below compared to my usual 100.

Here is DemMarineVet gathering with kimoconnor and the awful truth

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Girl Scout Cookies are in

by: Moody Loner

Tue Mar 03, 2009 at 09:50:30 AM PST

Just let me know below how y'all want to do this.

Dinner with DemMarineVet :: March 21st :: Update!

by: navajo

Tue Feb 17, 2009 at 20:26:41 PM PST

Hello....from the other side of the wet bridge!

I've agreed to let DemMarineVet stay at my house in March. He'll be here for 3+ days the weekend of March 20-22. York and I both spent time with him in Chicago. A very nice young man and coming in from Las Vegas (iirc).

He'd like to meet up with SF Kossacks...Mexican food is his favorite. So, I was hoping we could organize a dinner at a SF restaurant.

Major UPDATE:  We are starting at 5:30 PM!!  We only have the table for 2 hours so please arrive on time!

Saturday, March 21st :: 5:30 P.M.

Puerto Alegre
Category: Mexican  
Neighborhood: Mission
546 Valencia St
(between 16th St & 17th St)
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 255-8201

 1. navajo
 2. SallyCat
 3. Mr. SallyCat
 4. DemMarineVet (Guest of Honor)
 5. Mber
 6. Maybe Mber's cousin
 7. kimoconnor  
 8. mangobabango
 9. dadanation
10. the awful truth
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14.
15.

Photos of our Dinner with LOE

by: navajo

Sat Jan 10, 2009 at 19:41:21 PM PST

In attendance:
1.  Land of Enchantment
2.  Lineatus
3.  navajo
4.  norm
5.  SallyCat
6.  Mr. Cat
7.  sidepocket
8.  Mrs. sidepocket
9.  RNinNC
10. RNinNC's "plus one"
11. leftylimblog
12. leftcoast
13. Archangel
14. dadanation

All photos below:

Girl Scout Cookies.

by: Moody Loner

Sat Jan 10, 2009 at 13:02:54 PM PST

I'm sending this because people at the meetup wanted a heads-up when it was time for the Little to take orders for Girl Scout cookies.

The types she has available are:

Lemon Chalet Cremes
Trefoils
Do-si-dos
Samoas
Dulce de leche
sugar free chocolate chip
Tagalongs
Thin Mints.

Dinner Friday! :: LOE in Town :: UPDATE

by: navajo

Fri Dec 19, 2008 at 20:35:24 PM PST

Update:  Since we are 16 rsvps the restaurant requires a preset menu.  Lineatus is a regular of this restaurant and has given me some excellent suggestions that I will follow.  If you are knowledgeable about the food there please leave a menu suggestion in the comments.  Also if you don't eat meat please leave a comment.  See you all Friday!

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Ms. Land of Enchantment (author of the recommended shoe diary series from our conventions, plus she blogs about politics in the Southwest and many other things, including music and/or birding) is going to be in town (San Francisco, Marin) the 2nd weekend of January. LOE is driving from New Mexico to Los Angeles and then to the Bay Area.  She is staying at SallyCat's flat for a couple of nights and then at Lineatus' bunkerhousing.

We are meeting for dinner Friday the 9th at 6:30 p.m.  at Xiao Loong.

http://www.xiaoloong.com/

250 West Portal Ave.
(between Vicente & 14th Ave.)
San Francisco, CA 94127
Tel: 415.753.5678

Directions:
From the South Bay:
280 North
Take CA-1 towards 19th Ave. Golden Gate Bridge
Merge onto Junipero Serra
Stay in the middle lane
Go straight onto West Portal Ave.

From the East bay:
280 South
Exit Monterey Blvd.
Stay on Monterey Blvd, which becomes Santa Clara Ave.
Remain on Santa Clara Ave. until you get to Portola
Go straight on Vicente for one block
Make a left on West Portal Ave.

From the North Bay:
Take the Golden Gate Bridge
Take the 19th Ave. exit
Continue on 19th Ave. through Golden Gate Park
Make a right on Ulloa
Left on 20th Ave.
Left on Vicente
Follow Vicente to West Portal Ave.
Make a Right on West Portal Ave.

Please RSVP in the comments and I'll add you to this list:

1.  Land of Enchantment
2.  Lineatus
3.  navajo
4.  norm
5.  SallyCat
6.  Mr. Cat
7.  sidepocket
8.  Mrs. sidepocket
9.  RNinNC
10. RNinNC's "plus one"
11. leftylimblog
12. leftcoast

14. Archangel
15. Cali Scribe
16. dadanation

13. kimoconnor

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