Patrick Hughes relates a fantASStically funny account of his colorectal health.

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I got back into Dallas late last night after a busy, productive, highly-educational, and fun legal education conference in Washington D.C.

While on the road, my Internet access was limited-to-non-existent, so today is the first chance I've had to post a recap of Saturday's blog meet in Old Town Alexandria.

I can't really add anything to what's already been said by Steve (Buckethead), Mike, Princess Cat, Rob, Ted, or Dawn, so go read their excellent accounts of the evening. Also, big thank you's go to Lysander for making time out of his extremely busy solo law practice (I understand your posting rate, now) to visit with us and to Princess Cat's friend Matt the non-blogger for being such a good sport in meeting up with a bunch of unfamiliar bloggers.

This was the first time I had ever met people in real life who were only "virtual" friends beforehand. It's nice to see the living people match up to their online personas. And it was especially nice to make the acquaintance of two bloggers who -- until now -- hadn't been on my blogroll (Steve and Dawn).

The one thing I can add to the previous accounts is pictures, which you can see in the extended entry. Unfortunately my group shot is very blurry (the waiter had trouble operating my camera), but the others came out really well. One of the other attendees also took one, so please let me know when you post it.
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On the very small chance that any of my DC-based readers do not also read the Llama Butchers or A Swift Kick and a Band Aid, the aforementioned will be meeting with Rocket Jones, The Maximum Leader, yours truly (and a couple of extras) on Saturday night, October 15, in Old Town Alexandria at the Union Street Public House at 6:00 PM.

I am traveling to Washington for an in-house lawyer education conference taking place Monday through Wednesday. Whenever one of these boondoggles education opportunities arises, I try to travel a couple of days early for some sightseeing. Having gone to law school in DC, I am familiar with all the sights and know my way around. Union Street Pub was one of my wife's and my favorite places to go with our married friends back in law school, so I'm looking forward to returning and getting to know some of my virtual friends face-to-face.

If you want to meet up with us, head on down: we are calling ourselves the "Llama party" (no kidding).

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1 Sounds like fun, wish I could come. Don't do anything I wouldn't do. Or maybe, don't do anything I haven't done.

Posted by: owlish at October 13, 2005 10:53 PM (bJF7u)

2 As I said over on the LLamas site, I'll be there. Maybe I can get an answer to the question I've had all year: "Howinthehell can I do this and have time to blog?!?"

Posted by: Lysander at October 14, 2005 04:30 PM (ShW/G)

3 Owlish, no worries. I'll be good. Lysander, I can't speak for Rob (who blogs on Uncle Sam's time), but you have to be ready to sacrifice a couple hours of sleep a day to blog like I do. You can tell when I'm sleeping better when the frequency of posts declines! Look forward to meeting you tomorrow!

Posted by: JohnL at October 14, 2005 10:59 PM (dYzx6)

4 Problem #1: I'm two days late checking your blog. Bad Boyd! Problem #2: The sister-in-law is coming to visit, and while that might make me want to get out even more, it wouldn't be the smartest play 'round the homestead. Have fun!

Posted by: Boyd at October 15, 2005 04:25 PM (7lQ54)

5 John, great meeting you - and thanks for being the motivating force behind a great blogmeet.

Posted by: buckethead at October 17, 2005 02:55 PM (ztNrs)

6 Buckethead, It was great meeting you, too. I'm adding you to the blogroll. Just to make sure I read you. (Same with Dawn).

Posted by: JohnL at October 17, 2005 06:11 PM (J1nCk)

7 Ted always told me how fabulous you are; I absolutely, wholeheartedly concur. Thanks for organizing the meetup, and I look forward to checking in with you frequently.

Posted by: dawn at October 17, 2005 07:27 PM (Dh1V0)

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Doh! I forgot to highlight the day -- on October 1, this blog turned two.

Here's my first post, tentatively typed into the old Blogger interface back on October 1, 2003:

So, what kind of tapestry have I woven over the past two years? Would you like to see some new threads make their way into the pattern? Let me know in email or comments.

Thank you especially to my regular readers. I hope to keep y'all coming back.

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1 From one "weaver" to another, congratulations, and many happy returns.

Posted by: Chan S. at October 04, 2005 10:01 AM (7kycG)

2 Happy Blogaversary!

Posted by: owlish at October 04, 2005 03:01 PM (bJF7u)

3 Congrats!

Posted by: Ted at October 04, 2005 04:22 PM (+OVgL)

4 congrats... and many more!

Posted by: Princess Cat at October 04, 2005 09:35 PM (D6/0a)

5 Many congrats - Yip! Yip! Yip!

Posted by: Robert the Llama Butcher at October 05, 2005 08:56 AM (IkTb7)

6 May you never delete!

Posted by: lemuel kolkava at October 06, 2005 09:32 AM (aOCIX)

7 Congrats! You're doing good, it's why I come around and read.

Posted by: Eric at October 10, 2005 12:22 AM (Oc3Xt)

8 Many Happy Returns on the day as Pooh Bear would say. Hehehe, that rhymes. Your tapestry is pretty cool, very varied. Ooh, with some nice aircraft and sci-fi babe cheesecake thrown in. Keep up the good work.

Posted by: Rhianna at October 11, 2005 03:04 AM (Ah21Y)

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