New England Skeptics Get-Together?

What do you mean, "what else is there to do besides canoeing / kayaking?"

Do you NEED anything else to do? I can kayak for hours and hours and hours... wait, I'm a little bit unusual, aren't I?

SkepticScott said:
I'll be there just on Saturday, and I'll join Jeff in paying the cleaning cost.

Tanja, when you're in Boston on the 4th, those of us in the area could meet you for dinner, if you'd like.

I can give a couple of people rides to Wells Saturday. The Billerica stop of the commuter rail is close to my house, so we could leave here by 8:40 if people take the 8 a.m. train from North Station. When we return, it will probably be too late to catch the train, so I'd drive people home.

What else is there to do besides canoing/kayaking? I can bring tongue-in-cheek games like "Past Lives" or "Burn in Hell", plus "Robo Rally", "Ninjaburger", "Merchant of Venus". I also have "The Aristocrats" on DVD.
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SkepticScott said:
What else is there to do besides canoing/kayaking?
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We have stuff from A to Z for those who can't spend hours in a kayak.

Antiquing, Wells is known particularly for antique book sellers.
Beach walking, 7 miles of beach.
Communing with nature at the Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve
Deep Sea fishing
Eat lobster.
Factory outlet shopping, Kittery outlets are about 20 minutes South of Wells.
Grab one of the beers that Greg has been told to bring.
Hang out at the indoor pool, game room or exercise room.
Invent something to do that starts with J, K, L, M, N and O.
Photography - Perkin's Cove is a favorite, also Wells Harbor.
Query the management of VBTS as to why they let Vicki Monroe contact the dead at their facilities.
Rest a little after A-Q
Sizzle in the sauna.
Tide pooling
Undermine faulty reasoning with cogent arguments based on scientific observation.
Verify that KittyNH, while being an expert on Venusians, is not actually one sent here to spy on us.
Walk on the Marginal Way in Ogunquit.
X out this one. There is nothing to do that starts with x.
Yank some clams from the mudflats, get arrested, pay the fine, and rejoin the rest of us who know that a license is required for harvesting shellfish on the mudflats.
Zone out in the Jacuzzi after hours of stimulating discussion with some of the greatest thinkers of New England.

SkepticScott said:
I'll join Jeff in paying the cleaning cost.
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No you won't and neither will Jeff. Don't even think about chipping in on the cleanup bill unless you are staying over. Think instead about chipping in for the lobster, swordfish, steaks, beer yada yada.
:)
 
Kitten said:
Do you NEED anything else to do? I can kayak for hours and hours and hours... wait, I'm a little bit unusual, aren't I?
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Exactly. I think nothing of playing a 4-hour game, and at a tournament, often do nothing except play games for 12 hours a day (except for short meal breaks). I'm just as unusual as you are. :)

YoPopa said:
We have stuff from A to Z for those who can't spend hours in a kayak.
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LOL! That was very clever.

>Antiquing, Wells is known particularly for antique book sellers.

That might be interesting.

>Eat lobster.

Always great, unless you're a lobster.

>Hang out at the indoor pool, game room or exercise room.

My idea of fun games usually doesn't jive with those found in game rooms. :(

>Query the management of VBTS as to why they let Vicki Monroe
>contact the dead at their facilities.

I think you mean "attempt to contact" or "claim to contact". :-)

>Rest a little after A-Q

I could always rest by reading the ASL Q&A compilation.

>Undermine faulty reasoning with cogent arguments based
>on scientific observation.

Sadly, proponents of faulty reasoning usually aren't affected by good reasoning. If they knew the difference, they wouldn't embrace the faulty version in the first place.

>Verify that KittyNH, while being an expert on Venusians, is
>not actually one sent here to spy on us.

Are we testing to see if she is from Edgar Rice Burroghs' Venus, Robert Heinlein's Venus, Asimov's Venus, or the real one? :confused:
 
Tanja said:
Again, I am very touched by everyone's hospitality. I am sure it is going to be a wonderful weekend. I am interested in finding out more about the other people who will be present, as I never met any of you in real life.

Let me reintroduce myself.

My name really is Tanja. I currently live in London, I spent about four years in the Netherlands and I am originally from Croatia. I speak English with an accent that is neither British, Dutch nor Croatian, but something in between.
I work for a charity helping victims of crime. I am fairly quiet and so only have about 1000 posts after two and a half years of reading the JREF forums almost every day. I quite like singing, so if any of you play a guitar, I encourage you to bring it along.

There you go, that's me. What about you?
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How brave are you?
I mean, if I stopped by, even for a few hours, would you be scarred for life?
You see, I have been wanting to meet you, too.
 
Kitten said:
What do you mean, "what else is there to do besides canoeing / kayaking?"

Do you NEED anything else to do? I can kayak for hours and hours and hours... wait, I'm a little bit unusual, aren't I?
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How can you possibly say that when he's just mentioned nerdy entertainment? :eek:

Clearly, you are not one of us :mad:





;)
 
For the "pigasus" fans among us, there is also the "When Pigs Fly" bakery, one town down the road in York, Maine.
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Why, yes, they do sell shirts, hats, sweatshirts, etc. And yes, they would be the perfect gift for the skeptic who has everything...here's the online store...
 
YoPopa said:
We have stuff from A to Z for those who can't spend hours in a kayak.

Antiquing, Wells is known particularly for antique book sellers.
Beach walking, 7 miles of beach.
Communing with nature at the Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve
Deep Sea fishing
Eat lobster.
Factory outlet shopping, Kittery outlets are about 20 minutes South of Wells.
Grab one of the beers that Greg has been told to bring.
Hang out at the indoor pool, game room or exercise room.
Invent something to do that starts with J, K, L, M, N and O.
Photography - Perkin's Cove is a favorite, also Wells Harbor.
Query the management of VBTS as to why they let Vicki Monroe contact the dead at their facilities.
Rest a little after A-Q
Sizzle in the sauna.
Tide pooling
Undermine faulty reasoning with cogent arguments based on scientific observation.
Verify that KittyNH, while being an expert on Venusians, is not actually one sent here to spy on us.
Walk on the Marginal Way in Ogunquit.
X out this one. There is nothing to do that starts with x.
Yank some clams from the mudflats, get arrested, pay the fine, and rejoin the rest of us who know that a license is required for harvesting shellfish on the mudflats.
Zone out in the Jacuzzi after hours of stimulating discussion with some of the greatest thinkers of New England.


No you won't and neither will Jeff. Don't even think about chipping in on the cleanup bill unless you are staying over. Think instead about chipping in for the lobster, swordfish, steaks, beer yada yada.
:)
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I wanna to see a psychic.
 
Suezoled said:
I wanna to see a psychic.
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And I want you to see a psychic.

Too bad Vicki Monroe is going to be in Burlington Vermont, that weekend. (see vickimonroe.com*), Her website still says that she holds 20 person readings at Village By The Sea but I can't find details on when the next one will be held there.

*I will not place working links to woos. A working link raises their rank on the search engines and increases their audience.
 
Suezoled said:
How brave are you?
I mean, if I stopped by, even for a few hours, would you be scarred for life?
You see, I have been wanting to meet you, too.
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Please join in! I can exchange some hilarious and some scary Victim Support stories for some of your wonderful medical insurance stories!
 
I just happened to notice this get-together thread today.
So far, it looks like you are all getting together on May 6 and 7, somewhere in Boston or so? Can anyone confirm this?
If, so, can I join in? If so, how?

Allow me to introduce myself.
My real name is Mitch Lampert. I was the one at TAM4 wearing the "Loading Humorous Message T-Shirt". I only joined this forum last month. But, I for one, believe there ought to be a lot more skeptical get-togethers, particularly in this general New England area.

I am a software developer by trade, but also a budding filmmaker. My ultimate goal is to throw together a skeptical/scientific movie that will appeal to the mainstream audience (yeah, I know, wish me lots of luck), perhaps something like an "Anti-What-the-Bleep" pseudo-documentary, or something. I'm sure I'll come up with a better idea later.

I don't just travel around the Universe insulting people, you know. But, I am a huge Douglas Adams fan.
 
Wowbagger said:
So far, it looks like you are all getting together on May 6 and 7, somewhere in Boston or so? Can anyone confirm this?
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Yes, but not the Boston part, Wells Maine is our destination. That is about 1 hour north of Boston and right off Rt. I95
If, so, can I join in? If so, how?
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We don't cotton much to stangers. In fact I don't even know for sure what cotton much means. But we have made a recent exception for Suezoled. It only seems right that we should open our icy cold Yankee hearts just a bit more for you as well.

I'll PM you with details.

Welcome Mitch, we all look forward to meeting you and each other.
 
Happy Birthday and welcome to the forum.

I'm sure you'd be very welcome at the get-together. I haven't a clue if I'll be able to make it (depends on the state of my senior thesis at that point in time), but there will be a bunch of cool people there, I'm sure.

Kitten


Wowbagger said:
I just happened to notice this get-together thread today.
So far, it looks like you are all getting together on May 6 and 7, somewhere in Boston or so? Can anyone confirm this?
If, so, can I join in? If so, how?

Allow me to introduce myself.
My real name is Mitch Lampert. I was the one at TAM4 wearing the "Loading Humorous Message T-Shirt". I only joined this forum last month. But, I for one, believe there ought to be a lot more skeptical get-togethers, particularly in this general New England area.

I am a software developer by trade, but also a budding filmmaker. My ultimate goal is to throw together a skeptical/scientific movie that will appeal to the mainstream audience (yeah, I know, wish me lots of luck), perhaps something like an "Anti-What-the-Bleep" pseudo-documentary, or something. I'm sure I'll come up with a better idea later.

I don't just travel around the Universe insulting people, you know. But, I am a huge Douglas Adams fan.
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YoPopa said:
We don't cotton much to stangers. (snip) But we have made a recent exception for Suezoled. It only seems right that we should open our icy cold Yankee hearts just a bit more for you as well.
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Awww, that's sweet! Much appreciated.
I promise not to be a bother. I won't eat too much of your food, and I can sleep anywhere! I've been known to doze off inside empty kitchen cabinets, when there wasn't room anywhere else.
 
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