Confab - June 15, 2006.

While Gavin was away in Boston for TechEd, I donned the Master of Ceremony cloak he usually wears for Confab. (I know,...It makes my ass look big.) John Costello of The Ethicurean, Kevin and Leslie Wagner of Double Llama, and John Hayes (sans blog) joined founding Confab members Keith Vaitkus, Jeff Smith and me for more than an hour of banter. Without Gavin's watchful eye, we were like children in a candy store.

Show appetizers (consuming almost twenty minutes of the show) included Keith's recent graduation as an MBA from the University of Washington, Leslie's child rearing techniques (involving box containment), and a smidgen of politics relating to the continued erosion of our civil liberties under the guise of national security. The main course, however, was all about food -- especially Michael Pollan's book, The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals (April 2006). The most profound segment (33:30) of the show was when Leslie, unwittingly, provided the name I later adopt for my new dog.

As always, Confab was an excellent way to spend a Thursday evening with friends. Special thanks go out to Kevin and Leslie for bringing a small collection of their astoundingly good home-brewed beers, some of which I was lucky enough to have them forget in my refrigerator. (Hey you two: don't forget to pick up your cooler next time you're over!)