OMUG Picnic...!

May 20th, 2008 --
Last summer, we prepared to host the traditional OMUG Picnic in July as we always have. Things did not go well. Mother nature was feeling a little bit flushed, and decided to cool off by dumping all her excess heat right here in Omaha -- it was over a hundred in the shade, and humid just to make our experience complete.

Disappointed as I was with the effects on our festivities, I was actually relieved to discover that OMUG members have taste and good sense in their daily lives as well as in their choice of computing hardware... as evidenced by the fact that everyone but me and one other person stayed home where there was air conditioning or had gone out of town to avoid the heat.

Later that year, someone brought up an idea that probably should have been proposed years ago: why have the picnic in July, when it's usually hotter than most prefer? Why not move it to the cooler (temperate at least) months of Spring or Fall?

Well, as you may remember, we discussed it, and decided to move the date to (you guessed it) May.

So -- On Tuesday, May 20th, prepare your favorite potluck offerings, place them in your Pic-a-nick Basket (watch out for bears wearing neckties) or cooler, and bring them to the OMUG Picnic!

For complete details about time and location and sundry other information, click on the picture of the Picnic Basket at the top of this column, or follow THIS link.

There'll be talk, fun and games -- bring the kids or grandkids with you if you wish.

See you at the meeting!!Ken Rodabaugh II
OMUG President

P.S. -- Follow THIS link to look over and contribute to our list of possible future meeting topics!!

April 15th --
Internet Telephony (Skype)....

May 20th --
OMUG Picnic (moved from July to May)....

June 17th --
One Laptop Per Child -- The XO Computer....

(Follow THIS link for greater details on the meeting topics.)