So true, jeffa.   I met Russ last fall in KC, KS, and more recently brainpan right here in Omaha, NE.   Handful of other monks I hope to connect with this year.

For me anyway, meeting fellow monks IRL adds a bit more to the community of the Monastery.
    cheers,
    Don
    striving for Perl Adept
    (it's pronounced "why-bick")