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While sitting here in my office and staring into the fog on the Rio de la Plata I had a vision….

At first I was in a place that seemed a pleasant enough, but no matter how hard I tried it there were always obstacles that I had to climb over–the harder I climbed, the more obstacles there were, until one day I slipped and fell…

As I tumbled through space I tried to get my bearings: I finally landed alongside the river. This place seem bigger and prettier and certainly flatter than the place before it. But, it had a problem too: some of my friends were allergic to it, and every time I left it, I had a bigger and bigger hole in my pocket. It bothered me so much that I could not sleep. Finally, well after midnight, I fell into a fitful sleep while weighing the contradictions…

I awoke to a cacaphony of music and voices and found myself in the midst of a celebrating crowd–but the crowd was so big that I couldn’t move; I was caught like a sardine in a can with mustard sauce. The noise became so great that I shut my eyes and put both hands over my one good ear until I finally blacked out…

And lo, and behold when I awoke I was in familiar surroundings with a fireplace cheerfully crackling, my little dog Harry sleeping next to me, and my big dog Lucy at my feet.

None of that really happened! But, I thought it was kind of an artistic way of retelling the story of our peripatetic Sunday gatherings.

The time for a change has come again!

In fact, this time there will be two changes:

• First, the meeting with will be reincarnated from its Sunday life to a new life on Thursday; and,

• Second, the meeting will be trans-migrated from Don Pepperone to Casa de Southron, UruguayLiving.com’s office in Buceo.

• Instead of a Sunday brunch, we will host a Thursday happy hour from 6 to 9 p.m.

From the beginning we had hoped to have more Uruguayos participate in our get-togethers, but Sunday is a difficult day for them, as it is generally reserved for family events. Restaurants have proven unsatisfactory for one reason or another, but perhaps the worst feature was that it made it hard for people to talk to anyone except those seated nearby.

UruguayLiving.com will supply potables, both potent and otherwise, as well as basic snacks. Everyone is encouraged to bring along anything they would like to share.

There is plenty of parking on the street, and we have a newly built ramp in the front for wheelchair access.

People will be able to gather around the fireplace, or the card table; at the dart board or the foosball table.

Valiant though undoubtedly insufficient efforts will be made to accommodate both smokers and non-smokers–disputes will be resolved in the square circle according to the Marquis of Queensberry rules (that’s a joke, I think).

We purposely have chosen an early starting hour so that attending is convenient for people on their way home from work, is before the weekly “guys night out”, and well before the local Thursday night revelries begin at 10 or 11 o’clock.

This happy hour is open to everyone, and no reservations are required–we hope to see you here soon.

Don’t forget your favorite mantra: Ommmmmmmmmmm…

Posted by southron on Monday, May 21st, 2007 at 18:07.