I'm surprised Jeff hasn't chimed in on this post. I saw several things there that appear to be lifted from the MTPS site.

I am so happy that you all want to get together again. Getting together in Tampa and on the East coast would definitely be on a weekend. I hope that we can get others to join us. Hi Barbara, I am looking forward to seeing you again also. Hopefully we can get Sharon to join us and others in the Tampa area. Start thinking of a place that we can meet where we can sit and chat and have some good food also. The place we went to last time was really nice but I can't remember the name of it. Anyone else out there that wants to have some fun and get to meet folks from the KT?

Shortness runs in my step mother's family. Vivian is one of Bernice's sisters. She was so cute, she said I made her weekend. She is a widow and lives alone so not much going on on the weekends.

I have noticed the differences between East and West. Not sure how the mid-west fits in, but probably more Eastern? Our country was mainly settled in the East, and then people migrated West. There are many more historical minded people in the East. California has a lot of Spanish influence, and many of those homes have a lot of color in various rooms. One such home had a roof fire a while back, and driving by, I was amazed at the various colors inside that house! Pink, mint, aqua, orange, lavender....wow! There are many new developments here, and for many years those homes come in one color on all walls. Maybe people think "new" should be neutral, so they continue with the trend. If they buy "old," they tend to paint all the walls a neutral color to update it. Our entire home is painted a soft neutral beige with white wood accents except for one room. The ceiling is painted dark navy blue and the walls a deep brown. That room is where we go to watch TV and gather with friends. We call it our "Pub." There are differences between Northern and Southern California too. San Francisco has a lot of color. Maybe because of the fog? Whoever said weather has an influence is probably right.