Punki and Joe, you have put together an Olympic proportioned venue of fun in Seattle. Sorry for not RSVPing sooner. Joanne and I are definite for dinner at Chinooks.

I’m staying back and forth between the downtown Madison Marriott and my brother-in-law’s in Magnolia. I’m up all week, and I still have the Metropolitan Grill twitch, so if any locals want to try Tuesday or Wednesday, please post or email me.

Joanne and the baby (Abigail Sophia) are coming up Thursday, and as babysitting is only confirmed on Saturday night, I’m little up in the air about the other Gold Medal events. I’d very much like to go sailing if there’s room, but will play it by ear. I’ve heard people rave about the Wild Ginger, so that should be great. I want to hitch my wagon for at least one leg of the pub crawl, so probably will connect at Pike's Market with y'all.

Again, Punki and Joe, thanks for playing host committee and for all this work and planning. Barry.