Well, my apologies for not having stopped by much. Life is busier than you can imagine, but we all have our excuses for not being in better contact with those we value. I've received news of late that has motivated me to do the Open Fields this year. Life is short, eh? Don't read any more into that other than we need to take every advantage we can to have fun with friends :-) And so... drum roll please... let's start the planning for OF 2011 for the dates of October 7 (or a few days before) through October 9th (or a few days after) ;-) I understand that this is later than normal but we're really not concerned about the weather since there'll be no chiles :-) UNDERSTAND that there will be NO CHILES!! I've planted none & it is too late to do so at this point. "BYOC" eh? Maybe if folks bring their own bucket of chiles, we'll dump them all out on a tarp and have one *heck* of a game of twister as we scramble for them :-D This will truly be an "Open Field". And y'all may be congratulated for having beat me up enough to give in ;-) Drop me a note if you plan on sitting out in a grassy field, eating stuff & hanging out with friends. For YEARS y'all have told me "it ain't about the chiles." Maybe it has finally sunk in :-D At least I'm no longer an "evil corporate type" :-) :-D -Jim C http://www.StepUpforCharity.org