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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Members of the Mother Church, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>You all know me, I am afraid, as a man of Big Ideas and Questionable Follow Through. You have been forewarned. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I think the Mother Church <b><i>ought</i></b> to hold a Winter Party. I think once a year our spouses <b><i>should</i></b> have an opportunity to see that we all aren’t as crazy as some of us. I am too chicken to do it at my house, and besides my house is way too small. Last year, one of our members offered his house, everybody brought food and wine, we had a wonderful time, and I don’t THINK we destroyed the place. I think we even helped clean up at the end. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>So, I am looking for a venue. Is there a venue in santa fe where, say, if we all brought food and wine to it, and, say nn dollars per person, the venue would provide … the venue. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Let’s say I got St. Johns to cater it. Would you come and bring you NN dollars? For what value of N? <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Nick<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Nicholas Thompson<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Emeritus Professor of Ethology and Psychology<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Clark University<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:ThompNickSon2@gmail.com">ThompNickSon2@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/">https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>