Good morning Dean, NJDave, and SCDave.
Morning PartiallyConfusedMayor
No partial about it. Did Dean find himself a hot tub in Gainesville that allows smoking? What the fuck is a service pigeon? Is it the bird's surprise party? Flavored cigars for said bird? Yeah, thoroughly confused.
CLARIFICATION:
I drove back from Gainesville last night and had to be back at 8am for the Business Meeting. the kitten woke me at 3:30am so when I posted the comment I had lit a cigar, poured a cup of coffee, and got in MY hot tub.
a 'service pigeon' is a member of the program that one takes under his wing and help him get involved in being of service to others at or above the group level. most people say 'sponcee/sponsee', pigeon seems to be politically incorrect, most think it's word "pigeon" in the context of a sponsee thought it was demeaning or cynical. And in fact one person I knew, many years ago now, used the term and attributed it to the idea that it is because a pigeon will shit on you and fly away. My 'service pigeon' turned 50 today and I drove to Gainesville, AND back home for a surprise birthday party for him.
any more questions?