mpedersen October 20, 2017 Share October 20, 2017 (edited) WAMAS Members, it's 4:15 AM as I type this, and I'm less than 2 hours from hopping on a plane in Duluth, MN, to take two flights to get to the Washington DC region so I can, once again, come attend an exciting WAMAS meeting! If I can travel over 1000 miles and spend a day in airports to come see all of you, please do me the honor of driving a half hour (or hour and a half?) to come check out all that's going on at this meeting on Saturday! The club has posted all sorts of details here - http://wamas.org/forums/topic/83123-saturday-october-21-fall-2017-meeting-matt-pedersen-on-clownfish/ Now...I must warn you, Copps asked me to give my 3-part clownfish talk, which is normally a total of 90 minutes. But they're only giving me an hour to make it happen. So...I'm going to blaze through it...you will see more clownfish eye candy than you knew existed. Wild fish, emerging genes you've likely not seen, and hybrids up the yin yang!!!! (if you're into that sort of thing). And, you might even see your club leadership break out the hook and pull me off stage!I'll be blunt, Clownfish ARE the guppy of the marine aquarium hobby now. I mean, I've run out of appendages to count the number of elementary school "clownfish breeding" projects and programs being started around the country. Today's kids....it's clownfish, not guppies! Of course, how many of us were, at one time or another, ENTHRALLED with fancy guppies? Come on, you can admit it, this is a #safespace I'm looking forward to seeing you all this weekend! I may not always remember your name, but I *usually* remember a face. Now...I've lost about 70 lbs. since you all last saw me...I don't feel like I look any different, but a lot of folks do...so you might not recognize me! Low-Carb High-Fat diet for the win...literally fixed all my health issues! Out with the sugar, IN WITH THE BACON!!!! Thanks greatly to WAMAS for inviting me to come out! I'll do my darndest to overload you with clownfish but not bore you all to tears!!! And by the way, it's a delight to be packing shorts. Please refer to the attached photo I took earlier this evening. Matt P. Edited October 20, 2017 by mpedersen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arking_mark October 20, 2017 Share October 20, 2017 WAMAS Members, it's 4:15 AM as I type this, and I'm less than 2 hours from hopping on a plane in Duluth, MN, to take two flights to get to the Washington DC region so I can, once again, come attend an exciting WAMAS meeting! If I can travel over 1000 miles and spend a day in airports to come see all of you, please do me the honor of driving a half hour (or hour and a half?) to come check out all that's going on at this meeting on Saturday! The club has posted all sorts of details here - http://wamas.org/forums/topic/83123-saturday-october-21-fall-2017-meeting-matt-pedersen-on-clownfish/ Now...I must warn you, Copps asked me to give my 3-part clownfish talk, which is normally a total of 90 minutes. But they're only giving me an hour to make it happen. So...I'm going to blaze through it...you will see more clownfish eye candy than you knew existed. Wild fish, emerging genes you've likely not seen, and hybrids up the yin yang!!!! (if you're into that sort of thing). And, you might even see your club leadership break out the hook and pull me off stage! I'll be blunt, Clownfish ARE the guppy of the marine aquarium hobby now. I mean, I've run out of appendages to count the number of elementary school "clownfish breeding" projects and programs being started around the country. Today's kids....it's clownfish, not guppies! Of course, how many of us were, at one time or another, ENTHRALLED with fancy guppies? Come on, you can admit it, this is a #safespace I'm looking forward to seeing you all this weekend! I may not always remember your name, but I *usually* remember a face. Now...I've lost about 70 lbs. since you all last saw me...I don't feel like I look any different, but a lot of folks do...so you might not recognize me! Low-Carb High-Fat diet for the win...literally fixed all my health issues! Out with the sugar, IN WITH THE BACON!!!! Thanks greatly to WAMAS for inviting me to come out! I'll do my darndest to overload you with clownfish but not bore you all to tears!!! And by the way, it's a delight to be packing shorts. Please refer to the attached photo I took earlier this evening. Matt P. Looking forward to seeing you. Any chance you would be able to discuss Orange Spotted Filefish? Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott711 October 20, 2017 Share October 20, 2017 Lol. You have Christmas lights up already? I didn't realize it can snow when the temperatures are that warm there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime October 20, 2017 Share October 20, 2017 Looking forward to seeing you. Any chance you would be able to discuss Orange Spotted Filefish? He's doing his 3 part clown fish talk, which is a total of 90 minutes, and we only are giving him 60, I don't think that's going to get squeezed in. Lol. You have Christmas lights up already? I didn't realize it can snow when the temperatures are that warm there I was going to say, let's get through Halloween first, even Thanksgiving! I just rolled into Home Depot yesterday and it looked like the attached picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpedersen October 20, 2017 Author Share October 20, 2017 (edited) GREETINGS FROM O'Hare! I was going to say, let's get through Halloween first, even Thanksgiving! I just rolled into Home Depot yesterday and it looked like the attached picture. In Duluth, we don't bother taking any of it down. Warm temps in Duluth? #FAKENEWS! ArkingMark, I could always just go rogue on 'em....(hit me up before or after...I'm around all weekend....plenty of time to chat Files!) Edited October 20, 2017 by mpedersen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D805 October 20, 2017 Share October 20, 2017 Looking forward to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arking_mark October 20, 2017 Share October 20, 2017 GREETINGS FROM O'Hare! In Duluth, we don't bother taking any of it down. Warm temps in Duluth? #FAKENEWS! ArkingMark, I could always just go rogue on 'em....(hit me up before or after...I'm around all weekend....plenty of time to chat Files!) Awesome! Just got a male for my female OSF. Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpedersen October 20, 2017 Author Share October 20, 2017 darnit, how did I wind up in Washington STATE?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpedersen October 21, 2017 Author Share October 21, 2017 OK, jokes aside, I'm in DC, the laptop is fired up, the frag tanks are set up, the food spread is out. It's shaping up to be a great meeting...the only thing missing is YOU! Come on down! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treesprite October 22, 2017 Share October 22, 2017 The talk was great! Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zygote2k October 22, 2017 Share October 22, 2017 Was there a meeting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origami October 23, 2017 Share October 23, 2017 Was there a meeting? Yes. Three email notices went out over a 15 day period to email addresses on record. You should have received all three if your email address is up to date. It's also been on the community calendar for a year now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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