Harold,

After reading this in your post ...

"Ed and I are talking about a small get together in Nov... I'll keep you posted on it. I just hope the red tide is gone by then."

... I'm leaning towards the weekend dates of November 10th - 14th. Those would be great for me. Not that I couldn't make it on another weekend, it's just that I have those 5 days off and could definitely be there and be a part of the "Planning Committee" on those days/dates.