I hear ya JW... Houston would be a pretty good haul from the Abilene, Stephenville, Dallas area.
However, if you do make it down here we could definitely launch some arrah's, make some shavings, break some rock....
And if your up for it we could put the boat in the water and go chase some fish in the Spanish Lake.
I'm with Jeremiah on the accent issue, only thing I'd add would be a sip or three of Fine aged Tequila.
As to our first get together how about Sunday the 13th of November?
That should give me enough time to square away the workstations and tidy up the shooting lane.
-gus