Book group was perfect last night. I didn’t read the book, but most people did and most people liked it. I could not get into it (Bruno Chief of Police or something like that).
What was perfect about bookgroup was that there were an even number of people there and we all paired off and talked to the person sitting next to us for a while, then everyone was polite and let other people talk and no one said anything nasty about things other people liked and we all agreed about how much we hate the warthog in the White House (thank you Kim for that phrase).
I think the reason it was perfect is because certain people were not there.
Cedar Waxwing's 365 
Aaah. The perfect gathering when some regular are absent. Yes, I get it.
Were the warthog-lovers given an alternate location?
Ha, they aren’t warthog lovers by any means, but one did say she would stand if he walked into the room.
Yes.
Agreed. Sometimes groups work best with some opting out.
Glad I could be of use!