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    <title>Passion Trail Bikes, Belmont, CA - specialists in quality bike service and custom-built mountain bikes: Tag fandango</title>
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      <title>Female Friday Fandango - month 2</title>
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Had another women-only ride and party last week.  About 25 women came for the ride (and a few more for the festivities only).  All cooking, drink-making, etc. was performed by men (especially, master chef Jay).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;So, this came in early, to escape attention, and when out late. There were no leftovers.  Handmade Tiramisu by Jay.
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	&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;Slower riders to the left of me, faster riders to right of me&amp;#8230;&amp;#8221; 
As you might imagine, most people clumped near the middle. 
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	&lt;p&gt;One way to mix four different colors. Rather nicely I think.
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	&lt;p&gt;Jay and his sous chef, Michael. They were putting the finishing touches on hors d&amp;#8217;oeuvres as the first of the riders began to return. 
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	&lt;p&gt;Becky, Valerie, Kat, Stacey, and some mysterious stranger on the lounge couch.
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	&lt;p&gt;Here are our guests, enjoying the cooking.  And our cook, enjoying the guests.
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	&lt;p&gt;We had little islands of humanity just about anywhere we could put them. This was in the middle of the sales floor. 
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	&lt;p&gt;Charles works his one trick at the bar, a fresh lime margarita. Popular enough that no one asked for any other mixed drink, and good thing. We don&amp;#8217;t know what he would have done. Notice the tester on top of the toaster. 
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	&lt;p&gt;Before dinner, evidently.  Margaritas and wine in hand, lots of good cheer, standing room only.
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      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <author>PeterD</author>
      <link>http://www.passiontrailbikes.com/articles/2008/07/14/female-friday-fandango-month-2</link>
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