Fellow hunter gatherers: Last week I got a chance to meet Ray in person. I met him at his house and we talked about paleo and other things for a few hours. He was very friendly. I had my first taste of pemmican, and got to look over the manuscript for the next edition of Neanderthin. It has some significant additions, and I plan on buying it. I was impressed at some of his equipment, like an old food dehydrator he bought for $5 at a garage sale. It looked like a mid 80's microwave, and much better than the $40 plastic things I'm sure most of us have. His hawk wasn't there yet, but his dog was pretty cool. If anyone has a chance to meet Ray, I recommend it. This brings back the idea of a group meeting or pot luck dinner. I think any chance we have to meet each other should be taken advantage of. Does anyone out there live near Lubbock, TX? I also visit my family in Dallas regularly. My girlfriend recently went paleo, and so has my Dad. He weighs about 370 lbs. and I am eager to see has his body reacts. Has anyone else started from a similar point? My brother is coming around, but is currently convinced that this WOE is impossible in a college dorm. He may be right. I made my first batch of pemmican yesterday. It tastes fine, but crumbles too easily. I was under the impression I could make a bar out of it that would hold together. Would arrowroot help? I also tried medjool dates with almond butter - great! -Rob in Lubbock, TX ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com