Arranging a Birthday party from 'a far'

Just a short note to enlighten any one interested in planning a birthday get together via email. First, if you have brothers named Joe and Jeff, you are doomed to fail as they are not the brightest bulbs in the room. Our mother will turn 80 soon, and I tried like hell to coordinate a small get together via email with Joe & Jeff (or dumb and dumber - more appropriate name) who live in the same town as our mother. I am about 135 miles away, but have an advantage. I have a working brain!

D&D took the process two step backwards every time I moved it slowly forward.

Well, I said that this would be a short note, it is just that.

If I can save just one intelligent person from a similar episode with D&D, then this note will be of value.