Saturday, the 21st works for me. So be it. There are a lot of great drives in Marin; I will try to put together some alternatives. as far as places to stay, The Acqua and Mt. Home Inn are good choices, but my all-time favorite in San Rafael is the Panama Hotel, a B and B with a lot of character. Also, the rates are pretty good. Another alternative is the Marriott Courtyard in Larkspur Landing, where the ferry docks to go to SF. Coutyards are pretty reasonable, also. Marin is pretty small, so all of these choices are no more than 10-20 minutes apart.
I would still like to meet at Borders bookstore - large parking lot, and a coffeeshop where we can reconnoiter. Shall we say 1:00, which will give everyone time to get here, or is that too early or too late?

Tom