Dear Members and Guests,
TopicMaster Carmine zoomed us off with kitchen utensils. It became real clear, real quick, that female members of EarlyBirds don’t even know where their kitchen is located in the home – let alone their kitchen utensils!
Besides that, we learned that…
• DTM Mary Helen wistfully misses the good ole days when instead of a fancy silicone baster, she resorted to used paintbrushes stored in her garage for basting the turkey. As a result, her children developed second-to-none immune systems. This comes in handy today…
• Returning TM Mildred praised the versatility of the kitchen spoon, which included effective disciplinary action used against unruly children when she was growing up.
• Former EarlyBird member Victoria lauded the multi-tasking features of the slotted spoon – doubling up as a toilet plunger and subsequently becoming a garden dirt mover (the virtual room virtually sighed with relief that it didn’t go back to hanging with the other kitchen utensils)…. Pfiuuuu….
• TM BeckyJo vividly described wildly waving a wooden fork during a passionate self-righteous argument with a spouse and breaking off its prongs, slowly, slowly and one-at- a-time for emphasis. It truly gets your point across – try it! She Won Best Table Topics Award.
• Returning TM Lisa, for lack of the word “spatula” in her culinary vocabulary, kept calling the utensil a “cake batter spoon”. Everyone is invited to her home for a cake-battered-spoon cake when sequestration is over.
And then we zoomed on to the prepared speeches….
• TM Tom recounted his virgin Court appearance representing a client who called her husband by her boyfriend’s name “in the spur of the moment” – or shall we say “in the sperm of the moment”? He Won Most Improved Speaker Award.
• TM Aleta – loyal member in good standing rejoining us for the first time since she left Florida in the 80s- told us about her lucky breaks in life, where she currently gardens a multi-acre property in Paradise and works as a Labor Mediator, a profession she absolutely adores. As TM Marie said, all these years (to some of us) you were only an enigmatic name in the Club Roster!! And paradoxically, now you are virtually real!!
• Former EarlyBird TM and lasting friend – my brother Jose– delighted us with a speech about his 60th birthday party – celebrated twice, in Madrid and also in Fort Lauderdale. Picture slides from the occasion brought us all hope for good parties still to come. He Won Best Speaker Award
As for evaluations…
• TM Lisa applauded TM Tom for his engaging speech which had humor, the element of surprise, and a good reminder that cheating doesn’t pay if you can’t get their names straight.
• TM Joe applauded TM Aleta for her uplifting speech which exuded optimism and positivity in a spirit of gratitude.
• TM Jeff praised Jose for his charisma and his ability to use technology to make his speech more vivid and descriptive. He Won Best Evaluator Award.
The Word of the Day was
SEQUESTER, noun
1. Isolate or hide away
2. General cut in government spending
We had a delightfully varied attendance made up of former EarlyBirds who are freed from the rigors of commuting in traffic, friends of Jose, family of Jose, fans of Jose. Let’s keep it going! Guests, keep coming back, we love having you!
Next Thursday, same time, same Zoom id. And, once again, thank you to our Tech Wizards for making it all possible.
Virtually yours,
Ana
Sargeant-at-Arms
TopicMaster Carmine zoomed us off with kitchen utensils. It became real clear, real quick, that female members of EarlyBirds don’t even know where their kitchen is located in the home – let alone their kitchen utensils!
Besides that, we learned that…
• DTM Mary Helen wistfully misses the good ole days when instead of a fancy silicone baster, she resorted to used paintbrushes stored in her garage for basting the turkey. As a result, her children developed second-to-none immune systems. This comes in handy today…
• Returning TM Mildred praised the versatility of the kitchen spoon, which included effective disciplinary action used against unruly children when she was growing up.
• Former EarlyBird member Victoria lauded the multi-tasking features of the slotted spoon – doubling up as a toilet plunger and subsequently becoming a garden dirt mover (the virtual room virtually sighed with relief that it didn’t go back to hanging with the other kitchen utensils)…. Pfiuuuu….
• TM BeckyJo vividly described wildly waving a wooden fork during a passionate self-righteous argument with a spouse and breaking off its prongs, slowly, slowly and one-at- a-time for emphasis. It truly gets your point across – try it! She Won Best Table Topics Award.
• Returning TM Lisa, for lack of the word “spatula” in her culinary vocabulary, kept calling the utensil a “cake batter spoon”. Everyone is invited to her home for a cake-battered-spoon cake when sequestration is over.
And then we zoomed on to the prepared speeches….
• TM Tom recounted his virgin Court appearance representing a client who called her husband by her boyfriend’s name “in the spur of the moment” – or shall we say “in the sperm of the moment”? He Won Most Improved Speaker Award.
• TM Aleta – loyal member in good standing rejoining us for the first time since she left Florida in the 80s- told us about her lucky breaks in life, where she currently gardens a multi-acre property in Paradise and works as a Labor Mediator, a profession she absolutely adores. As TM Marie said, all these years (to some of us) you were only an enigmatic name in the Club Roster!! And paradoxically, now you are virtually real!!
• Former EarlyBird TM and lasting friend – my brother Jose– delighted us with a speech about his 60th birthday party – celebrated twice, in Madrid and also in Fort Lauderdale. Picture slides from the occasion brought us all hope for good parties still to come. He Won Best Speaker Award
As for evaluations…
• TM Lisa applauded TM Tom for his engaging speech which had humor, the element of surprise, and a good reminder that cheating doesn’t pay if you can’t get their names straight.
• TM Joe applauded TM Aleta for her uplifting speech which exuded optimism and positivity in a spirit of gratitude.
• TM Jeff praised Jose for his charisma and his ability to use technology to make his speech more vivid and descriptive. He Won Best Evaluator Award.
The Word of the Day was
SEQUESTER, noun
1. Isolate or hide away
2. General cut in government spending
We had a delightfully varied attendance made up of former EarlyBirds who are freed from the rigors of commuting in traffic, friends of Jose, family of Jose, fans of Jose. Let’s keep it going! Guests, keep coming back, we love having you!
Next Thursday, same time, same Zoom id. And, once again, thank you to our Tech Wizards for making it all possible.
Virtually yours,
Ana
Sargeant-at-Arms
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