Spooky, spookier and spookiest - a ghoulish Early Bird meeting

 Dear Members, Guests and Friends,

 

I, (TM Ana) launched us off into the supernatural.  We heard that….

 

• TM Pam has been called a witch with another consonant and she takes it as a compliment  – just shows she’s a powerful woman.
• Old wizard DTM Kip fiddles with love potions and his favorite occupation is flirting with damsels in distress.
• TM Joe and wife passed the ultimate test of a marriage – canoeing together in dismal circles.  That’s why they’re still married after 40 years.
• TM Jeff is an unbeliever but his Mother more than makes up for it with plenty of supernatural apparitions of her own on any given day.
• I (TM Ana) was startled at being self-called and hallucinated about a Muscovy duck who invented the preternatural Pumpkin Macchiato of our caloric nightmares.
• TM Carmine knows a few millionaires in Lighthouse Point and was swallowed into the ether before his séance was over.
• TM Marie casts a spell every time she speaks and more than ever today she displayed the dichotomy of a beautiful woman haunted by a canal rat lurking in her midst.  She Won Best Table Topics Award.

 

Then came the prepared speeches…

 

• TM Jose talked about healthy conflict resolution where all parties agree to disagree.  Do we want to be right or do we want to be happy?  That is the question…
• TM Jim Ghould gave a beautiful rendition in his baritone voice of The Raven.  Lenore, Lenore, nevermore…. It included a raven in his virtual background.  He Won Best Speaker Award.
• TM Aleta shared about a labor arbitration case where a mean custodian created a hostile work environment through use of a snake … and it wasn’t even Halloween!

 

Regarding the evaluations….

 

• TM Jeff commended TM Jose for his calm, soothing voice and clarity of expression and will use the tenets of the speech to resolve conflict in the weeks to come.
• TM Tom was impressed with TM Jim’s impeccable rendition of The Raven.  It turns out Lenore was the 13-year-old wife (and cousin of E. A. Poe).  “Vice is nice, but incest is best”, the old adage goes.
• DTM Mary Helen nominated TM Aleta for Supreme Court Justice.  I, for one, support the nomination.   She Won Best Evaluator Award.

 

The Word of the Day was

 

PHOBIA, noun

 

An extreme or irrational fear.

 

Example:  Hydrophobia is a fear of water.  Autophobia is a fear of being alone.  Phobias come in multiple flavors and varieties.  Pick your favorite.

 

Several members dressed for Halloween and great fun was had by all!

 

Our perennial guest from South Africa,  Denis M., is joining our club as a member.  Welcome Denis!