Dear Members, Guests and Friends,
I started us off with eccentric New Year’s Eve customs. We learned that….
- Returning TM Jose will gobble up minuscule seedless skinless grapes to avoid choking at the stroke of midnight, while carrying an empty suitcase around the block to ensure travel is a’plenty in 2022. He Won Best Table Topics Award.
- TM Paolo will reinstate the as-of-late waning Italian custom of throwing furniture out the window on New Year’s Eve by disposing of his sectional divano and his gondola, for starters.
- Guest Terry’s tenure in a large grocery store makes her follow some eccentric New Year’s Eve customs, especially the South American tradition of wearing red underwear for prosperity.
- TM Jim will strictly adhere to the New Year’s Eve belief that cleaning house washes good luck away and with great self-control and sacrifice will refrain from vacuuming those dust bunnies under the bed.
- TM BeckyJo will scare evil spirits and omens away by loudly snoring and purring on New Year’s Eve.
- TM Lois will play “Dane for a Day” and smash lots of plates on the last night of the year, in direct competition with the Greeks, who specifically abstain on New Year’s Eve.
Then came the prepared speeches…
- TM Marie raised our curiosity as to whether we as individuals are amiable drivers or expressive analyzers. One thing became certain: Marie is NOT a neutral gray sweater, by golly! She Won Best Speaker Award.
- DTM Kip shared thoughts about effective evaluations and reminded us to avoid speaking from the chair of authority – which Paolo will have hurled out the window in Italy, anyway.
And speaking of evaluations…
- TM Jose praised TM Marie’s presentation, preparation and her effective use of the little black box. He would like a Q&A period to ascertain who among us is indeed a neutral gray sweater. Determined to make up for lost time, He Won Best Evaluator Award.
- TM Tom liked the rhythm and congruency of DTM Kip’s speech and encouraged him to use more emphasis while being rhythimically congruent.
The Word of the Day was
ASTUTE, adj.
Having an ability to notice and understand things clearly; mentally sharp and clever.
Example: Astute DTM Kip will yet find a way to use his thrice-thwarted Word of the Day, BYZANTINE. It’s his New Year’s Resolution!
Link to the recording- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jva3lYR7Rc
To be continued in 2022…
Astutely submitted,
Ana
Recap Writer
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