Dear Members, Guests and Friends,
We were led in a thought-provoking invocation by TM The Tom about listening rather than talking.
First-time Table Topics Master Jose had us thinking even deeper... We soon found out that...
* TM Jim G., like his fellow adult males around the planet, trembles in fear at the sound of 4 words from his wife "We need to talk". It led to 25 years of married bliss.
* TM The Tom thinks what he believes is right but recognizes that others may not be in agreement.
* TM Marie chops onions vigorously and continuously to keep her tear ducts duly irrigated. She Won Best Table Topics Award.
* TM BeckyJo differentiates living - grabbing life - versus existing - no joie de vivre, no raison d'etre, and other Frenchisms - while bending down to tie your shoes.
* TM Pam gets lost in reading books but lives versus exists by devouring boxes upon boxes of chocolates. La visible difference!!
* I, Ana, believe that it's best to try and fail than never to try at all - one of the many childhood myths I had to unlearn.
* TM Aleta's best years were her mid thirties, when she stayed out of trouble but managed to have fun, fun, fun!!
Along came the prepared speeches...
* TM Chris reminded us that life began in 2007, with the advent of the first I-Phone. You can talk on it, play solitaire, share location, track your wandering husband, and fulfill a stalker's delight. The trick is to STAY CURIOUS, friends! She Won Best Speaker Award.
* A posthumous video of DTM Kip's speech was shown where he evolved from a dictatorial communication style in 2018 to a mellow, supportive, non-analytical style in 2021. It worked much better to inspire EArlyBirds to do Pathways! He Won Best Posthumous Speaker Award.
Regarding evaluations...
* TM Pam reminisced about the scary early days of computers and praised TM Chris for modeling excellent TM behavior. Pam is poised to become DTM -Don't Time Me - in the blink of an eye.
* First time Evaluator TM Terri admired DTM Kip's exercise in introspection and it was a great learning experience for her. She Won Best Evaluator Award. Good job, Terri!
The Word of the Day was
AFICIONADO, noun
A devotee who likes or knows a lot about a subject.
Example: Bulls are definitely not bullfight aficionados.
The link to the recording will be provided later on.
PS In this glitchy technological day, my GMail's underlining capability has disappeared into the void.
See you next week,
Ana I.
Recap Aficionado
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