Dear Members, Guests, and Friends,
We received the visit of our new Area Director, TM Marc Flanagan. Welcome TM Flanagan!
The Tom Quinn started us with a self-composed inspirational invocation. This was followed by very a propos Table Topics about Summer, led by TM Jarrett.
* TM Marc has foggy recollections of summer camps where he learned that he would not become a professional tennis player or polo player.
* TM Terri will soon regale us with Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.
* TM The Tom recited a poem about summer breeze, makes me feel fine, blowin' through the jasmine in my mind.... He Won Best Table Topics Award.
* TM Randolph marveled at the moxie required to participate in the Summer Olympics, which were sparked by a nefarious Munich 1938 Nazi olympics.
* TM Gail is busy researching the meaning of dog days of summer. Keep us posted, please!
* TM Jim G.'s summer school consisted of the School of Hard Knocks, where he learned a trade or the family business.
* DTM Jim D. has had summers of fun and sun - Hurricane Andrew was definitely not fun, but riding his Harley is and what tops it is his recent trip to Germany with DTM Mary Helen.
Along came (3) prepared speeches...
* TM Paolo delighted us with a local dish from Puglia called La Frisella - dry bread moistened in water, cherry tomatoes, basil, goat cheese and extra virgin olive oil. This was paired up with an exquisite rose wine. We are all preparing the recipe right now!
* TM Pam gave a eulogy for a family member whose vocation was to study bats, mice, critters hidden in black creeks - not glamorous but her absolute favorite!
* TM Chris gave us a hodgepodge of her life served with a smile - from huskies in Alaska to bi-coastal living to meeting her hero and travelling cross-country in a RV for 15 years. She Won Best Speaker Award.
And then came the evaluations...
* TM Randolph admires TM Paolo's qualities as showman extraordinaire and has become a devoted rose wine connoiseur.
* TM Aleta liked TM Pam's eulogy and suggested maybe she add a little subtle humor to it to lighten it up. She Won Best Evaluator Award.
* DTM Jim D. was blown away by TM Chris' visual aids and was most impressed with TM Chris saving an injured pelican while kayaking off the coast of California.
The Word of the Day was
MOXIE, noun
= Courage and determination
_ Enery and pep
- Know-how
Example: It takes a lot of moxie to circumvent life's curves.
Here's the link to the recording:
See you next week!
Ana I.
Recap Writer
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