Dear Members, Guests and Friends,
TM Marie gave us FFT (food for thought) with certain ideas....
* TM Randolph practices more understanding of simple gestures and states that smiles dress us up. He Won Best Table Topics Award.
* TM Pam, loves hand-written notes and recently found 3 misplaced and unsent written thank you cards from her 1900s wedding. Ohwell....
* TM Paolo admits that the pillars of old, sincere friendships are unmovable and enhance reconnecting.
* TM Marc reflected that having a sense of belonging is not instantaneous and must be built up. Tricky, not easy but well worth it!
* DTM Mary Helen collects notebooks as powerful reminders of who she used to be, her feelings, goals, dates, musings.
* TM Aleta first joined EarlyBirds in 1980 and some of its pioneer members made a deep impact on her and lift her soul, week after week.
We heard (2) powerful speeches...
* TM The Tom talked about Gatsby's Dilemma ,,, "and so we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past." Old Gatsby, Old Sport.
* TM Thoroughly Modern Chris suggested we get a Google account and visit mymaps.google.com to place markers (oh ever so easy) on past trips, future trips, present trips, imagined trips, color coded, with infrared insights, while Thoroughly Old Fashioned Chris disposed of 4 old papers in a treasure trunk. She Won Best Speaker Award.
Regarding the evaluations...
* DTM Mary Helen praised TM The Tom for a well-organized speech that was relatable whenever she undertakes a task and ends up reading an old book, dragging a sack of ash behind her.
* TM Paolo was so enthusiastic about The G's future many times around the world cruise that he almost jumped out of his Zoom square and became an in-person evaluator in front of our very eyes! He Won Best Evaluator Award.
The Word of the Day was
ACRONYM, noun
Abbreviation formed by taking initial letters of words in a phrase and creating a new word that is pronounceable.
For example: SCUBA (Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus); NASA (National Aeronautical & Space Administration); RADAR (Radio Detection & Ranging); YOLO (You Only Live Once), FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out).
Attention Please!! Acronyms are not to be confused with Initialisms - here are some Senior Citizen Texting Codes: ATD (At The Doctors), BFF (Best Friend Fell), BTW (Bring The Wheelchair), BYOT (Bring Your Own Teeth), FWIW (Forgot Where I Was), GGPMBL (Gotta Go, Pacemaker Battery Low), GHA (Got Heartburn Again), IMHO (Is My Hearing Aid On?), LMDO (Laughing My Dentures Out), OMMR (On My Massage Recliner), ROFLACGU (Rolling On Floor Laughing And Can't Get Up)
Our International Speech Club Contest will be held on January 23, 2025.
See you next week!
Ana I.
JADE (no need to Justify, Argue, Defend or Explain)
Recap Writer
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