Dear Members, Guests and Friends,
TM BeckyJo started us off with carefully researched Table Topics about First Day of School customs in various countries....
* TM Gail exercised as School Principal only one year because First Day of School problems between students, faculty, janitors, supervisors, maintenance crew was simply too much and not stipulated in her job description.
* TM Jim, calling in from Japan, thinks an apple is still the best token of appreciation for good teachers/mentors, rather than flowers that wilt.
* Guest and former TM Kit's most precious possession is her wedding ring which came wrapped and enclosed in a $300 leather backpack, customary in Japan.
* Area Director TM Rachel is all for improving the workplace by providing food mindfulness and a siesta after a scrumptious lunch, as they presumably do in schools in France. She Won Best Table Topics Award. Note from Recap Writer: Our French member, TM David, gently insinuated he does not recall 2-hour lunches in his school days in France. Just sayin'.....
* TM Veronica's symbolic celebration is a dance party and implementing 2-hour leisurely school lunches in the US, much like they do in Spain and Argentina.
* Guest and former TM Randy will command artificial intelligence (more artificial than intelligent) to remove visitors' shoes when they enter his cabin.
* TM Christine fondly recalls her first days of school and embarks on new beginnings with a MIckey Mouse backpack full of candy.
We had two fantabulous prepared speeches today...
* TM Marie led us down our collective path of phone addiction, which originally began in innocent, simpler days of avoiding the Molasses Swamp in Candyland and then we all mentally sang Laura Branigan's hit song Self-Control to relieve anxiety and stress. She Won Best Speaker Award.
* TM Chris entertained us with her skillful presentation of their maritime sojourn since April and guided us into the future with a fantastic slideshow and maps depicting the trajectory of their residence ship, again proving that you can live small and live VERY large simultaneously. How does she create the moving little Villa Vie all over the mappa mundi??? Ah..... the wonder of it all... Welcome back, TM Chris.
And then came Evaluations...
* TM Jorge (first-time evaluator? great job!) praised TM Marie for her inspirational speech steering us away from scrolling - the new smoking- to get out of our quagmire... and he subtly suggested she wear anti-glare eyeglasses....
* TM Randolph was captivated by TM Chris' ability to live in a small cabin within a VERY BIG house and he'd like to know where she got her bed risers for extra storage. He Won Best Evaluator Award.
Our General Evaluator, TM Jose, gave a comprehensive General Evaluation report, stemming from his keen sense of observation. Good job TM Jose!
Our Area Director, TM Rachel, a self-proclaimed night owl, gave EarlyBirds a raving review and stipulated she will be our Guest Speaker in our Evaluations Contest. Thank you, TM Rachel!
Dates to Remember:
Club Evaluations Contest: Thursday August 28
Club Humorous Contest: Thursday September 4
The Word of the Day was
STIPULATE, verb
To demand or request that something be part of an agreement or a contract between two or several parties.
Example: Per our friendship agreement, it is stipulated that you will laugh at all my jokes, no matter how bad they are.
Here's the link to the recording....
See you next week!
Ana
Recap Writer
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