Dear Members, Guests and Friends,
On this memorable day of The Tom's Birthday, we send hearty congratulations and best wishes to our good member.
TM Pam launched us on a centennial remembrance...
* TM Aleta has not read The Great Gatsby but indeed watched the movie and swooned over the late Robert Redford. Old Gatsby, Old Sport!
* TM Gail sang onstage at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville and silently hoped Dolly showed her boobs and her songs with her. She Won Best Table Topics Award.
* TM Marie missed the Goodyear Blimp ride, tried helicoptering to a dogsled ride in Alaska and missed it due to low visibility. A lunar landing may be next....
* TM Randolph is secretly hoping his wife will not get one of the latest TVs where the screen image is realer than real - he prefers the ventriloguist dummy of 1925's first tv image.
* TM BeckyJo cleaned up the beach in Boca Raton as a teenager and chased the garbage dumpers with their garbage in hand.
* TM Jorge can't recall marching in a parade but will call 1-800-Goodyear Blimp to reserve a spot and fly over Fort Lauderdale Beach.
* TM Veronica loved doing book reports and science projects in trifled boards and those fun times brought a smile to her face.
We had (2) fantastic prepared speeches...
* TM David regaled us with "To Become", based on a quote by French feminist Simone de Beauvoir (precursor of second-wave gringo feminists Gloria Steinem and Betty Friedan) and we become women based on culture, tradition, stories and the legenday Edith Piaf (the little sparrow). He sang a bit of Padam Padam for us. He Won Best Speaker Award.
* TM Jose took us on a personal tour of his own 70 cycles around his star, where life accelerated more and more as the years rolled fastly by and he found his perfect life of abundance and gratitude which continues to swoon him.
And then came evaluations...
* TM Christine timely realized that evaluations are about delivery, not content; the evaluator stays neutral and opinionless regarding the nature of the speech. She suggested TM David to insert English sub-titles in his PowerPoint slides until she masters French Duo Lingo.
* DTM Mary Helen was totally engaged with the topic of TM Jose's speech and praised his organization, his pauses and his reminiscences of life by decades in such a masterful way. She Won Best Evaluator Award.
The Word of the Day was
The Word of the Day was
SWOON, verb
Faint from extreme emotion
A state of bewilderment or ecstasy
Example: The Heavenly Angels will swoon when Robert Sundance Kid Redford shows up at the Pearly Gates.
Clarification: Adither exists. It's a word that describes a state of confusion, excitement, or anxiety, often combined with a sense of expectancy. Example: I was adither going hither and thither.
Here's the link to the recording:
YOUTUBE LINK:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5QodhK81Tg
Ana I.
Recap Writer by virtue of Recording Accuracy
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