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On Jul 16, 2026, at 7:09 AM, Monique Scott <m_scott_702@hotmail.com> wrote:
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Excuse the late notice. I will not be able to make today’s meeting. But, I do want to join the group.
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From: Ana Illsen <aillsen7550@gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, 09 July 2026 09:09:42
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Subject: Summer Days, Spirituality and Acceptance - an out yonder EarlyBirds meetingDear Members, Guests and Friends,
TM Aleta started us off with an inspiring Invocation about respectful communication.TM Christina presented us with very enjoyable summery table topics. We discovered that...* TM Pam's perfect summer day is gardening till it gets too dang hot and then floating in the pool with an imaginary pool boy...* TM Marie became enamored with the ocean her first time in Atlantic City and remains enamored today...* TM Ellen would travel to Tibet if she had an unlimited summer budget because she's been everywhere except Antartica and... the penguins are waiting! She Won Best Table Topics Award.* I, Ana, would go back to French Polynesia, where the ocean is Listerine Blue and the bungalows on stilts are floating aquariums...* Returning TM Kim's favorite summer vaca was time with family eating fish & chips and an awfully awful delicious dessert...* TM Jorge's favorite summer food left him pondering about scrumptious foods and moveable feasts...* Guest Monique's favorite summer drink is rosemary, pineapple and passion fruit-infused water, although she's considering adding pomegranate....* TM BeckyJo's favorite summer tradition is to visit friends who live out yonder in the mountains to get away from South Florida's sweltering heat.
We had (2) excellent prepared speeches...
* TM Randolph shared about his upbringing where spirituality played a big part and had him living in Grace - and that was besides his Auntie Grace who forced him to eat his vegetables. He Won Most Improved Speaker Award.* TM Marie asks God to help her surrender so that she is a presence of peace and love with her family members who are who they are - and not as she would like them to be.
Along came the evaluations...
* TM Jorge praised TM Randolph for revealing more of his upbringing in a speech sprinkled with humor and suggested he sit further back from the camera for freedom of movement.* TM Jose commended TM Marie for her clear voice projection and good use of pauses, calm and comfortable presence and recommended she change her voice pitch when talking to herself in the third person. He Won Best Evaluator Award.
The Word of the Day was
YONDER, adverbOver there, in the distance
Example: We thought yonder was a Southern and Appalachian Mountain word and it turns out Shakespeare used it in Romeo and Juliet! Who knew????
Here's the link to the recording...
See you next week!
AnaRecap Writer
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