| Palm-Mensa | Newsletter | |
|---|
Palm-Mensa
Palm Beach County Mensa Newsletter
August, 2004
Contents
Notes from the Underground
by Barry Karas
FOURTH OF JULY IN BOSTON. We used to go to the Esplanade (the Boston side of the Charles River) all of the time. I grew up in Boston, went to college there (making sure that I lived away from home), and basically lived there until I moved here in late 1986. Soon after I graduated from college, going to the Esplanade on the Fourth of July got to be a big thing. While I still went to concerts there during the summers, I didn't go again on 7/4 - especially when we (I was married by then) had to sit more than a mile away from the Shell. I used to be able to sit/lie right in front of the Shell. (Trivia: the Shell is named the Hatch Shell.)
One thing I used to fantasize about was the cannon shells falling across the River - onto Cambridge. (Harvard & Harvard Square are about five miles up river. M.I.T. is about a mile up river.) It's not that I disliked Cambridge (I was born, entertained, and spent a lot of time there - especially when I was in college. I even took acting/improvisation and wine-tasting classes at Harvard during the early 1980s.)
I've seen bits and pieces of the 7/4 concerts there since I've been here, and it never bothered me...until now. I guess that when a person hits age 60 he gets to be a little nostalgic.
And each time I see the Esplanade, I wonder if my initials in a heart with those of a girlfriend on a tree are still there...it's not that I dislike trees, but said girlfriend insisted that I carve them on a tree while we were there.
TREASURERS REPORT -- 30 June 2004
For the period December 31, 2003 to June 30, 2004
Beginning bank balance January 1,2004 $2,538.82
Post Office balance 521.54
Total assets $3,060.36
Income: Dues returned for local use 1,419.32
Tests 37.50
Bank interest 5.63
Total Income 1,462.45
Expenses
Printing newsletter 541.90
Postage for newsletter 447.07
Misc. postage, seals, etc. 177.21
Total Expenses 1,166.18
Bank balance as of June 30, 2004 $2,782.16
Post Office balance 574.47
Total assets $3,356.63
John M. Swick, Treasurer
News...
2005 Post-AG Cruise
The 2005 AG in New Orleans will end with a Mensa cruise to Jamaica, the Cayman Islands and Cozumel. Extra-Special pricing until August 5, 2004. Details at http://www.suitecruising.com/ag2.htm
On Tuesdays, Ms play NTN trivia in Boynton Beach, usually at Pete Rose's Restaurant/Bar. Trivia questions are asked many other days of the week, but Tuesday is when general knowledge questions are asked. A group plays from about 8:30 to 11:00 PM. Those interested in joining the trivia group, may contact Barry Karas - 561-964-4360; or locsec@palmbeach.us.mensa.org
Save February 5-13, 2004! The Ski SIG of American Mensa invites Mensa members worldwide to join us for a half-week or week+ of snow skiing the deep fluffy snow on the Rocky Mountains of Aspen and Snowmass. For details see http://lists.us.mensa.org/mailman/listinfo/skisig-announce or contact John Adams, Trip2005@skisig.us.mensa.org, +1 713 666 9277, 8211 Fairhope Place, Houston, TX 77025-3201, USA.
The Tenth Story - August 2004
By Elissa Rudolph
The Annual Gathering in Las Vegas was-different. If you were there, you know what I mean. Seeing friends from all over the U.S. and beyond is always my favorite part of a Gathering. In that respect Las Vegas made the grade in spades. The city is phenomenal what with one casino that resembled a small scale New York City, another, an Egyptian pyramid, and, of course, our host hotel gave the illusion of being in the City of Lights, Paris. Programs were entertaining and/or educational, especially those associated with how to "nibble away at the house," or how to win at poker.
Best news for Region 10 came when awards in the Publications Recognition Program were announced. Doug Paul, Webmaster for Central Florida Mensa won an award for best Web site for a medium group. In the Continuing Item Category, print area, Bob Teasdale of Northwest Florida Mensa won for his "Bulletins from Baghdad" contributions to the group's newsletter, PensaMensa.
Other awards for the region were the Prolific Owl winner: Gainesville Area Mensa with Southwest by South Florida Mensa the Prolific Owl Honorable Mention group. Prolific Owls are given to local groups who have the highest membership growth. Southwest by South Florida Mensa also has a Proctor of the Year Honorable Mention in Cadence Schurr. Tampa Bay Mensa's Erudite Eudaemoniacs placed in the top 20 in CultureQuest-it was a tough contest! Janice Johnson, Palm Beach County Mensa, won a Chair award for her dedicated efforts as Scholarship Chair. Congratulations to all! We are a great region!
You might be interested in M-Olympics, a new internationally- oriented Mensa SIG that's being organized for Mensans to discuss the coming Summer Olympics that start in Athens on August 13th. The group is Web-based, so there are no dues or fees of any type. Membership is for Mensans only. Here's how to join: Send a blank email message to m-olympics-subscribe@yahoogroups.com or visit our homepage at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/m-olympics/
The Colloquium is coming! Next March in Tucson, AZ, "Earth in Mind: Fueling the Future," will intrigue and beguile attendees. There will be a link to the Colloquium's Web site soon on our national Web site (http://us.mensa.org).
Don't let the Dog Days of August get you down!
Elissa Rudolph
RVC10@us.mensa.org
5054 Lakefront Blvd., Apt. D
Delray Beach, FL 33484
561-496-0124
Note: The opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors and DO NOT reflect opinions of Palm Beach County Mensa, its officers, or of American Mensa, Ltd., which holds NO opinions.
© 2000-2007 Palm Beach County Mensa. The Mensa logo is a registered trademark of Mensa International Limited and American Mensa Limited, all rights reserved. Mensa does not hold any opinion or have, or express, any political or religious views.