Captain’s Log for 6th March
There was no meeting this week, but the previous day, Sunday, 6 of us went by minibus to Invercargill to present Kevin Dale with his PHF+Sapphire and a visit to the Richardson Motor Museum. (Story by Irene below).
Kevin showed us around his new house and only has a few boxes left to unpack. With a small but manageable garden he now has extra time and has joined the local Blokes Shed.
The “Ides of March”
In the ancient Roman calendar, each month had an Ides. For the months of March, May, July, and October, the Ides fell on the 15th day. In every other month, the Ides fell on the 13th day.
The word Ides derives from a Latin word that means to divide. In the beginning, the Ides marked the full moons, but because calendar months and lunar months were different lengths, they quickly got out of step.
The Romans also had a name for the first day of every month: the Kalends. Our word calendar derives from Kalends.
In fact, our modern calendar is very much like the one that Julius Caesar enacted the year before his death. It had 365 days and 12 months each year. It even took into account the fact that Earth’s orbit around the sun isn’t a whole number of days, by adding a leap day every few years.
As your President, should I be worried? Caesar did not heed the warning by the soothsayer and dismissed it, but he was still assassinated.
Hopefully, you will let me survive as your President, after all, there are only a few months left to put up with me.
John van Delft
Notices
Monday March 13th - No normal meeting but a Ten Pin bowling outing arranged followed by a meal. Details from Graham Beach 021 0672 166
Welfare Notices to Rob van Abs - 027 553 4405 rob.vanabs@salvationarmy.org.
Meeting Apologies:- Brian Shanks 027 376 2272 or email briantshanks@gmail.com
Ten Pin Bowling
Those saying they will come to the bowls: PLEASE NOTE new suggested kickoff time 5.30pm—that gives us about 1.5 hours.
Austen, myself, Steve, Neville, Dave and Lea, Mandy, and Mike, Colin and maybe Marjorie, Irene, Donald and Margie, John and Kay, John and Mary van Delft.
Message from Irene
Place your order for Rainbow Tulips now. Packs of 16 for $15, The bulbs are selling fa