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NUTS FOR KNOTS ISSUE
APRIL 7, 2018
NEWS, NOTES & NONSENSE
A KNOTTY SUBJECT
Dave provided his own program, promising everyone that he would increase their knowledge, skills and abilities. No oversell there. He owns two sail boats (12' and 26') so he showed us how to tie several useful knots that could be used at sea (Alton pool/Horseshoe Lake) or on land. The video has been posted.
23 members were in the house. Dave, Darren and "Easter" Dick were the first to arrive. Post-noon arrivals included Patty, Mark2, Paul and Rhonda.
It was taco Thursday, shells and/or wraps, but no mexicorn :( . Salad, cookies and peach pie were also available. Let's thank Sherry for rearranging the table so that Wendell could find the taco lettuce.
The District Assembly will be held in Springfield in April 21st. No charge to attend.
Dates to remember: After lunch on the April 19th we will adjourn to the Piasa Armory for time on the firing range. Our scholarship students will join us on April 26th.
Dick has returned from his Florida snow bird duties, welcome back.
Bill described Dave as a "renaissance man". Your thoughts?
More snow? When will winter end????
Rhonda has no final Bingo Mania results yet. By the way, has grandpa and his gang paid us for our Christmas work yet?
Sherry put out a bunch of empty plastic Easter eggs as an April Fools joke. The children are now in therapy.
We welcomed Wood River's Tommie Meyer.
Don't forget that Lori has your BaseballMania tickets. Take what you want, use what you take.
Sandy was happy to announce that the ice cream shop is open (Airline & 9th).
SAA "Queenie" took the day off. She "knighted" Chris2 to cover her duties. He drafted Nathan to take care of the collection duties. Chris noted that since it was opening day for the Cardinals and the 1st day of the Masters golf tournament, he would pose trivia questions about tennis (much to Allen's chagrin). Answers included Federer, Borg, Laver and Conners.
50-50 tickets were drawn by Tommie, Brad1 and Rick, who promptly traded the scratch-off to Sandy for a $.
Opening duties were performed by Nathan, Patty and Dave.
That's all from here, have a fine and dry weekend.
NO POLICE ESCORT REQUIRED
TRIVIA
(The answer can be found at the end of the newsletter)
Facebook, already in hot water over privacy, turns out to log something unexpected, users first revealed. What is it?
A-Your subconscious
B-Call and messaging histories of some iPhone users
C-Call and messaging histories of some Android users
D-Call and messaging histories of some Skype users
April 7 is National Coffee Cake Day
In 2016 the estimated regulartory cost of a new home was $85,000, up 30% since 2011-National Association of Home builders
Riddle-There was a green house. Inside the green house there was a white house Inside the white house there was a red house. Inside the red house there were lots of babies. What am I?
Answer:This is a watermelon
MAY 4, 1989
Current members in a leadership position: Prez Mark1, Paul and Pat
We were breaking bread at Amelia's Restaurant
The program was the Rotary News Network (video)
Next week Pat will introduce LCCC representative Floyd Dean
THe previous week's program was presented by Sharon Roberts from Metro Savings Bank. She spoke about some of the recent problems faced by savings and loan banks
Our Rotary Garage Sale was scheduled for May 6th. Red Littleton was coordinating the event
By Laura Higgs, chair-elect of the Satellite Club of Camelback Crossroads, 2004-05 Rotary Youth Exchange Student
Our club in Phoenix, Arizona, is a small one. We have about 25 members total, between our morning and evening segments. While cacti typically cover the arid landscape, tree shade in parks is an important aspect of community development in Arizona, and we knew planting one tree per Rotarian was one of RI President Ian Riseley’s goals for the Rotary year.
When we spoke with our city government officials, they were excited about the opportunity to collaborate and pool resources and expertise. We jumped on the chance, and five months of planning and multiple committee meetings later, we accomplished the almost impossible. Rotarians in Tempe planted 124 trees in one day, with the help of Camelback Crossroads Satellite, Tempe Rio Salado, and with money from a Tempe trust from a former Tempe Downtown Rotarian. To continue reading, link herehttps://bit.ly/2GRPlov
AND I QUOTE
"The aim of argument should not be victory, but progress."-Karl Popper
"Reality takes on certain shapes merely for the sake of appearance, as a joke or form of play."-Bruno Schulz
"Propaganda is the art of persuading others of what you don't believe yourself."-Abba Eban
SMILE
MEN ARE JUST HAPPIER PEOPLE
The garage is all yours.
Wedding plans take care of themselves.
Chocolate is just another snack
You can wear a white T-shirt to a water park.
Car mechanics tell you the truth.
The world is your urinal.
Wrinkles add character.
People never stare at your chest when you're talking to them.
New shoes don't cut, blister, or mangle your feet.
Phone conversations are over in 30 seconds flat.
A five-day vacation requires only one suitcase.
You get extra credit for the slightest act of thoughtfulness.If someone forgets to invite you, he or she can still be your friend.
You are unable to see wrinkles in your clothes.
The same hairstyle lasts for years, maybe decades. You only have to shave your face and neck.
You can play with toys all your life.
You can wear shorts no matter how your legs look. You can '"do" your nails with a pocket knife.
You have freedom of choice concerning growing a mustache.
You can do Christmas shopping for 25 relatives on December 24in 25 minutes.
THE BOTTOM LINE
Roughly 84% of U.S. private sector jobs-105 million-are in the service industry, including retail clerks, truck drivers and doctors. By contrast, 20.5 million jobs are in goods-producing industries such as logging, construction and manufacturing.-The new York Times
More than half of America's 233,000 industrial robots are located in 10 states in the Midwest and South, according to a report from the Brookings Institution. Michigan has the most with 28,000, followed by Ohio (20,400) and Indiana (19,400).-TheVerge.com
Americans ages 18-34 are now the largest group of homebuyers, according to real estate listing site Zillow. Millennials made up 42% of homebuyers last year, with almost half buying homes in the suburbs.-Bloomberg.com
