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STILL CHILLIN' ISSUE
JANUARY 6, 2018
NEWS, NOTES & NONSENSE
NOW I KNOW, IT'S RANDY!
Thursday's program was presented by MadCo Sheriff Major Jeff Connor. He spoke about the St. Louis Major Case Squad. He made a great presentation. You have heard the name Major Case Squad, but do you know how they operate? Take a look at the video to find out.
16 members dined on lasagna, Rotary g-beans in cream of mushroom soup (AKA green bean casserole, welcome back to the '70's), rolls, salad and sugar-free cookies. The catsup and mustard stood down.
Mark 3 arrived sans any assisted walking device. His rehab continues. He states "no pain, no gain, nonsense".
Wendell spotted a Rotary basketball shirt during his visit to Columbia (the country, not the city).
Lori had the opportunity to wear her winter coat, on a Florida beach.
Allen was the first to arrive along with daughter Amy and her two sons. Brad 2, Wendell and Bill fleshed out the balance of the early birds. Post-noon arrivals included Brad 1, Chris 1, Paul and Randy.
Darren's daughter received an early Christmas present, a newly adopted baby. So wonderful!
Chris reports that all is well with the b-ball tournament next month.
Lori began the distribution process for the new work shirts. They look nice. Cory will be including the billing on your quarterly statement. A big thanks to Lori for organizing.
Rhonda reminded everyone about Cosmic Bingo on March 24th. We will co-host with the fine folks of the Wood River club. She will be looking for gift baskets, ticket sellers and workers.
SAA Lindsey and Chris 2 worked the crowd for $$$. Paul claims that his birthday is April, not January. Trivia topics included Boy Scouting, German royalty, boxing and ancient computers games. Randy Lindsey suggested a fine for everyone who failed to bring a guest.
If Wendell and Rhonda hung out their shingle as marriage counselors, would you use their services?
Rick and Allen refused to pull the joker and claim the $108 50-50. Mark 3 tried his luck with the scratch-off. A wasted effort.
Opening duties were performed by Rhonda, Randy Paul and Brad 2.
That's all from here. Have a fine and dry (and warmer?) weekend.
BABY PIX
TRIVIA
(The answer can be found at the end of the newsletter)
A giant inflatable duck was an incongruous marker--for what sesquicentennial event in July?
A-The first time duck confit was served in France
B-The first enameled cast-iron bathtub
C-Canada's birthday (an inflatable loon was too expensive)
D-The invention of the rubber duck
January 5 is National Whipped Cream Day
58% of business owners are (feeling) optimistic about the economic outlook for 2018, up from 26% in 2012.-Principal Financial Well-Being Index of 639 business owners
Riddle-Samuel was out for a walk when it started to rain. He did not have an umbrella and he wasn't wearing a hat. His clothes were soaked, yet not a single hair on his head got wet. How could this happen?
Answer:This man is bald!
January 3, 2002
Current members in a leadership position: Prez-elect Joe, Paul Lori, Rod, Mark 1, Dick and Rick
It was announced that we would spend the 2002 calendar year trying to raise $35,000 to match a dollar-for-dollar challenge posed by a generous unnamed donor. The $$$ would be used to establish our club foundation
We are now meeting at the East Alton United Methodist Church (relocating from the Regions Bank building basement)
We presented our Business of the Year award to Bud Fischer (better late than never?)
The basketball tournamnet is slated for February 2nd
We had nine member sell at least five Entertainment Books. The club sold 146 in total and raised $800
Joe won the 50-50
We were still looking for a Prez-elect
Paul subbed for SAA Dick and fined everyone who arrived before him (that would have been everyone)
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AND I QUOTE
"A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful, than a life spent doing nothing."-George Bernard Shaw
"Language is not just a creation of humanity. It is humanity."-E.O. Wilson
"Sometimes you can only find heaven by slowly backing away from hell."-Carrie Fisher
SMILE
Aphorisms for a new year
The nicest thing about the future is that it always starts tomorrow.
Money will buy a fine dog but only kindness will make him wag his tail.
If you don't have a sense of humor you probably don't have any sense at all.
A good time to keep your mouth shut is when you're in deep water.
How come it takes so little time for a child who is afraid of the dark to become a teenager who wants to stay out all night?
Why is it that at class reunions you feel younger than everyone else looks?
No one has more driving ambition than the teenage boy who wants to buy a car.
No one ever says "It's only a game" when their team is winning.
I've reached the age where "happy hour" is a nap.
Be careful about reading the fine print - there's no way you're going to like it.
Always be yourself because the people that matter don't mind and the ones that mind don't matter
Life isn't tied with a bow but it's still a gift.
THE BOTTOM LINE
Amazon dominates the voice-assistant market, according to market research firm eMarketer. Amazon’s Echo smart speaker has a 70.6 percent share of the market, ahead of Google Home’s 23.8 percent. Use of a voice-enabled device at least once a month is up 130 percent over last year.-Axios.com
Revenue from sports media rights in North America will likely overtake ticket revenue next year for the first time ever. Media rights revenue is expected to come in at $20.1 billion compared with gate revenue at $19.6 billion. One reason for the increase in media rights sales is that more bidders, including Twitter and Amazon, are in the mix.-The Hollywood Reporter
The average Medicare recipient receives treatment totaling the full amount of his or her lifetime contributions, plus a market rate of return, within the first two years after retirement.-The Atlantic