Record of meeting 6 February 2013

Present

Garry, David C, Geoff, Robyn, Jo, Cath, Trish, Leonie, Wendy, Helene, Lynn, David R

News

This week Garry learnt about using Listerine to deter mosquitoes. David C is on new medication for his Sweets Syndrome. Geoff had a letters published between Nick Minchin and himself. Robyn’s husband had a pacemaker inserted. Jo has deterred rats with dead rats and squealing rats. Cath went for trip on the bus to Nowra for $2.50. Trish is promoting Sing Australia. Leonie cleared out her garage and could not stop. Wendy went to Wagga at 6 am, had a picnic and came home by 4:30 pm. Helene had a massage and went back to Aqua. Lynn went to work, and went to Nowra for a test but had to come home. David R went to a Cancer recovery group dinner and enjoyed it.

 Words of the day

Uncouth – lacking in social skills, foul-mouthed

Sanctimonious – self righteous, pretending to be religious, pious

Hebetude = mental lethargy, dullness of mind

Sangfroid = calm and cool

Volte-face = about turn, about face, u turn

Wane = to decrease in strength

Melliferous = yielding or producing honey

Punctilious = conscientious, on time, careful about small details

Halcyon = calm, peace and happiness

Irredentist = people who want to rewrite history, recovery of Italian places

Scepticism = theory in philosophy that absolute knowledge is impossible

Maxim = a proverb, rule of conduct, established principle

 Stories from words of the day

Geoff – Tony Abbott

Robyn – leaving the country

Jo – judged according to their crimes

Cath – it’s obvious

Trish – getting the contract

Leonie – needs more honey

Wendy – the whole truth

Helene – religion

Lynn – the lad of minimum effort

David R – sprayed Listerine

Garry – a difficult problem

David C – Bullshit

 

Reading of homework

David C – turned around lots of old wife’s tales and waiting

Garry – waiting and thinking leads to loving waiting

David R – three wives tails and I used to be a waiter

Lynn – the little hand waiting and shuffling along a bench

Helene – waiting for Godo

Wendy – a magic lotion – a great poem

Leonie – waiting for a baby

Trish – waiting for pests

Cath – waiting for news

Jo – a special Christmas tree

 

Reading

Geoff – letters to the editor about Tony Abbott and Nick Minchin

David R – Inspiration a poem about a recovery group – the sick heal the healthy

 

Exercise

We completed a circular write with a few gems included.

 

Homework

 You have just received a letter that was written 10 years ago.