MEETING RECAP
A Christmas Carl – What a Little Dickens!
By Horn, Gregory S.Edited By Horn, Gregory S.Sunday, December 22, 2024
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London Rotary - December 19, 1843
A Christmas Carl – What a Little Dickens!
AI
Bob Cratchit, PP Ron Irwin, and a ghost of Christmas past - PP Paul Reeder, were in a PUB enjoying a Smoking Bowl. They discussed how they could raise rents on little old ladies residing in their tenements. Jacob Marley came in and “tut tutted” them with an admonition to be more generous and kind-hearted, especially at Christmas. “Why should we? Old man Ebenezer Scrooge ain’t generous!” Exclaimed the AI generated Cratchit, Scrooge’s CPA!
Burping the smoky haze of spicy port wine, Cratchit excused himself, explaining he needed to take care of his kid, Tim. He also had to get back to the office as Scrooge expected him to work on Christmas day, without extra pay.
The AI Dickensian Scene morphed into Friday’s Lakewood Rotary Roast of President Carl. Or did it? What did we really witness? A Plenty of Puffins Portrayed Players Performing Parts of a Christmas Pageant: Past, Present and Portentous.
‘Eh?
Jacob Marley, Ebenezer’s Partner, represents an AI moral guide. I think PP Mark Blanchard was an AI Marley. If not, he is the sort with a boundless propriety that Ebenezer needed. But is President Carl really Scroogesque? Number 4 Hockey, golf, tennis, lacrosse, cricket, track, baseball, internet dating, basketball, fencing – doesn’t sound Scroogey to me. There was a “Donna” – running late. A “Becky” golf partner – Bah Humbug! South of the border internet dating.
Ow!
Now here is a tribute to my note-taking ability: “GPA inspector threatening shutdown.” Perfectly understandable, right? There’s more: a basketball championship involving cross-body checking, high-sticking, nose-bleeds, Canada being a Province of Sweden, some guy named Gretsky, Kraken Swag, and Tiny Tim – not Herbert Khoury. (That Tiny Tim died at age 64 and was buried with his ukulele and one tulip.) Nevertheless, “God Bless Us, Every one.”
Hmmm
Santa’s Helpers and Such
Tom & Jerry Experts: Rick & Gayle Selden, Joe Quinn
Credit Card Processors/Script Sales: John Lowney, Don Daniels, Becky Wiggins
Foundation: Dick Ferrell
$2 Raffle/Sgt at Arms: Debbie McVicker
Tech Team: Rob & his minions; Tom George, James Osundwa, Wynn Hoffman, Terry Roarke, Troy Wilcox
Bulletin: Ole
Photographer: Walt Richardson
Flag Salute: Scott Casebolt
Invocation: Mark Silva via Zoom
Special Guests: Alfonso & Alberto Bronkema (sons), Victoria Bronkema
2024 Puffins and their ………………………………. Sponsors
Casebolt, Scott A. (SCOTT) Jim Sharp
Cooper, Brianna (BRIE) Angela Connelly
Githaiga-Osundwa, Margaret Wanjiru (SHIRU) James Osundwa
Lindholm, Philip (PHILIP) Mary Horn
Murphy, Tori N (TORI) Veronica Bronkema
Ripley, Linda L (LINDA) Mary Marlin
Silva, Mark (MARK) Zoom from Hawaii Clint Johnson
Smith, Patrick D (PATRICK) Christopher Kimball
Stone, Phyllis (PHYLLIS ) Eric Warn
Walsh, Joseph Coleman (JOSEPH) Jan Gee and Anne Enquist
Wiggins, Rebecca (BECKY) Angela Connelly
Wiggins, William S (BILL) Becky Wiggins
Wilson, Kamarie (KAMARIE) Gayle Selden
Other tidbits:
Phyllis Stone: Acting President
Philip Lindholm: Fine Master
Chief Patrick Smith: Escort for Carl
Tori Murphy: Narrator
Addenda from the Agenda
Guests included wives, daughters, one mom, one son, one sister.
Jim Merritt was a visiting Rotarian from Tacoma 8. Back amongst us was Anne Enquist mostly recovered from her surgery. President Carl started $1,000 in the red. He holed out some slap shot putts to ease that pain. A new member posting name is: Shelia (Lia) Knight. Mark, Mary, David, Connie and Barlow. I will see you those five and raise you a Gary Fulton, Leon Titus, Wendy McGowan, Lowell Johnson and Donnnn Irwin. If there is any reason to wonder why I name those five, I challenge you to get to know each of them – they are truly remarkable people. Your life will be richer for knowing them.
Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night.
Who Reads This Stuff?
Ole
A Christmas Carl – What a Little Dickens!
AI
Bob Cratchit, PP Ron Irwin, and a ghost of Christmas past - PP Paul Reeder, were in a PUB enjoying a Smoking Bowl. They discussed how they could raise rents on little old ladies residing in their tenements. Jacob Marley came in and “tut tutted” them with an admonition to be more generous and kind-hearted, especially at Christmas. “Why should we? Old man Ebenezer Scrooge ain’t generous!” Exclaimed the AI generated Cratchit, Scrooge’s CPA!
Burping the smoky haze of spicy port wine, Cratchit excused himself, explaining he needed to take care of his kid, Tim. He also had to get back to the office as Scrooge expected him to work on Christmas day, without extra pay.
The AI Dickensian Scene morphed into Friday’s Lakewood Rotary Roast of President Carl. Or did it? What did we really witness? A Plenty of Puffins Portrayed Players Performing Parts of a Christmas Pageant: Past, Present and Portentous.
‘Eh?
Jacob Marley, Ebenezer’s Partner, represents an AI moral guide. I think PP Mark Blanchard was an AI Marley. If not, he is the sort with a boundless propriety that Ebenezer needed. But is President Carl really Scroogesque? Number 4 Hockey, golf, tennis, lacrosse, cricket, track, baseball, internet dating, basketball, fencing – doesn’t sound Scroogey to me. There was a “Donna” – running late. A “Becky” golf partner – Bah Humbug! South of the border internet dating.
Ow!
Now here is a tribute to my note-taking ability: “GPA inspector threatening shutdown.” Perfectly understandable, right? There’s more: a basketball championship involving cross-body checking, high-sticking, nose-bleeds, Canada being a Province of Sweden, some guy named Gretsky, Kraken Swag, and Tiny Tim – not Herbert Khoury. (That Tiny Tim died at age 64 and was buried with his ukulele and one tulip.) Nevertheless, “God Bless Us, Every one.”
Hmmm
Santa’s Helpers and Such
Tom & Jerry Experts: Rick & Gayle Selden, Joe Quinn
Credit Card Processors/Script Sales: John Lowney, Don Daniels, Becky Wiggins
Foundation: Dick Ferrell
$2 Raffle/Sgt at Arms: Debbie McVicker
Tech Team: Rob & his minions; Tom George, James Osundwa, Wynn Hoffman, Terry Roarke, Troy Wilcox
Bulletin: Ole
Photographer: Walt Richardson
Flag Salute: Scott Casebolt
Invocation: Mark Silva via Zoom
Special Guests: Alfonso & Alberto Bronkema (sons), Victoria Bronkema
2024 Puffins and their ………………………………. Sponsors
Casebolt, Scott A. (SCOTT) Jim Sharp
Cooper, Brianna (BRIE) Angela Connelly
Githaiga-Osundwa, Margaret Wanjiru (SHIRU) James Osundwa
Lindholm, Philip (PHILIP) Mary Horn
Murphy, Tori N (TORI) Veronica Bronkema
Ripley, Linda L (LINDA) Mary Marlin
Silva, Mark (MARK) Zoom from Hawaii Clint Johnson
Smith, Patrick D (PATRICK) Christopher Kimball
Stone, Phyllis (PHYLLIS ) Eric Warn
Walsh, Joseph Coleman (JOSEPH) Jan Gee and Anne Enquist
Wiggins, Rebecca (BECKY) Angela Connelly
Wiggins, William S (BILL) Becky Wiggins
Wilson, Kamarie (KAMARIE) Gayle Selden
Other tidbits:
Phyllis Stone: Acting President
Philip Lindholm: Fine Master
Chief Patrick Smith: Escort for Carl
Tori Murphy: Narrator
Addenda from the Agenda
Guests included wives, daughters, one mom, one son, one sister.
Jim Merritt was a visiting Rotarian from Tacoma 8. Back amongst us was Anne Enquist mostly recovered from her surgery. President Carl started $1,000 in the red. He holed out some slap shot putts to ease that pain. A new member posting name is: Shelia (Lia) Knight. Mark, Mary, David, Connie and Barlow. I will see you those five and raise you a Gary Fulton, Leon Titus, Wendy McGowan, Lowell Johnson and Donnnn Irwin. If there is any reason to wonder why I name those five, I challenge you to get to know each of them – they are truly remarkable people. Your life will be richer for knowing them.
Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night.
Who Reads This Stuff?
Ole
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