Musings (the blog section) of Manasota Mensa
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Highlights of the Year Past
Recap and thoughts of LocSec Hank Vitan’s 2016 year.
Waterfall
And here's a wonderful little piece, for no reason at all.
Mensa AG, 2017 #2 — Neat Experience
This surprise was unexpected. In one of the small breakout presentations, this experience made me smile.
Mensa AG, 2017; One person’s observations
In my very first ever Mensa Annual Gathering in Hollywood, Florida, I had only a single day to schedule. My experiences were such that I’ll surely count the days to the full 2018 Indianapolis event.
Poetry; Spring Green, Jack Veeger
The late Jack Veeger was an international trader who turned to poetry in his retirement. He published more than 40 collections of his work. Spring Green above is from one of his last collections.
Artwork, Chris Frazer
Pastel artwork by Chris Frazer. Frazer, a Sarasota resident, is a portrait and figure pastel artist with a BA in art from the University of Delaware. She is a retired government public affairs specialist.
Artwork, Stephen du Buis
Electronic artwork by Stephen du Buis. The works are created by machine intelligence.
Artwork, Ed Coudal
Watercolor artwork by Ed Coudal. Coudal, editor of The 4M, has been self-unemployed for more than 20 years as a marketing consultant, free-lance writer, and newsletter specialist.
Humor #2
More visual humor — and a Kingdom mirror.
The Near Future.
How near? This piece came to me by email. And for sure, provided a lot of substance to think about: The next Industrial Revolution. Details the changes that have happened, with a look forward.
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Manasota Activity Interest List
This page is both for information now, and as a resource, as it will also change dynamically over time. Feel free to write in with changes, or to comment below. The purpose of this is to coordinate the various interest areas, and create the gathering points: listing...
July, 2018 RVC Column
The next meeting of the American Mensa Committee will be held on July 5, 2018 at the 2018 Annual Gathering in Indianapolis, IN. At this writing, the agenda has not been finalized, but it will be posted shortly at https://www.us.mensa.org/read/board-meeting-reports/ if...
June, 2018 RVC Column
While I usually use this column to report on the actions of the American Mensa Committee (AMC), we’re in a slow period right now, as our last meeting was in April and our next will be at the Annual Gathering (AG) in July. But of course this doesn’t mean...
May, 2018 RVC Column
The Constitution of Mensa establishes that one of our three main purposes is to provide a stimulating intellectual and social environment for our members. The primary avenue for providing that is through Gatherings, and the next one is coming up soon!...
We’ve named an Ombudsman!
In one of the remaining -- and critically needed -- offices of Ombudsman, we've selected an officer. I'm happy to announce David Tschanz as our new Ombudsman. If you're not aware of this office, it may be one of the most important for the long-standing health of the...
April, 2018 RVC Column
The American Mensa Committee (AMC) met on March 3, with several presentations, including the first report by our new Executive Director Trevor Mitchell, the regular Treasurer’s report by Deb Stone including a presentation of the Annual Budget Review and...
Gifted Children: Let’s Get this Party Started!
Dear Manasota Gifted Youth (and their parents!):Allow me to introduce myself: my name is Tom Carrero and I am the Gifted Youth Coordinator (GYC) for Manasota Mensa. I currently live in North Port with my wife of 14 years, our two boys (ages 11 & 8 -...
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