Rotary Ramblings

Tue, 16 Dec 2003 19:05:49 EST

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ROTARY RAMBLINGS
December 16, 2003

Today President Mark handled the gavel, Andrew Hall gave the benediction,=20
Fred Bonardi as Sergeant-at-Arms collected $133.  Harvard Q. Brown introduce=
d=20
visitors and guests.  Always good to see Bishop "Slim" Hall, =E2=80=98cause=20=
then we can=20
be sure it=E2=80=99s "season".  Steve Rich lead the howling accompanied by t=
he old=20
tinkler, Bruce Williams.

Guy goes into a restaurant in his old hometown for a pre-Christmas breakfast=
.=20
 He tells the waitress he=E2=80=99d like the eggs benedict.  She brings his=20=
order in=20
a big shiny hubcap.  "What=E2=80=99s with the hubcap," the guy gasps.  The w=
aitress=20
sings:  "There=E2=80=99s no plate like chrome for the hollandaise!"

When questioned, E. George Simon emphatically denied that the Bicknell=20
"Fighting Sandfleas" football squad was down in the Caymans "visiting their=20
scholarships." (Four years, compounded, can buy you a nice little worm farm=20=
back=20
home.)

Today=E2=80=99s program was introduced by Bill Adams and our speaker was How=
ard=20
Binkow on "Improve Your Listening Skills."  He had a career in home building=
 and=20
radio.  He wrote "Guys, Are We Really Listening".  First he admitted he didn=
=E2=80=99t=20
know how to listen.  He claims harmony and peace through learning to listen.=
 =20
He works about ten hours a week.  He has visited schools, business groups an=
d=20
churches to tell his story about listening more effectively.

Howard passed out a list of eleven suggestions on how to be a better=20
listener.  He told us about something we have all encountered, the verbose s=
ales=20
person, who basically doesn=E2=80=99t want to listen.

Keeping an open mind is difficult.  Not interrupting is also quite difficult=
 =20
He identified door openers and door closers.  Retention of a spoken subject=20
is about seven percent.  The Q and A was lively.

Announcements by Bill Adams included the availability of Rotary wreaths for=20
Christmas display.

Bishop Andy tells about two Arkansas boll weevils.  One went to New York and=
=20
became famous.   The other stayed home on the "peak o=E2=80=99 the holler" a=
nd never=20
amounted to much.  He was known as the lesser of two weevils.

Is it about time to hear and read about the Rotary Club of Delray Beach=20
Rotary Fund?  The fund is a philanthropic project providing funding for educ=
ation,=20
charitable and scientific programs.  Rotary International encourages Rotaria=
ns=20
to consider the fund when setting up bequests and endowments.

What does "Q" really mean?  "Mom always said it stood for quality.  Dad says=
=20
it was quandary.  I like Mom=E2=80=99s better."  That was the response from=20=
Harvard Q.=20
Brown, bon vivant, raconteur, popular man about town and gourmand, when=20
quizzed by a member of our crack editorial staff.

Jon Simon had the winning ticket for the Green Hat.

This week=E2=80=99s scribe:  Gene Pool
Next week=E2=80=99s scribe:  Nancy King
Next week=E2=80=99s program:  Exchange Student Leticia Camargo from Brazil.

And finally, did you hear about the Buddhist who refused Novocain during roo=
t=20
canal work?  He claimed he wanted to transcend dental medication.

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INGS 
December 16, 2003 
 
Today President Mark handled the gavel, Andrew Hall gave the benediction, Fr=
ed Bonardi as Sergeant-at-Arms collected $133.&nbsp; Harvard Q. Brown introd=
uced visitors and guests.&nbsp; Always good to see Bishop "Slim" Hall, =E2=
=80=98cause then we can be sure it=E2=80=99s "season".&nbsp; Steve Rich lead=
 the howling accompanied by the old tinkler, Bruce Williams. 
 
Guy goes into a restaurant in his old hometown for a pre-Christmas breakfast=
.&nbsp; He tells the waitress he=E2=80=99d like the eggs benedict.&nbsp; She=
 brings his order in a big shiny hubcap.&nbsp; "What=E2=80=99s with the hubc=
ap," the guy gasps.&nbsp; The waitress sings:&nbsp; "There=E2=80=99s no plat=
e like chrome for the hollandaise!" 
 
When questioned, E. George Simon emphatically denied that the Bicknell "Figh=
ting Sandfleas" football squad was down in the Caymans "visiting their schol=
arships." (Four years, compounded, can buy you a nice little worm farm back=20=
home.) 
 
Today=E2=80=99s program was introduced by Bill Adams and our speaker was How=
ard Binkow on "Improve Your Listening Skills."&nbsp; He had a career in home=
 building and radio.&nbsp; He wrote "Guys, Are We Really Listening".&nbsp; F=
irst he admitted he didn=E2=80=99t know how to listen.&nbsp; He claims harmo=
ny and peace through learning to listen.&nbsp; He works about ten hours a we=
ek.&nbsp; He has visited schools, business groups and churches to tell his s=
tory about listening more effectively. 
 
Howard passed out a list of eleven suggestions on how to be a better listene=
r.&nbsp; He told us about something we have all encountered, the verbose sal=
es person, who basically doesn=E2=80=99t want to listen. 
 
Keeping an open mind is difficult.&nbsp; Not interrupting is also quite diff=
icult&nbsp; He identified door openers and door closers.&nbsp; Retention of=20=
a spoken subject is about seven percent.&nbsp; The Q and A was lively. 
 
Announcements by Bill Adams included the availability of Rotary wreaths for=20=
Christmas display. 
 
Bishop Andy tells about two Arkansas boll weevils.&nbsp; One went to New Yor=
k and became famous.&nbsp;&nbsp; The other stayed home on the "peak o=E2=80=
=99 the holler" and never amounted to much.&nbsp; He was known as the lesser=
 of two weevils. 
 
Is it about time to hear and read about the Rotary Club of Delray Beach Rota=
ry Fund?&nbsp; The fund is a philanthropic project providing funding for edu=
cation, charitable and scientific programs.&nbsp; Rotary International encou=
rages Rotarians to consider the fund when setting up bequests and endowments=
. 
 
What does "Q" really mean?&nbsp; "Mom always said it stood for quality.&nbsp=
; Dad says it was quandary.&nbsp; I like Mom=E2=80=99s better."&nbsp; That w=
as the response from Harvard Q. Brown, bon vivant, raconteur, popular man ab=
out town and gourmand, when quizzed by a member of our crack editorial staff=
. 
 
Jon Simon had the winning ticket for the Green Hat. 
 
This week=E2=80=99s scribe:&nbsp; Gene Pool 
Next week=E2=80=99s scribe:&nbsp; Nancy King 
Next week=E2=80=99s program:&nbsp; Exchange Student Leticia Camargo from Bra=
zil. 
 
And finally, did you hear about the Buddhist who refused Novocain during roo=
t canal work?&nbsp; He claimed he wanted to transcend dental medication.=
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