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MERIDEN ROTARY CLUB “GOOD SPOKE” Meriden, Connecticut, USA
President
Rob Tarlov
Pres Elect Tari Marshall-Day
Vice President Ty Bongiovanni
Secretary Rob Tarlov
Treasurer
Dave Lake
Ass't Secretary Kieren Moore
Ass't Treasurer Yvonne de Angeli -
Fontanez
Sergeant at Arms Gloria Griffiths
Assist. Sergeant at Arms: Angela LaMoria
IPP : Pam Craig-White
Newsletter Editor
Tari Marshall –Day
Service Above Self DEC 17, 2011 VOL 11-12 ISSUE 25
NEWS!
What we cover!
Presidents News
This Past Week
Looking Forward
Reflections
Remember
FROM THE EDITOR —
The focus of this time of year really highlights Service Above Self. No matter
what part of the world one is from, denomination, nationality… there is a
heightened awareness of some of the needs around the planet and in one’s own
neighborhoods. Food pantries, Salvation Army Bell Ringing, clothing drives or
just the exchange of tokens to add an extra smile to someone’s day—all enter
people’s minds at the end of the Calendar Year, Christmas, Hanukkah, Three
Kings Day and so many other December into January celebrations. It is also a
time of year to laugh a lot and share fun moments with family and friends. I
have added a bit of humor to this edition to give an extra momentary smile to the
readers. A Great Holiday Week to All.
TUESDAY
20 DEC CLUB ASSEMBLY
Rolling out the new!
PEACE ON
EARTH
AND
SERVICE
ABOVE
SELF
CLUB VISIONING DAY IS COMING FEBRUARY 8th—from 4:45P to 9P MERIDEN
DOUBLE ATTENDANCE!
SIGN UP with TARI to PARTICIPATE.
DEADLINE is January 30 to sign up.
Total to attend will be 20 + - .
DETAILS WILL FOLLOW at CLUB LUNCHES AND
IN the “GOOD SPOKE”.
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“IT” - TECHY HUMOR for ALL
In honor of all our TECH—ROTARIANS! If the mouse cable keeps knocking down the framed picture of your dog, lift the computer and stuff
the cable under it. Mouse cables were designed to have 20kg of computer sitting on top of them.
Don't learn the proper name for anything technical. We know exactly what you mean by "my thingy
blew up".
When the printer won't print, re-send the job at least 20 times. Print jobs frequently get sucked into
black holes.
When an I.T. person tells you that he'll be there shortly, reply in a scathing tone of voice "And just
how many weeks do you mean by shortly?" That motivates us.
When you bring your own personal home PC for repair at the office, leave the documentation at
home. We'll find all the settings and drivers somewhere.
When you need to change the toner cartridge in a printer, call I.T. Support. Changing a toner car-
tridge is an extremely complex task, and Hewlett-Packard recommends that it be performed only by
a professional engineer with a master's degree in nuclear physics.
If the space bar on your keyboard doesn't work, blame it on the mail upgrade. Keyboards are actu-
ally very happy with half a kilo of muffin crumbs in them.
When something's wrong with your home PC, dump it on an I.T. person's chair with no name, no
phone number and no description of the problem. We love a puzzle.
When an I.T. person says he's coming right over, go for coffee. That way you won't be there when
we need your password. It's nothing for us to remember 300 screen saver passwords.
When you call us to have your computer moved, be sure to leave it buried under half a ton of post-
cards, baby pictures, stuffed animals, dried flowers, bowling trophies and children's art. We don't
have a life, and we find it deeply moving to catch a fleeting glimpse of yours.
: ) ENJOY!
OUR OWN
STORAGE WARS!
For those of you who know the
show...we cleaned ours all
out...organized it and inventoried it.
Thanks Team Rob, Sam, Lex, Tim
and Tari
BEFORE… left
AFTER… right
Currently, Mike, Rob and Tari have keys.
We have an area that has GENERAL items
(twine, twit ties, frames etc—first bureau). Then
there is a Megaride and Pet Fair section, a
Road—Race and Golf Section. The inventory
list will be posted in the Storage Unit and
copied to the club once complete.
TO ALL the ROTARY
BELL RINGERS this
year for
The Salvation
Army ...
THANK YOU!
Sydney 2014— LOOKING AHEAD
The 2014 Rotary International Convention is to be
held in Sydney, AUSTRALIA
As you all know...AUSTRALIA is a VAST PLACE.
Here is some OZ HUMOR; a little SMILE from “DOWN UNDER”.
Australia is a big country and Australia climate varies a fair bit between hot northern and cold southern states. Canberra is known to be one of the coldest places in
Australia. Here is how tough are Canberra people:
+25°C: Queenslanders turn on the heat. Melbournians sunbathe. +10°C: Melbournians turn on the heat. People in Tasmania plant gardens. +5°C: Sydney residents shiver uncontrollably. People in Canberra go swimming. +2°C: Italian cars won't start. People in Canberra drive with the windows open. 0°C: Distilled water freezes. Canberra water gets thicker. -7°C: Sydney people wear coats, gloves, and wool hats. People in Canberra throw on a T-shirt. -9°C: Queenslanders begin to evacuate the state. People in Canberra go camping. -18°C: Melbourne landlords finally turn up the heat. People in Canberra have a last BBQ before it gets cold. -23°C: People in Perth cease to exist. People in Canberra lick flagpoles. -29°C: Sydney people fly away to South Pacific islands. People in Canberra throw on a light jacket. -40°C: Darwin disintegrates. People in Canberra rent videos. -51°C: Mt. Hotham freezes. Canberra Girl Guides begin selling Guide biscuits door to door. -62°C: Polar bears begin to evacuate the Arctic. Penguins leave Antarctica. Canberra Scouts post-pone "Winter Survival" classes until it gets cold enough. -73°C: Santa Claus abandons the North Pole. People in Canberra put on a coat. -114°C: Ethyl alcohol freezes. People in Canberra get frustrated when they can't thaw their kegs. -183°C: Microbial life start to disappear. Canberra cows complain of farmers with cold hands. -273°C: ALL atomic motion stops. People in Canberra start saying "Cold 'nuff for ya?" -296°C: Hell freezes over. Canberra wins the soccer.
RIGHT … Alan Barberino doing his bell
ringing contribution
Page 4 MERIDEN ROTARY
“Rotary is a fellowship of noblemen; not a hereditary nobility but a nobility that
must be earned and re-earned….Nobility is measured by its obligations, not by its rights and privileges…service above self.”
— Rotary in the March of Mankind, THE ROTARIAN, July 1951
**** SAVE THE DATE! WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 8, 2012 CLUB VISONING - 4:45P-9P (DOUBLE ATTENDANCE!!!)
***PLAN AHEAD! FEBRUARY 9th w-end VT SKI FELLOWSHIP !
DECEMBER 20, 2011
Club Assembly Discussion on Proposed Policy and Procedures
DECEMBER 27, 2011
Turner and Alexa GLOBAL TRAVEL !!!
Please e-mail Tari at
for any calendar additions, changes or updates!
HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON to all!!