Monday Morning Memo - 12.9.2024
Wider Horizons Events and Information
Welcome our newest member Susan Goedde. I’ve attached her bio and a photo, along with her contact information.
Book Group, led by Nancy Robb, meets on Zoom tomorrow, Tuesday, December 10 at 10:30 am. The book being discussed is 100%: The Story of a Patriot, by Upton Sinclair.
Thursday morning’s All-Member Zoom is happening, per usual, this Thursday, December 12 at 9:30 am. Sue Lerner will send out the link and questions on Wednesday.
Sunday Arboretum Walk, December 15, led by Dick Zerbe. Meet at 9 am at the Graham Visitors Center.
We could use another storyteller for Thursday, December 19, 4 pm. Any topic or theme. Let me know if you’re available to tell a 10-15 minute tale.
Tom Heller is reprising the story of his father’s holocaust experience on Sunday, January 12 from 2 to 3:30 at the Holocaust Center for Humanity. See the attached “Save the Date” description.
Sharing
Carla McLean shared two clips occasioned by the fact that Dick VanDyke turned 99 this year. These will set you up for the week: https://youtu.be/o4OlL0OpbW8?si=0ecVGhsp8log2a26 and https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/dick-van-dyke-sings-coldplays-chris-martin-love/story?id=116526684
WAPO article shared by Eric Johnson about resources for solo agers: https://wapo.st/3CZB9IM
And shared by Audrey Hansen: I suddenly wore two hats — that of a retired physician who had cared for people with Alzheimer’s disease and now a person living with the same disorder. https://wapo.st/4g2LYbA
An article from Sunday’s New York Times I enjoyed: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/magazine/tilda-swinton-interview.html?unlocked_article_code=1.f04.lm-p.wIKmLHH9dd7z&smid=url-shareContact