Monday Morning Memo – 12.25.2023
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Monday Morning Memo – 12.25.2023

Wider Horizons Events and Information

1.       Read John Rochford’s update on his and Nick Utzinger’s lives (attached).

2.       From Judie Messier: The Healthy Aging Zoom workshop, normally on the last Wednesday of the month, will be on hiatus for the month of December. We will pick it up again in January. See you all then. Happy Holidays.

3.       Thursday morning’s All-Member Zoom is happening, per usual, this Thursday, December 28, at 9:30 am. Sue Lerner will send out the link and questions on Wednesday.

4.       Our next Life Planning for Singles group will meet four times February-April and if you want to be one of the 8 participants, you would need to commit to these dates (all Tuesdays from 1:30 – 3:30 at one of the public libraries): February 13 and 27; March 12; and April 2. Contact me if you need more information. So far, I have just two committed participants.

5.       Patricia Henley is offering a micro-memoir workshop for up to six people on Zoom on February 7 and 14, 12-2 pm. See the attached description and contact Patricia if you’re interested in attending the workshop.

Members and Friends Share Information

1.       This video, which accompanied a NYTimes article on loneliness will break your heart right open: http://tinyurl.com/y2nwwjvv

2.       We’re working on putting together a seminar or a forum on artificial intelligence. Please let me know if this subject interests you and whether you would prefer a small group discussion, led by a knowledgeable person, based on background readings (a seminar), or a larger-scale forum with multiple presenters, or both.

3.       Barb Klube is attending this live series of lectures at UW on War in the Middle East in January and February and thought you might also be interested: War in the Middle East Lecture Series – The Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies (washington.edu)

4.       Patricia Henley shared the attached wonderful article by Anne Lamott.

5.       Nancy Hooyman shared this incredibly engaging piece about a grandson’s love for his grandmother: http://tinyurl.com/mry48btz

6.       Micki Lippe points out that her ipad (and iphone) will read your emails to you if you can turn on voiceover mode. I’m not sure that will work with attachments but you can try.