Hello all,
Four people attended the meeting last night, including a new member - welcome Dillon! Dillon's dad was also present, as well as a regular member (and new chapter leader) of the Riverside NSA Group. There has been some "cross chapter" attendance lately. I often attend Riverside meetings (yes, I'm an NSA junky), & another member of the Riverside group often comes to our meetings. A good thing all around I think.
Along with introductions, the question was asked: "What's the best Christmas present you ever got?" Replies included: a new bike at about age ten (a green, 24 inch-er kept hidden in the basement until Christmas), a new modem for an ancient Commodore 64 computer when the recipient was in his teens, a new stereo system (remember those round things called "records"?), & an upcoming ski trip.
Next we did the always popular (well, almost always) "Table Topics." Subjects were: "Outdoor Recreation," wherein the speaker reminisced about hunting & fishing in New Jersey in his teens & 20s & also hiking & biking; "Internet Websites," where the speaker talked about the many websites he visits and the amount of time he spends on them; "Can Money Buy Happiness?" - on this one the speaker made a point that once you have enough money to cover basic needs like food & shelter, any money left over can buy you pleasure or relaxation, but not necessarily happiness. (I'm not sure I got this exactly right, I'm working from memory - in my case a poor one). And the last: "Why Being A Nice Guy Is Sometimes Seen As Being Weak." This was especially interesting as it led to conversations about: how guys, especially, are naturally competitive with each other; the nature of leadership; when to insist on something even when being opposed & making yourself unpopular; & how to deal with unpleasant people in authority. All of which showed how interesting the discussions we have that aren't about stuttering can be.
Dillon's dad brought up another interesting topic near the end of the meeting: "How does stuttering effect career choices?" We didn't have a lot of time to get into this, but one member said he majored in chemistry in college and will never be certain if he at least partially did so because there wasn't a lot of speaking involved.
All in all, a great meeting to end 2016. Next meeting will be January 12, 2017. (How can it possibly be 2017 already?!)
HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL. See you next year.
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