December 2011 - Tampa Bay Mensa

A Publication of Tampa Bay Mensa
Tampa Bay Sounding
Vol. 36
36, No. 11
December 2011
December
Welcome to Tampa Bay Mensa!......................................................3
December Birthdays..............................................................................3
LocSec Column........................................................................................ 4
A Word or Two About This and That...........................................5
A View from the Right........................................................................6
On Second Thought...............................................................................7
RVC Column for Region 10................................................................8
You Should Have Been There...........................................................9
December Mensaversaries...............................................................10
Calendar of Events................................................................................11
December 2011 Calendar....................................................................12
Cryptopoem............................................................................................ 16
Suzaku™.................................................................................................... 17
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Welcome to Tampa Bay Mensa!
✹Tim Burns
✹James Dolan
✹Nicholas DuBose
James Johnson
Tina Kay
✹Lillian Oneill
Matthew Farrell
Anthony Quattromani
✹ New members.
December Birthdays
12/02
12/03
12/04
12/06
12/07
12/09
12/10
12/11
12/12
12/13
12/14
12/15
12/16
12/17
12/18
12/19
12/20
12/21
12/23
12/24
Barbara Bishop, Raymond Celli, Don Morton, Stephen Page
Andrew Karay, Alvin Nienhuis, Norman Trussell
Betty Gorman, Robert Miller, Michael Silva
Susan Dunlevy
John Carnahan, Barbara Counts
Dorothy Butler
Richard Flatau, Nicholas Henriquez, Larry Paradis
Elliott Loyless
Willard Baker, Samuel Trevena, Robert Van Dyke
Michael Wenditz
Anthony Citta, Susan Entringer, Charles Stewart
Kathryn McDonald, Sandra Siciliano
Michael Struble, Grady VerPlanck
Daniel Chesnut, James Clack, A Foran, Martha Fuller
Geoff LeCain
Deborah Duvall
Thomas Bonner, Stephen Cerniglia
Alvin Bedgood
Nicola Hicks
George Brooks, Joseph Juston, Edwin Kelley, Keith Kelly
12/25
Rush Miller, Cynthia Weatherby
12/26
Sabrina Detmer, Allen Garber, Corey Merenda
12/27
Richard Bachmann, Juana Harper, John Henderson, Amy Mathes
12/28
12/29
12/30
Don Davis, Fred LePiere
Frank Clarke
Jose Llanusa, Paul Reiordan
12/31
Robert Ayres, Aaron Dakoff, William Dennis, Les Milewski, Carl Paleveda
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LocSec Column
Thomas Thomas
This past month was very busy. Tampa Bay Mensa has a pretty full calendar most of
the time, and this month was no exception. We had a beautiful day for our fall picnic
at War Veterans Memorial Park in Bay Pines in mid-October, with a lot of new people
attending and a few old members revisiting after some time away. Later that week we
had our bi-monthly Reading Group near International Plaza - half of the attendees have
moved from books to Kindles (and others vow never to do so). We had our reduced
output FSM (Fold, Staple & Mail) party at Chris Clement’s new property in South St.
Pete, and the following week attended “50/50” at the Beach Theatre in St. Pete Beach.
Then it was back to the Reading Group, with new member Lillian expressing an interest in Physics and Physicists (and joy at finding other smart people to hang out with).
A few days later, it was more movies as our Shakespeare Watch took in a double-feature of a modern-day “Hamlet” with Ethan Hawke plus a Sundance Festival winning
black comedy adaptation of “Macbeth” called “Scotland PA”. The next day a couple of
us took a side trip to see “Anonymous” in Pinellas Park. (Side note: I’ll save the Bardolatry SIG debate about who wrote Shakespeare for another time, but historical accu racy isn’t required for a good film – after all, even though Salieri didn’t kill Mozart,
“Amadeus” was still an excellent film). Then there was Tuesday Night Trivia in Brandon, where we met new member Andrea and discussed visiting Antarctica (and knitting sweaters for penguins), and Bowling night, back in Carrollwood again.
And those were just the events I was personally able to attend. Beyond that, there was
the third-Friday Buzztime Trivia event in Carrollwood (which I missed due to an
unforeseen emergency even though I’m the official host), a group trip to the Florida
Holocaust Museum, Fourth Friday Madness, the weekly Thursday Lunch Bunch in Carrollwood, another group outing to the Sarasota Chalk Festival, the monthly second Friday Breakfast Gathering in Largo, the Fossil Dig in Brooksville, Bagels On The Beach at
Indian Rock Beach, and of course, Games Night in Oldsmar.
And even with all of that going on, I STILL hear, “This group never does anything interesting.”
Here’s the thing: Every one of those events has one or more organizers. But for the
most part, the organizers are not putting on the events because they want what’s best
for Mensa. They’re doing it because the event is something they want to do, and they
want to have other Mensans share it with them. In essence, every event we hold is
predicated by a selfish motive – to socialize with others while doing something we
already enjoy.
So are you looking for a Mensa Happy Hour in your corner of our chapter? Do you
want a Philosophy discussion group? Outdoor activities? Comedy clubs? A writing
group? There’s room for all of these in Tampa Bay Mensa, and people who would be
interested in joining you. All it takes is for you to commit to a date and a time and
put it on the calendar (and don’t forget to include our Yahoo Groups and Facebook
page).
So if you don’t see something that interests you, launch a new activity with Tampa Bay
Mensa. It’s the selfish thing to do. 
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A Word or Two About This and That
Have You Killed Your Bear Today?
A bear lived in the shadows behind my
bedroom door when I was 5 years old.
Every night, my parents tucked me in and
turned out the light, leaving the door ajar
so that the hall light could shine dimly
into the bedroom. That dim light,
intended to dispel the monsters of the
night, cast a huge shadow behind the
door where the bear lived.
As soon as my parents went downstairs, I
would fix my eyes on that dreadful corner
and watch in terror as the bear grew
larger and larger. When he had expanded
until his head brushed the ceiling, he
would begin to move toward my bed.
''Loominous,'' one of my students once
wrote, and that describes my bear - looming, filling the space of my room, menacing, padding toward me silently and certainly, enveloping me in fear.
My terrified screams would bring both
parents leaping the stairs two at a time.
''It's the BEAR! The BEAR!'' I'd cry. But they
switched the light on when they came
into the room, and the bear disappeared.
'There's no bear,'' they would say. Then
they would make me get out of bed and
go look and feel behind the door, saying,
''See? There's no bear there! Now get into
bed and go to sleep.''
Then they would turn out the light, leaving the hall light on, which created the
big black hole behind the door where the
bear lived. So the drama would be
repeated, sometimes three or four times a
night, until exhaustion finally closed my
eyes.
I knew my parents were right. When they
were there and the light was on, there
was no bear. I had to agree with them.
But what they did not know was that
when they were not there and the light
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was off, the bear was there. I also knew
that although the bear was my most
dreaded enemy, with unlimited power to
terrorize me mercilessly, he was somehow my own creation.
I reasoned with myself. If I made the bear,
I should be able to make him do what I
wanted him to. So I tested my theory.
That night as my parents left, I glued my
eyes to the black hole where the bear
lived. He was there. He grew and grew in
his usual fashion, and I watched breathless as he began moving toward me. My
teeth were clenched, and I was determined not to scream until I found out
once and for all exactly what the bear
was going to do to me. Rigid with fear, I
held my breath, clutched the blankets
tightly beneath my chin and watched the
bear come closer and closer, step by silent
step.
He reached the edge of my bed, and I was
looking up at him. His head bent beneath
the ceiling and his shoulders and arms
stretched the length of my bed and more.
Clenched teeth and pressed lips checked
my screams as I waited in terror for the
bear's next move. He stood there and I lay
there, the two of us deadlocked in a battle of wills. Then he bowed to me, turned
away and went back into his black corner
forever. I had killed my bear.
I learned one of the most important
lessons of my life from that bear. I
learned that courage is the ability to live
through dreadful things minute by
minute, step by step, until those things
are put behind. I learned that it is far better to slay monsters than it is to live in
terror. 
Reprinted from The Orlando Sentinel.
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A View from the Right
Anyonefortea (Ronnie Dubs)
The Case for George W Bush
The best president in my lifetime was George W. Bush and I’ve grown tired of partisan
fools impugning this great man. So let’s start with a few irrefutable facts.
When Democrats took the House and Senate in January 2007, US Debt stood at $8.8 trillion and over $15 trillion today. The unemployment rate was a steady 4.6 % and well
over 9% today. The Bush 2003 "Tax Cuts for Everyone" generated 52 consecutive
months of economic expansion.
Bush started his presidency by defeating Al Gore; despite nonstop lies and rhetoric
from Democrats there was never any evidence produced of Gore winning. Gore was
the first candidate ever to lose his home state, and to drag a U.S. presidential election
into a court, after having conceded defeat no less. Despite that, Democrats continued
the dangerous political lie that Bush had stolen the election.
Less than 8 months after assuming office came the 9-11 attack. That Bush was reading
to poor black children at the moment became a point of derision.
But Bush stepped up after 9-11, from a pile of rubble, sans teleprompter, promising firefighters and America, “The people who did this would hear from all of us soon,” and
they did.
Bush’s first mission wasn’t a rush to vengeance, but to secure the nation from further
attack. He created Guantanamo to hold terrorists offshore and restored funding to the
CIA and NSA which were deliberately weakened by past Democratic administrations.
Bush created the Department of Homeland Security, still operational, and the Bush
PATRIOT Act recently renewed by Congress. Several attacks were thwarted after 9-11
that the public never knew of and it was Bush’s harsh interrogations that led us to Bin
Laden as confirmed by Leon Panetta. The 9-11 Truther Movement that Bush was somehow involved in this attack is the most despicable lie possible from the Democrat propaganda arm.
After overthrowing the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, came Iraq. All 98 available U.S.
Senators voted for that mission. Hussein had already been caught trying to assassinate
a president, was openly paying suicide bombers, and still killing Kurds and Shiites
despite our No-Fly Zones. He was perfectly capable of supplying Al Quaeda with WMD
materials. After being told by Clinton, Gore, the CIA, and British MI-5 (secret service) of
Saddam’s WMDs, had Bush not acted and had some Iraq made Anthrax been used here,
would these same partisans who accused Bush of lying be accusing him of inaction?
Their shibboleth “Bush lied people died” was a cheap political attack based on hindsight and second-guessing
Even after Iraq’s nonexistent WMD’s, Bush still beat John Kerry by the widest numerical
margin in U.S. history. The only swift-boat veteran who backed John Kerry recently had
his Silver Star retracted by the U.S. Navy.
Look at the smart accomplished men Bush appointed to protect the nation. Bob Gates
as Defense Secretary just resigned last month. Ben Bernanke still heads the Federal
Reserve Bank. Robert Muller still heads the FBI. Bush’s top general, Petreus now serving
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On Second Thought
Minority Rule
From the Occupy Wall Street Web Site:
The people who gave us the financial
crisis are at it again. Their greed and
irresponsibility demolished our economy, leaving us to bail them out – and
how do they thank us? They’re going
right back to business as usual, getting
rich off of our money and spending millions lobbying against new rules to prevent a future crisis. Now, to add insult
to injury, some banks are creating new
monthly fees just for having a debit
card. Around the country, starting from
New York’s Liberty Plaza, people are
standing up and saying enough is
enough. It’s time for banks to be a safe
place for our money, not another place
to get nickeled and dimed.
That my sympathies are entirely with the
Occupy Wall Street crowd will not surprise readers of previous 2nd Thoughts. I
wish my optimism equaled my sympathy.
Yes, 99% of us are getting royally shafted
by the other 1%. Unfortunately, much of
that 99% either doesn’t realize it, or doesn’t realize who is doing the shafting. Witness the Tea Party, an Astroturf movement of people being systematically
screwed by the plutocrats and the oligarchy, but willing to man the barricades
against the encroachments of a government that might offer affordable health
care.
The GOP, now in control of the House,
claims the corner on virtue. Anti-Communist, anti-terror – they’ve owned the franchise. Somehow, they pretend to be protaxpayer when, in reality, they’ve just
been pro-defense contractor.
President Obama, afraid to be tarred with
the “weak on defense” or “weak on ter-
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ror” label that plagued folks like John
Kerry and Al Gore, continues to steadfastly support the kleptocratic Karzai government. We continue to – at once –
pump lives and billions into Afghanistan
and more billions into Pakistan. Those
dollars that don’t enrich high-ranking
Pakistani officers or officials – many of
whom helped conceal Bin Laden’s whereabouts – get funneled through the ISI
(Pakistan’s CIA) to the Haqqani Network
so they can blow up our troops. We thus
find American tax dollars funding both
sides of the war on terror. For every job
this approach creates in the defense
establishment two are created in the
Jihad, where the minimum wage is VERY
low and the benefits come in the afterlife.
The Wall Street that demonstrators want
to occupy has no party affiliation, scruples, doubts, self-awareness or capacity
for remorse. It is governed entirely by
greed and has, since articulated by a fictional character, believed that “Greed is
Good.” And that Wall Street is just a symbolic centerpiece for the oligarchy that
now runs this country and – in many
ways – the world.
The “Occupy Wall Street” movement – and
all of its offshoots – have lately discovered
this unfortunate reality. The next generation, some now in sleeping bags on our
streets, will not have it as good as the
current one, or the one now on Social
Security. Many of the latter also think
that we should “Cut ALL government
spending.” They see no disconnect
between dependence on government and
antipathy toward it.
Those we have SENT to govern us are
even worse. Marco Rubio talks about
“growing up in the Reagan administration” allowing him to ignore his party’s
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RVC Column for Region 10
Mel Dahl
Last month I wrote a column about balancing safety with fun, and used as an example
a recent change in policy by the AMC regarding the publication of local group directories. Before I wrote the column, I inquired as to the previous policy, and wrote my column based on what I was told. I received a couple of emails from people who thought
that my statement as to the previous rule was incorrect, so I inquired further, only to
find that there is some confusion as to what the previous policy was. So, at this point
I’m not really sure if I gave accurate information in my previous column or not. Be
that as it may, the new policy is as I stated it: Local groups are now free to do what
they like in terms of publishing directories, and individual members are free to include
as much or as little information about themselves as they like. And I hope none of this
detracts from my underlying point that we can’t be so careful and safety-conscious
that our joy disappears and we can’t have fun being Mensans.
That leads me to another topic: Burnout. Mensa leadership -- local, regional and
national -- all experiences it from time to time. Being a Mensa volunteer is a wonderful experience that I wouldn’t trade for anything. (Well, maybe for winning lottery
numbers and a body that’s 30 years younger. Oh, and a romantic evening with Drew
Brees. Plus a cat-free planet. But other than that, I wouldn‘t trade it for anything.)
At the same time, it’s a lot of work, and takes a lot of energy. Sometimes it’s inconvenient; sometimes one has to deal with annoying people. And every Mensa volunteer
has probably wondered at one time or another why they bother. Then, there’s a really
great First Friday or RG or games night, and it’s worth it again.
When someone burns out, often there is someone else to pick up the slack. But sometimes there isn’t. Sometimes it’s the same few people making things happen in a local
group, and if one or two of them wear out, there really is no one else to take their
place. This is especially a problem in smaller groups.
If you’re never volunteered, or if you haven’t volunteered in a while, please consider
doing so. Mensa, as with most volunteer organizations, is run by the people who
show up. Ask your LocSec how you can help; usually there’s no shortage of things to
be done if people are willing to do them. You’ll get to meet some of the finest people
on the planet, and be part of a family that does fun things together. Best of all, you’ll
have the satisfaction of knowing that you helped make it happen.
Finally, I want to wish everyone a happy holiday season and a prosperous new year.
Thanks for making me part of your family; you are all a part of mine. 
Executive Committee Meetings
The next meetings of Tampa Bay Mensa's Executive Committee will be held:
December 3rd, 3pm
10265 Gandy Blvd. N., #1703, St. Pete
All members of Tampa Bay Mensa are invited to all Executive Committee Meetings.
For more information contact our LocSec (Officer contact info is on page 23).
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You Should Have Been There
Jim Leo, Professional Speaker,
Educator, and Balloon Entertainer
What, you don’t think twisting balloons
can be a terrific tool in the hands of a
professional entertainment educator?
Well, you really should have been there
at the RG to see Jim Leo’s presentation
and hear him tell his stories. A few lucky
people did get in to see him, and they are
still talking about him and asking about
him. To satisfy their curiosity about this
fascinating character, Art Schwartz suggested I interview Mr. Leo, and here is
how it went:
Jay Johnson: “Mr. Leo, thank you for talking with me this evening.”
Jim Leo: “My pleasure, but can you hold
on for a minute? My wife, Donna, is
working in the house and our two daughters are playing tag in the garage, so I’m
going to go to the car so we can talk in
peace, that ok?”
(Sound of kids laughing, a dog barking,
car door shutting)
JL: “Finally, now I can talk. Are you still
there?”
JJ: “Still here and quite entertained. I
enjoy a lively family, and it sounds as if
yours is quite lively indeed.”
JL: “I am blessed. It’s funny; when I was
a kid I thought I would have a nice wife,
two sons, and a big dog; my father’s life.
I ended up with a gorgeous wife, two fabulous daughters, and a tiny shih tsu dog
named “Princess”. I have all this but I
have no bathroom time, no family vote,
and if I’m lucky I get some privacy in the
garage, except today, of course. Yet I think
my life is wonderful. There is a higher
power, and he has a sense of humor. “
JJ: “How did you meet your wife?”
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JL: “I was entertaining at a neighbor’s
son’s 5th birthday party and I saw this
gorgeous woman there. She was the
neighbor’s sister, Donna. I couldn’t ask
her for her phone number - I was in a
clown costume; her brother had to give it
to me. When I called her, she agreed to
go out with me, and we have been married for 12 years. Since I was in a clown
costume at the kid’s birthday party when
I met her, I can’t imagine what kind of
dorks she had been going out with to
agree to a date with me, and she won’t
tell me. She just kind of shudders.
“Now we have our two daughters,
Miranda who is 11 and Emily who is 9.
They both look like their mother, but
there is some of me in them as well.
Miranda is giving and selfless, very nurturing. Emily is an entertainer through
and through.”
JJ: “So even though it isn’t the life you
originally imagined, it is what you
wanted.”
JL: “You start life with Plan A, and you
never consider a Plan B. Then when Plan
A fails, you go into panic-mode. That is
what happened to me, and that is how I
got to have this fabulous life.
“When I was 25 I had everything– a great
job as a bellhop in a famous hotel in New
York, I was living with my then-fiancé in
her apartment, but I knew everything and
didn’t mind telling other people all about
it. One day, I mouthed off once too often
to my boss and she fired me. At home, I
was doing the same to my fiancé. One
day she put her hands on her hips and
said, “Look, we have to talk.” You know
when your girlfriend starts off like that
you might just as well start packing. So in
a short period of time I lost my great job,
my girlfriend, and my home. Plan A was
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December Mensaversaries
42 years
37 years
34 years
32 years
30 years
29 years
28 years
24 years
23 years
21 years
18 years
15 years
14 years
13 years
12 years
11 years
10 years
7 years
5 years
3 years
2 years
Betty Taylor
Betty Gorman
John Kane
John Emerson
David Goodrich
Ken Poynter
Cathy Green
Leo Reilly
Matthew Snook
Susan Anderson
Michael Clifford, John Henderson
John Olmstead
Paul Sharp, Tanya Stay, Morgan Tyler
Catherine Albaugh, John Roberts
Michael Garrett, Lana LaForest
Ronald Dubs
Dennis Wilcoxon
Joseph Davis, Ramon Martinez
Brian Ourso, Cassandra Robertson, Michael Silva
Gregory Garbee, Keeyoung Lee, Carol Morrison, Michele Mourer, Joseph O'Reilly, Thomas Richards, Ryan Schmidt, Ryan Southwell
Logan Agnew, Dakota Cash, Benjamin Fritzsche, Lawrence Maler, Claire Modarelli, Cheryl Pohley, Kyle Reid, Jayde Reid, Nicholas Stark, Pete Stiles, Steven Woolheater
Note: Years are for continuous membership. Members who let their membership lapse start from the date of reinstatement.
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Calendar of Events
For updated event information, check our online calendar:
http://tampa.us.mensa.org/cal
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December 2011 Calendar
Except for rare cases that hosts will make clear, all events listed in our Calendar of
Events, whether hosted in private homes or public venues, are open to all Mensans,
their spouses, and accompanied guests.
While kitty amounts are mandatory, hosts often spend far more than the specified
amount. Donations in excess of the kitty amount will be appreciated. If you have
special needs or restrictions, it is prudent to discuss them with your host before
attending an event.
December 1 12:30pm Lunch Bunch
Location: Piccadilly Cafeteria 11810 North Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa
We meet at Piccadilly Cafeteria (next to Barnes and Noble Bookstore), in Tampa.
For directions, descriptions, and/or encouragement to attend, call:
Jim Perry 813-837-3473 philart@gte.net
December 3 3pm ExComm Meeting
Location: 10265 Gandy Blvd. N., #1703, St. Pete
All members are welcome at all ExComm Meetings.
Thomas Thomas 813-994-3981 LocSec@tampa.us.mensa.org
December 3 6pm Shakespeare Watch
Location: 10265 Gandy Blvd. N., #1703, St. Pete
Bring your own favorite Shakespeare or Shakespeare-inspired DVD and the group
will choose whichever movie they prefer to watch. Please RSVP. Call/e-mail for
directions. No pets. Smoking outside.
Erica Rogers 727-204-4230 eurekakid@hotmail.com
December 7 7pm Reading Group
Location: IHOP 4910 West Spruce Street, Tampa
Read whatever you like and bring books you'd like to recommend, discuss,
exchange, or give away.
Ronan Heffernan 727-537-6626 ronansan@gmail.com
December 8 12:30pm Lunch Bunch
December 9 7:30am Breakfast Gathering
Location: Village Inn at the corner of Walsingham and Vonn Roads in Largo.
Gather for food and conversation. Please call before Friday for headcount.
Lori Puterbaugh 727-399-2419 puterbaugh@mindspring.com
December 10 8:30am Fossil Dig
Location: Vulcan Phosphate Mines, Brooksville
IMPORTANT: You MUST be on time. We will enter the mines at 9 am. Anyone not
there at that time will not be allowed in. Child members, or member's children,
must have a parent or legal guardian present to participate. I will have waiver
forms for everyone to sign before we go in. To reach Vulcan, take I-75 north to Exit
301, Brooksville/ Rt 98. Go ten miles to Brooksville and follow the signs for Rt. 98
north. Go another ten miles north of Brooksville on 98 and watch for the CEMEX/
Vulcan signs on the left side. Wait by the highway entrance. You will be driving in,
so you will have access to any coolers you may bring. I would suggest bringing
snacks and PLENTY of water. It gets hot, so dress appropriately. You might want to
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bring sunscreen. Please RSVP by email by the Friday before so I can have a good
idea of how many are coming. I have scheduled this to coincide with the Tampa
Bay Fossil Club dig so that we may have some experts there who can answer our
questions. I do not bring tools, but you may wish to bring a hand shovel. RSVP.
Theresa Shadrick (727) 686-1880 giftedchildren@tampa.us.mensa.org
December 10 7:30pm Games Night
Location: 651 Timber Bay Circle West, Oldsmar
We play fun board and table games. Snacks and sodas provided ($2 kitty helps
defray refreshment expenses). No smoking indoors, please. One cat in residence.
Sylvia Holt Zadorozny 813-855-4939 sylviachocolate@gmail.com
December 13 7pm TNT (Tuesday Night Trivia) in Brandon
Location: Buffalo Wild Wings, 2055 Badlands Drive, Brandon
Join us for Buzztime Trivia every second Tuesday at Buffalo Wild Wings. Tuesday is
when the rest of the national NTN-SIG plays (join the SIG at NTN-SIG-subscribe@yahoogroups.com). Tuesday features Buzztime's Brainbuster, Glory Daze
and Showdown games. Buffalo Wild Wings is a full restaurant and bar, so you can
socialize even if you don't play trivia.
Thomas Thomas 813-994-3981 FardleBear@gmail.com
December 14 1:15pm MHUNCH
Location: Ruby Tuesday, 3635 S Florida Ave, Lakeland .
Join us for lunch. Your RSVP is important! Please either email or call me so we can
save a seat the the table for you!
Merrell Fortner 863-701-7109 mini@mindless.com
December 14 8pm Bowling Night
Location: AMF Florida Lanes, 10400 N Florida Ave, Tampa
We meet on the second Wednesday each month. Mention "Mensa" to receive our
special event rate of $6 cover, with a quarter per game and a quarter for shoe
rental (if you don't have your own). AMF also has pool tables, a friendly staff,
casual grill and bar. Beginning in January 2012, we will also bowl on the 4th
Wednesday.
Melissa Stephens 813-476-5405 MelissaLStephens@aol.com
December 15 12:30pm Lunch Bunch
December 15 6:30pm Mensa Testing
Location: Southwest Pasco County
For information, contact:
Thomas Thomas 813-994-3981 testing@tampa.us.mensa.org
December 16 7pm Buzztime Trivia
Location: Prime Time Sports Grill, Carrollwood
Buzztime Trivia (formerly NTN Satellite Trivia) is a nationwide contest held in
assorted restaurants and bars in our region. Three short rounds of five questions
each are interspersed with breaks for conversation and socializing. We meet in Carrollwood at Prime Time Sports Grill which puts the trivia games on a BIG screen!
Look for the table with our mascot, Owlgernon. Come join the party!
Thomas Thomas 813-994-3981 FardleBear@gmail.com
December 17 8am Bagels on the Beach
Location: Indian Rocks Beach
I'll bring the bagels and cream cheese, you bring your own beverage. There is free
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public parking on 19th-27th Avenues. I will be set up near the 27th Ave beach
access. Look for a pinky-beige (laundering accident) oversized beach towel and a
rainbow beach umbrella. Join us for bagels, conversation, swimming and shelling.
RSVP
Theresa Shadrick 727-686-1880 theresahohmann@yahoo.com
December 17 6pm Pig SIG
Location: Tanner's Pub
Call for more info.
Stewart Prince 863-967-7680
December 18 2pm FSM
Location: To Be Determined
Once again it's time to Fold, Staple and Mail! Come join in to help get the next issue
of Sounding out to our members. And be one of the first to see it for yourself!
Art Schwartz 813-343-8850 distribution@tampa.us.mensa.org
December 21 7pm Reading Group
December 22 12:30pm Lunch Bunch
December 28 1:15pm MHUNCH
Location: Kafe Kokopelli, 37940 Live Oak Ave, Dade City
Join us for lunch. Your RSVP is important! Please either email or call me so we can
save a seat the the table for you!
Merrell Fortner 863-701-7109 mini@mindless.com
December 29 12:30pm Lunch Bunch
Dolores Puterbaugh, Ph.D, LMFT, LMHC, PA
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
801 West Bay Drive, Suite 436
Largo, Florida 33770
The Wachovia Bank Building
727-559-0863
puterbaugh@mindspring.com
balancedlifestylecoaching.com
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Services Include:
• Individual counseling
• Family & couples counseling
• Anxiety, depression, grief, stress, anger
• Children’s behavior problems
• Personal growth/development
• Consulting/Coaching services
• Presentations for organizations
Memberships:
Clinical Member of American Association
for Marriage & Family Therapy; American
Counseling Association; Mensa; TNS
Tam p a B ay So und in g
On Second Thought (cont)
repudiation of much of what Reagan not
only believed, but enacted, and also claim
to have grown up. Jim Demint, a hero of
the right, supported the violent overthrow of the government of Honduras –
and actually visited the usurper – because
he also supports the overthrow of ours.
All this is lost in the dysfunctional sewer
of 21st century politics. More than a year
from the next election, the gaggle of GOP
candidates are already into their
umpteenth debate and have, collectively,
yet to present anything beyond the idea
that government and taxes are bad. This
exact mind-set put us in our current
mess: A government that wouldn’t govern, regulators who wouldn’t regulate
and a leader who didn’t lead. Yet, while
decrying “government” and all of the evils
it visits upon us, they want nothing so
much as to be put in charge of it.
The “Occupiers” sense all of this. Some
piled up mountains of debt getting educated for jobs that are gone for good.
Some may have tried to outguess the realestate market and got burned, but many
more just got caught in the downdraft –
which they did not create. Neither group
got bailed out. Only the authors of the
disaster did, and they are back to drawing
down huge paychecks. Not one of these
crooks has faced prison, trial, or even an
indictment, nor will they. In an oligarchy
only the weak and powerless face consequences. Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens
make easy targets. They don’t have lobby-
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ists. But not one of the “7 Dwarfs” of Big
Tobacco ever faced an indictment.
Sadly – for every group of “Occupiers” –
there is another benighted collection of
fools who hope to win the lottery sometime soon. Against that happy day, they
oppose tax increases on millionaires. To
the guy with cancer but can’t afford
health insurance they cheer the prospect
that he should just die and get out of the
way. Herman Cain’s “9-9-9” – which has
yet to impress any credible economist –
draws their cheers. Cain is not entertaining questions.
Against this phalanx of greed and silliness,
the Occupiers stand little chance. They are
right about many things. Their frustrations are valid, but they’re late to the
dance. In 2008, 133 million people turned
out to vote. The Democrats swept everything. In 2010, 91 million people turned
out to vote. The GOP took the House,
picked up half a dozen seats in the Senate
and hopes for total dominance next year.
Their plan, of course, is to keep Occupiers
on the sidewalks and away from the ballot box and they’re hard about the business of suppressing voter turnout.
Because the one thing they fear, above all
else, is a government Of the People, By
the People and For the People.
Unless, of course, Corporations count as
People and the more they are willing to
pay, the more people they constitute.
That is not Democracy. It’s America. 
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Cryptopoem
Sylvia Holt Zadorozny
"REM DOZIG Z YU SAYS," / DOA YPPNA DLAA WYZS,
"FAQYMWA Z OYTA IATAL Y NAYK DE WOEH-FAQYMWA Z WDEEP, / YIS UR FLYIQOAW SLEEP,
YIS DOA SMNN BLYR UEWWAW ETAL UA BLEH!
FMD Z'U WDZNN YNZTA ZI DLMIG YIS WOEED;
DOA FMSW EK IACD UYR / Z KENS YHYR ...
FMD Z PZDR DOA KNEHAL HZDOEMD FLYIQO EL LEED."
"REM DOZIG Z YU SAYS," / Y WEKD TEZQA WYZS,
"FAQYMWA IED Y FLYIQO EL LEED Z EHI.
Z IATAL OYTA SZAS, / FMD QNEWA Z OZSA
ZI Y PNMUR WAAS DOYD DOA HZIS OYW WEHI.
PYDZAID Z HYZD DOLEMBO DOA NEIB HZIDAL OEMLW;
REM HZNN WAA UA YBYZI-Z WOYNN NYMBO YD REM DOAI,
EMD EK DOA ARAW EK Y OMISLAS KNEHALW."
~"DYNGZIB ZI DOAZL WNAAP", FR ASZDO U. DOEUYW
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Tam p a B ay So und in g
Suzaku ™
Thomas George Thomas
Suzaku™ (from Japanese sousaku: search) is a compound puzzle. The first step is to
solve it as a traditional sudoku puzzle, using letters instead of numbers. The second
step is to search for words in the solved sudoku. Start from any letter, moving up,
down, forward, backward or diagonally in any direction, changing direction as needed
without reusing the same square for a word. Although there are nine letters in this
puzzle, words can be longer if you can find them. (There is a hint for this puzzle on
page 18.) For extra credit, score the words using their associated number values to try
to find the highest word points.
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Suzaku ™ (cont)
The theme word for this month's Suzaku™ is 11 characters long, using all nine letters
for a total of 47 points. The shaded square is the starting position for the theme word.
Anyone who responds with the correct answer by December 15 will be recognized in
the February issue of Tampa
Bay Sounding.
Correct solutions for the
October puzzle were submitted by Ross Richardson,
Sylvia Zadorozny and Ben
Enriquez: DISTRIBUTION for
52 points, by starting in the
shaded cell and tracking up,
diagonal down-right, diagonal down-right, diagonal
down-right, right, diagonal
down-left, diagonal downright, left, diagonal downleft, up, and up. Sylvia
pointed out that moving
down right on the last move
would allow adding an "S"
with a move to the right,
although that involves crossing the snaking path of the
Answer to the November Suzaku™
letters. Since I don't have it
in the rules that you can't do that, it counts. Sylvia also suggested starting with the
"N" in the sixth row, second column, to come up with NONDISTRIBUTION, which she
found in Dictionary.com. (This is why she always wins at Boggle.) Thanks to all for
playing!
Answer to the November Cryptopoem:
We walk on starry fields of white
And do not see the daisies,
For blessings common in our sight
We rarely offer praises. ...
So unobtrusive many a joy
We pass by and forget it,
But worry strives to own our lives,
And conquers if we let it.
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There’s not a day in all the year
But holds some hidden pleasure,
And, looking back, joys oft appear
To brim the past’s wide measure. ...
~Ella Wheeler Wilcox, “Thanksgiving”
Tam p a B ay So und in g
You Should Have Been There (cont)
shot and there was no Plan B. I had to
move back in with my parents.
“I was really depressed and began having
thoughts of suicide. I didn’t know who I
was, I couldn’t put anything together.
“Before my life fell apart, my girlfriend and I had visited her brother who
wasn’t married and was making little balloon animals. I thought this guy was a
dork because he was playing with balloons. Later, after moving back in with
my parents, I noticed a magic shop near
them sold these balloons and air-pumps.
With nothing better to do, I bought
some, pumped them up and shredded
them to get the anger out. But you know,
nothing happens by chance.
“Eventually I started getting better with
twisting the balloons. I started reading
books on the skill. One day I had put a
whole bunch of balloon animals into a
bag to set out with the trash and someone saw them and suggested I give them
to kids who might enjoy them more than
the trash man would. The next Saturday I
went to a festival at the church and was
going to just hand out the balloon animals to the kids when one little guy came
up and asked for one for himself. When I
gave it to him he lit up, he had a big
smile and a skip in his step. Once he
showed it to the other kids, they
swamped me. The kids were blown away
by this, and so was I. It was incredible. I
was there for several hours, over a hundred kids wanted my balloons. I learned
something that day: When you are doing
for others you do not have the ability to
hold on to selfishness, negativity, or
depression.
“And as easily as that, I discovered my
passion: I loved making balloon animals
for kids.
“I read everything I could find, I practiced
all the time, and eventually I was ready
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for the public. I went to a restaurant,
talked to the manager, and convinced him
to let me make balloons for his customers
twice a week. I showed him my fanciest
creation and told him I would do it for
free. If I got tips, all well and good, but
really, all I wanted to do was get that
same feeling I got when I was at the
church festival. I had some business
cards made up, and at the restaurant I
would go to every table and give them a
balloon creation and a business card.
That was 18 years ago in New York.
“I started to connect with the people
locally. One day an entertainer told me I
was doing it wrong. My balloons were
great, but I also needed to do magic and
face-painting, dress like a clown, and give
out stickers. I thought, how can stickers
be entertaining, but I tried it anyway. I
bought all the stuff – the tricks, the paint,
the costume, spent a lot of money on it,
and it was awful. I was either no good at
most of it or hated it. I threw it all out.
Actually I was pretty good with the
magic, but I knew how the tricks were
done. To me, the ‘magic’ in the magic
was gone. I stopped doing magic. It was
the most empowering feeling to stop
doing the things I “had to do”, and keep
only that which I loved – my balloons. I
was listening to my own heart.
“But now the balloons weren’t enough. I
had to think, what do I have? What do I
enjoy? I was learning to pay attention to
my own instincts.
My heart told me I
love comedy, and I love story-telling. I am
a funny guy, and I think telling a story
well is a true art. Mostly, I loved the
interaction with the audience that comes
with comedy and story-telling. I had never
incorporated jokes and stories with my
balloons before. Why not?
One of the things I don’t like is that definitive line between the performer and 
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the audience. People want to feel special,
feel important - I wanted the people to
be part of the show. I wanted them to
know that the show wouldn’t happen
unless they were an integral part of it. I
didn’t want people to say “I saw the
show” I wanted them to say “I WAS the
show”. Things were coming together for
me, simply because I was paying attention
to my heart and my passion, and I was
finally ready for it to happen. I had that
breathless feeling that I was on the brink
of something exceptional.
“As I went around doing my shows I
noticed kids hanging onto my every word.
I started to think I had a responsibility to
give them the right messages, important
messages they might not be listening to
elsewhere. So I started to move into the
school and library market. I found myself
shifting. I wasn’t just an entertainer; I
was an ‘educational entertainer’. When
we moved to Florida seven years ago I
decided to become a school teacher and
so I became an ‘entertaining educator’.
The balloons found their way into my
classroom, and I discovered how easily
kids learn when they are involved with
my stories and my balloons. The educational system was discovering what I
already knew; the best method of learning was to EXPERIENCE the activity.
“The whole of it has been a natural progression - certain patterns, certain things
remain the same. In my case I want to
constantly connect with people with
entertainment and to put a little light
into their world even if just for a little
while. I have entertained and lectured to
entertainers all around the country, even
Las Vegas, imagine that. One day I met a
guy who tried to convince me I was great
with balloons, but I was really a speaker.
But I wasn’t ready to listen to him yet.
As an entertainer I had made a name in
the balloon artistry industry. People paid
money to hear me talk about balloon
entertainment. I had written a book (not
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published). I had made 3 DVDs about presentations and teaching skills, how to
open and close, and how to add comedy.
I didn’t realize it at the time but these
were DVDs for speakers too. I thought it
is one thing to talk to entertainers, but to
speak to others was something else again.
How would I manage? It took me while,
then I finally joined the NSA (National
Speakers Association), and it was one of
the best moves I ever made. Everything
started to fall into place. I was accomplishing so much; the experiences I was
enjoying were mind-boggling. I loved it.
All the time I had been striving for something, and I had it all along. I just didn’t
see it.
“Now I see life as being behind the steering wheel. The steering wheel is your
control, your ability to move forward. But
beware of the rear-view mirror – don’t
spend too much time staring into it. It is
the past. It may be good experiences, it
may be regret, and it all went into making you what you are today. Appreciate it
for what it is, but know the importance
of looking around at what you are driving
through, and what lies up ahead. The
clues to the next step on your journey
may be there, ready for you when you are
ready for them.
“The journey is learning what it takes to
make you outstanding. The lecture is
called, “Understanding OUTstanding!” We
live in an age where there is so much
competition it is difficult to be outstanding. Here is the secret: Follow your passion. Mine was twisting balloons. It’s
goofy, but the better I got at it the more I
wanted to learn and I kept getting better.
I wanted to entertain, how could I do
that? I paid attention to my own heart. I
listened to the opinions of others, but if
they didn’t sit right with me I disregarded
them. Don’t worry about trying to be
secure, who’s to say what’s secure? Just
follow your passion, do what makes you
happy. Find it and get into it. I look 
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forward to associations and companies
having me in to teach passion recovery to
employees, associates, etc. for a greater
productivity, work environment, and
home life.”
“This is tough for kids to grasp. All they
have are rules. All they see is the destination. I want to teach people about the
journey. It’s all a journey. The journey is
the destination. Try things you never
tried before. Take a chance. Remove the
blinders and get out of your comfort
zone. It isn’t about seeking a passion; it’s
about opening yourself up and letting
your passion discover you. Then you will
have a steering wheel to en exceptional
life. And don’t forget the balloons.”
JJ: “I can see why people found you so
inspirational. Mr. Leo, where can people
who missed you before, catch you now?”
JL:
“Check
my
website
cloud9balloons.com and you will find my
calendar, venues, and videos, or Google
‘Jimmy Leo’s Balloon Theater’.” jimmyleo68 on youtube.com
JJ: “Thank you, Mr. Leo, it has been a
pleasure.” 
xkcd.org
Colorado is working to develop coherent amber waves, which would allow them to
finally destroy Kansas and Nebraska with a devastating but majestic grain laser.
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A View from the Right (cont)
Obama. How did someone supposedly so
dumb make such wise political appointments and put in place virtually all the
security infrastructure to protect this
nation existing today?
The so-called "Arab Spring" we are all now
witnessing, democracy movements in
Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Syria, and
Iran are all directly attributable to the
brave decisions of George Bush and Condoleezza Rice, who told the world in no
uncertain terms that Democracy in Iraq
would cause regional dictators to fall like
dominoes, and they have: the Bush/Rice
freedom agenda.
Bush had to deal with economic troubles
too. The Dot.com bubble burst, losing trillions of dollars almost overnight as tech
stocks collapsed.
Bush had to deal with the mess of Hurricane Katrina too, caused mainly by the
failures of an incompetent Louisiana Governor and a New Orleans mayor both
Democrats. The millions of dollars which
had been sent down there for levee construction had somehow disappeared. After
the disaster, no matter how much Bush
spent there, it was never enough for
Democrats, was it?
It was Bush who proposed giving young
Americans their own Social Security
accounts, their own money in their own
name; they’d all have real assets today,
instead of Government IOU’s. That plan
was killed by Democrats' robo-scare calls
to senior citizens.
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It was Bush who proposed an amnesty
program for undocumented workers
killed by Democratic union special interest groups.
It was Bush who tried repeatedly to audit
the mortgage practices of Fannie Mae and
Freddie Mac, only to be blocked by
Democrats Barney Frank and Chris Dodd.
Had Bush not resisted the Kyoto Treaty lie
of man-made Global Warming, and the
multi-trillion-dollar Chicago-based "Cap
and Trade" scheme that Democrats proposed to fight this supposed warming, we
can only imagine how bad the economy
would be right now.
Through it all not once do I recall Bush
ever passing blame on to anyone else, so
common today
It still amuses me to hear Democrats try
and perpetrate the myth that Bush was
both dumb and incompetent. George
Bush: Yale history major, MBA from Harvard, fraternity president, Texas Air
National Guard fighter-jet pilot, oil-man,
roughneck, businessman, owner of a
Major-League Baseball team, popular twoterm Governor of Texas and two-term
president of the United States of America
was the best president in my lifetime. No
one else was better prepared to lead this
nation through the tough times after 9-11
and no one could have done a better job.
It is heartbreaking to see what has happened to this nation since the departure
of this great man. 
Tam p a B ay So und in g
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