The members of The Exchange Club of Tuscaloosa have kindly invited me to speak during their September 3rd meeting, and I am looking forward to the opportunity. If you are a member, or you know a member and can wrangle an invite as a guest, or you want to become a member, please do attend!
WOW! A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to witness the actual presence of Tim Lennox - breathing, blinking, and all! Cancel all my appointments, put the kids up with the in-laws, leave food for the cat and LET'S GO!
ReplyDeleteDo you think, Tim, you might just give folks a hint as to what you will be speaking on and what qualifies you to speak on it? Or do your really believe the very fact of your august presence should be enough to draw the multitudes to Tuscaloosa? Geez.
williakz
Tim, reckon "you will be speaking on" a podium, or on the floor?
ReplyDelete(He may do a stand-up comedy routine!
Q: How do you diatribe?
A: williakz!
- A funny thing happened on the way to my fulmination.
Q: Would you like a vehement?
A: No thank you, I williakz!
Or...
He could exacerbate in public (against which there is no law) about etymological origins - example: fulminate, circa 1450, from Middle English, meaning "struck by lightning," or to "publish a 'thundering' denunciation," the earliest sense of being denounced or censured, as if by sudden explosion, related also to 'fulgere', shine or flash 'phlegm' (fleem) "viscid mucus", regarded as a bodily humor {quite unfunny} and which was believed to cause apathy. Also fulminic acid, a very unstable acid isomeric with cyanic acid - chemical formula, HONC.
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I too was curious, so just to be certain, I double checked the definition of the following words to ensure my original conclusion that the invitation qualifies him.
on - physically in contact with and supported by (a surface)
qualify - be entitled to a particular benefit or privilege by fulfilling a necessary condition
condition - the state of something, esp. with regard to its appearance, quality, or working order
invitation - a written or verbal request inviting someone to go somewhere or to do something
request - an act of asking politely or formally for something
speak - say something in order to convey information, an opinion, or a feeling
Exchange Club - America's Service Club, an all-volunteer group of men and women working together who want to serve their community, develop leadership skills and enjoy new friendships, to make our communities better places to live through programs of service in Americanism, Community Service, Youth Activities, and its national project, the Prevention of Child Abuse
Covenant of Service
(Adopted as the philosophy which characterizes an Exchangite)
• Accepting the divine privilege of single and collective responsibility as life’s noblest gift, I covenant with my fellow Exchangites:
• To consecrate my best energies to the uplifting of Social, Religious, Political and Business ideals;
• To discharge the debt I owe to those of high and low estate who have served and sacrificed that the heritage of American citizenship might be mine;
• To honor and respect law, to serve my fellowmen, and to uphold the ideals and institutions of my Country;
• To implant the life-giving, society-building spirit of Service and Comradeship in my social and business relationships;
• To serve in Unity with those seeking better conditions, better understandings, and greater opportunities for all.