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March
9th - DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME BEGINS!
March
14 at 6:00 PM - Dinner at Celtic Crossing, 903 S. Cooper. An authentic Irish Pub. Fine food, wine & spirits. RSVP to Trisha@M-Friends.org by noon on the 14th if you plan on attending. Saturday, March
15 at 7:00 PM - GREEN TOGA PARTY. The Ides of March is the 15th and St. Patrick’s Day is the 17th so pick your celebration and join us for some fun, food and great conversation. BYOB and a munchie to share. At the home of Ben Burgess, 1026 Moorefield Rd. in Collierville. For more information contact benjamin.burgess@gmail.com.
Want a toga? Here’s a great site that tell you how to make one (http://www.howtomakeatoga.info/ ). Or contact Trisha@M-Friends.org. She has some available for use. Prefer to
skip the toga and just wear a wee bit o’green (with your regular clothes,
of course)? Hey, that’s ok too! Friday, April
4th - Sunday April 6th -
OWLABAMA BLAST RG - Birmingham
Come enjoy the best of Region 5! From Atlanta will be the movie room; from Huntsville, sex trivia; from Greenville, the birthday party; from Destin, the Chocolate Orgy; and Birmingham is the dance. New this year is the vendor and events room. There will be stuff to buy, do and win. Contact Nick Sanford,
205-822-0380; MensaRVC5@gmail.com.
http://www.centralalmensa.org
April 12th at 1:00 PM U of M-Friends "Gardening 101" at Trisha's house. Get
your hands dirty or just kick back on the patio with a drink and take notes
on how to install a watergarden from the hole through planting the little
fishies.
April 26th (tentative date) U of M-Friends "Gardening 102" at
Allecia's house. We're going to try to have a Master Gardener on hand
to give gardening tips and pointers. Free heirloom vegetable seedlings to
take home and plant in your own garden.
Monday, May 26 at 3:00 PM - Fourth Annual Margarita Monday Party.
Margarita's & munchies on the patio. Bring a munchie to share. Margarita's furnished. BYOB if you want something other than
tequila. TBD
- June. YoYo Competition. Better start practicing now. Details to follow later. TBD,
July. Picnic and Tug-of-War Competition. Details to follow later.
TBD - August. Trip to the
Dogtrack in West Memphis. Details
to follow later.
Monthly
Themes
April - April Showers Bring May Flowers
May - Cinco de Margarita
June - undecided (ideas, anyone?)
July - Let Freedom Ring
August - Dog Days of Summer
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March Madness!
...That's what I've been experiencing
for the past several weeks, starting about the middle of February. As
you've probably already noticed, we've cut back some on the M-Friends
events lately. This has been caused by several things. Some of us have
been tied up with other things in our lives (work, school, other social
obligations, you name it). But, that's no reason why someone else
can't plan an event. I'll be there if at all possible and I'm sure most
other M-Friends will too.
We do have a great party lined up for March -- the Greeen Toga Party at
Ben's house. You don't have to wear a toga, though. The party just fell
between St. Patrick's day and the Ides' of March so the name seemed
appropriate. I hope to see you all there -- with or without toga!
The Birmingham RG is the first weekend in April and if you don't attend
any other event, you need to make plans to go to this. The Birmingham
group is known for their great hospitality and this RG is going to be the
best RG of 2008. If you're interested in sharing a ride or a room, contact
me (trisha1832@gmail.com). Tell
me your preferences (smoking/non-smoking, need a ride/share a ride,
male/female roommate, etc.) and I'll try to put matching requirements
together.
We've got two U of M-Friends events planned for April, both gardening
related. If the free vegetable seedlings don't get you there, I hope one
or both of these will pique your interest enough to attend. If you've got
experience in something you think others would be interested, why not plan
your own U of M-Friends event. Crafts, hobbies, home
maintenance/construction, all make great mini sessions.
April has many other special days which
could be a good reason to have an M-Friends get-together. Just pick one.
April is Frog Month, Garden Month, Guitar Month and Humor Month. The
second week of April is Library Week and the 3rd week is National Wildlife
Week. Other special April days include:
April
1 – April Fools Day
April 4 -- Bonza Bottler Day
April 4 – Star Trek was cancelled by NBC (1969)
April 6 – The Hostess Twinkie was sold for the 1st time in
the US (1931) and Swanson introduced the first TV dinner (1954)
April 7 – World Health Day
April 12 Look Up at the Sky Day
April 14 – Titanic hits iceberg shortly before midnight on April 14
causing the ship to sink at 2:2- AM on April 15
April 15 – Rubber Eraser Day
April 15 – Income Tax Day
April 19 – Garlic Day
April 20 – Look Alike Day
April 20 – National Pineapple Upside Down Day
April 27 – Tell a Story Day
April 29 – Zipper Day (the zipper was patented by Gideon Sindback, 1913)
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