COMensarations
Monday, July 17, 2006
A Sleepy Little Colorado Town
Is it the gold rush all over, curiosity seekers, or am I just coming in halfway through the movie?
Being somewhat new to town, and still not understanding the workings of my local Mensa group, the latest excitement has been an interesting puzzle to piece together. Fortunately, I have a lot of resources, and I have some ideas. But will anybody ever know?
People who should have known things seem to have gone missing, or at least are not yet identified. Behavior not normally seen as “normal” is once again being seen, but I question whether the more dramatic among us are the ones who are really behaving strangely!
There seem to be a lot of people running around saying “simmer down, people”, which is of course what people do when they are given responsibility, but are all of those people doing it for altruistic motives? Are people going to come to Denver for an AG just to see the drama, or have a meet and greet with the infamous Denver Mensa? Is the circus coming to town because of that very fact - that our team is still in the locker room, having a water fight, and not paying attention to what’s going on on the field?
No matter what is going on, conspiracy, invasion or something darker or just a lack of manners, this is a call to pay attention, to support our organization not by repeating “simmer down” to the unruly members, but by realizing that in fact we are all adults, *very* intelligent adults, and we should show it! We owe it to our fellow Mensans, to hold to high standards at all levels, think critically and clearly, and ensure that what does result is the very best outcome it can be, for Mensa at large.
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TO: Dave Maddox
RE: The Locals“Being somewhat new to town, and still not understanding the workings of my local Mensa group, the latest excitement has been an interesting puzzle to piece together. Fortunately, I have a lot of resources, and I have some ideas. But will anybody ever know?”—Dave Maddox
There is a distinct possibilty that no one will ever know what actually happened in this kerfuffle. I say that because some people «nudge-nudge, wink-wink» would not care for it to get out. [Three guesses. First two don’t count.]
“There seem to be a lot of people running around saying “simmer down, people”, which is of course what people do when they are given responsibility, but are all of those people doing it for altruistic motives?”—Dave Maddox
The only ‘dog’ I have in this ‘fight’ is that I care about Denver Mensa; having been a former editor and locsec.
Personally, I’d REALLY like to see an AG somewhere I could reach it in a couple of hours. However, I admit that I’m a bit curious as to why it was dumped on Denver with, according to accounts, little notice. That doesn’t mean that the ExComm, with the proactive help of Denver Mensa members and some help form the other chapters in the state couldn’t pull this thing off in a GRAND way.
Heck. I remember when we were talking about hosting an RG back in the mid-80s. Major hotels in downtown was wining and dining the ExComm to show their stuff in doing such an event. Even had some crooner regaling the LocSec, Kit Ketchum, before a packed house.
We could do this thing. We could do it well.
However, I think your comment, elsewhere, about how some people tend to promote ideas while others detract from them, is a full play here. And I find it interesting that the LocSec is in the latter camp.
Regards,
Chuck(le)
on 07/18 at 11:28 AM -
Hi, I hope Denver is able to buckle up and show us a good ride
for the 2008 conferance. Having spent three lovely years
living in working in Breckenridge this Dallasite misses the beauty
of Colorado and the hospitality of it’s citizens. My family and
I are excited. Keep on planning, please.....on 12/30 at 12:13 AM