25Th Anniversary Issue

25Th Anniversary Issue

1984 April, 2008 April, 2008 —George Orwell, Orwell, —George 25th Anniversary Issue 26, No. 4 Volume The PRSRT STD U.S. Postage PAID 808 Wisteria Drive Cocoa, FL Melbourne, FL 32901-1926 32922 Permit 20 ©2008 Space Coast Area Mensa Permission to reprint non-individually copyrighted material is hereby granted to all Mensa publications, provided proper credit is given to both Author and Editor, and a separate copy of the publication is sent to both author and editor. For permission to use individually copyrighted material, contact the editor. Opinions expressed are those of the individual writers and do not reflect the opinions of Space Coast Area Mensa or American Mensa Ltd., as neither holds any opinions. Mensa is registered at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as the collective mark of the international membership association. Send your change of address to both The SCAM at the above address and to: American Mensa Ltd., 1229 Corporate Drive West, Arlington, TX 76006-6103. The SCAM logo designed by Keith Proud ExCommunication March 5, 2008 SPACE COAST AREA MENSA Website: www.spacecoast.us.mensa.org Minutes of the ExComm Meeting: (All Area Codes are 321 except as noted) he ExComm met at the home of George Patterson on Treasurer BUD LONG T Wednesday, March 5, 2008. Called to order at 6:28 pm by Executive Committee 660 Alaska Rd., Merritt Island, FL 32953 LocSec George Patterson. Members present: George Patterson, 455-9749 [email protected] Terry Valek, and Bud Long. Thomas Wheat and Joe Smith were unable to attend. Local Secretary Recording Secretary GEORGE PATTERSON THERESA VALEK Minutes for the February 6, 2008 meeting were approved as 301 Sand Pine Rd., Indialantic, FL 32903 626-8523 published in the March 2008 SCAM. It was later noted that 2007 777-3721 [email protected] [email protected] appearing several times instead of 2008 had been overlooked by Assistant Local Secretary Member-at-Large all. THOMAS WHEAT JOE SMITH 350 Las Olas Dr., Melbourne Bch, FL 32951 4317 Sherwood Blvd., Melbourne, FL 32935 Reports: 728-9891 [email protected] 259-4966 [email protected] LocSec: George reported on a number of items. First, he noted that the social calendar seemed particularly weak and that RG Committee Chair special effort should be made to improve things in April. An in- SCAM Appointees BUD LONG quiry was made regarding Tom Wheat’s health. Tom responded that he was well, but was having difficulty getting around and Proctor Coordinator SCAM Bylaws Committee suggested that we appoint someone to replace him. Two volun- HELEN LEE MOORE MICHAEL MOAKLEY teers are available for the audit committee (see below). 632-1831 [email protected] 952-8400 Treasurer: Bud reported that a new account had been opened Membership Gifted Children Coordinator to handle the RG funds. He handed out the Treasurers Report JOE SMITH Volunteer Needed! [email protected] which showed total funds at the end of February of $4,087.22. Testing: Helen Lee Moore (proctor coordinator) reported that S.I.G.H.T. Mediator no candidates were tested in February. She also reported, “Space KAREN FREIBERG MICHAEL MOAKLEY [email protected] 952-8400 Coast Area Mensa will no longer be allowed to use the Brevard County Library system as a site for testing. This is because we col- Editor Assembly/Circulation lect a fee for the tests, and the Libraries only offer free meeting The SCAM MICHAEL MOAKLEY Volunteer Needed! space to ‘nonprofit community groups.’ We will have to find an- 808 Wisteria Dr., Melbourne, FL other locus for the tests.” She asked the ExComm whether we Editorial Staff 32901 952-8400 [email protected] were willing to pay for a location or did we want to try to find a free site. Webmaster Calendar KAREN FREIBERG DOUG STARKE RG Committee: Bud, who is also the RG committee chairman, 633-1636 633-1636 reported that he was scheduling an April meeting of all committee [email protected] [email protected] members. MAGGIE TRUELOVE, AMERICAN MENSA, LTD. Old Business: American RVC10 1229 Corporate Drive West 3333 Honeysuckle Lane Arlington, TX 76006-6103 George moved that Helen Lee Moore and Art Belefant be ap- Mensa Belle Isle, FL 32812 (817) 607-0060 pointed to the Audit Committee. Seconded by Terry, approved Ltd. 407-855-9078 [email protected]. [email protected] unanimously. George will continue to seek a third member. com (Continued on page 25) 2 Space Coast Area Mensa Space Coast Area Mensa 27 THE TENTH STORY Maggie Truelove Vol. 26, No. 4 The April, 2008 o some folks, April signifies spring and gardens and T related All submissions must be received by the Editor before the 10th of the month preceding things. Well, the first thing that is coming to my mind is publication. Please allow extra time for mailed submissions, which may be typed or legi- that it is RENEWAL TIME! If you are receiving this after bly handwritten. Whenever possible, we prefer submissions via e-mail. They may be in April 1, and you haven't yet sent in your renewal for Mensa e-mail text or any of most word processing formats. All submissions should be sent to membership, you need to put this down and do it right now! the Editor, whose contact information appears on Page 2. Otherwise, you will be missing out on everything Mensa! April 1 is the beginning of Mensa’s new fiscal year, so don't Inside the Pocket Protector Mike Moakley, Editor delay. If you took the Mensa test, I would bet you can remember ould this be the very last month you receive The SCAM? I’m the proctor who administered that test. What kind of impres- Csure by now you have had numerous reminders from American sion did that proctor make on you? For many people, the proc- Mensa for you to renew your membership. Our membership year tor is the person who determines how friendly a new person ended March 31st. Is your membership current? One sure way to tell considers Mensa to be. I guess that makes the proctor pretty is by looking at your mailing label for the year - it is above and to the important. Maybe we should call them the PROCTOR instead immediate right of your name. If the year is 2009 or later (or states of proctor. The PROCTOR is pretty much an unsung hero in “life”), you are current; if it says 2008, you are not. many groups. Perhaps we can change that lack of recognition. If you have not yet renewed, one question you may wish to ask Right now, until April 18, is the time for LocSecs - or yourself is: “Do I really want to miss The SCAM each month?” I hope members - to nominate really good proctors for the national this is not the case. Every effort is made to make The SCAM a news- Abbie Award, for outstanding proctors. That is something else letter that is worthy of a Mensa readership. While many local news- to do right now while you are thinking about it. letters carry little more than the calendar of events and the group’s I have made the decision not to run next year for re- official proceedings, the main mission of The SCAM has always been election to the position of RVC 10. When this term ends, I will to be thought-provoking and, at times, controversial. have been in this post for 4 years. Now it should be someone Too often, in the “average” world, we are utterly discouraged from else’s turn! We have many highly qualified people in Florida. I engaging in any sort of independent thought. In order to “get along”, hope a few of you will consider stepping up and running for we are told we need to “go along”. Conformity and “sameness” are the Regional Vice Chair. watchwords of the “average” culture around us. Do we, as Mensans, If you haven’t been to the national Mensa website (us. really want to be caught up in this? Do we really wish to deny our gift mensa.org) for a while, you are missing some really good simply to “fit in”. If so, in my mind, our lives would be a terrible things. You can look up any member of American Mensa in waste. It is with this in mind that I chose this month’s cover design. the member directory. Admittedly, it is too easy to confuse intelligence (as measured by The forum is now in the “Online Community.” It is better an IQ test) with intellect. It is true that one does not guarantee the organized and structured than it used to be. Participants can other. Even so, with our higher potential, I must believe that Men- even have their picture that shows when they post. I go to the (Continued on page 4) “Games” page every day to get my daily sudoku and jigsaw puzzle fix. The SCAM sells classified ad space. SCAM members, non-commercial, no You can find archived records of AMC meetings or records charge. Others: $20 full page; $10 half-page; $5 quarter-page per month, we offer discounts for multiple insertions, and we can help with layout and design. (Continued on page 25) Subscriptions: SCAM members, included in dues; others, $10 for 12 issues. 26 Space Coast Area Mensa Space Coast Area Mensa 3 (Continued from page 3) ExCommunication Continued sans, as a group, would more likely have a greater percentage of intellectuals than the general population as a whole.

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