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Squirrels sploot, they spread out flat on the ground to cool off.
Bathing is a good way to cool off.
I suppose turkeys bathe too, though I have only seen them standing in water.
Most birds lose heat (“sweat”) by keeping their beaks open, as canines do.
Keep the bird baths and water dishes full to encourage hydration.
The letter ‘e’ is the most common vowel in the English language.
Challenged to make a sentence without once using the letter ‘e,’ Michael Madhusudan Dutt, a nineteenth century Bengali poet and playwright responded:
“I doubt I can. It’s a major part of many words. Omitting it is as hard as making muffins without flour. It’s as hard as spitting without saliva, napping without a pillow, driving a train without tracks, sailing to Russia without a boat, washing your hands without soap. And anyway, what would I gain? An award? A cash bonus? Bragging rights? Why should I strain my brain? It’s not worth it.”
Sign-up sheets are in the notebooks at the Manor Front Desk. Spaces may still be available after the initial sign-up date.
| Sun July 9, 11 am – 3 pm |
Kona Shave Ice Truck – Towers & both villages – Open to all residents |
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Sun July 9, 6:00 – 7:00 pm |
Sing Along with Joyful Voices – Auditorium – Open to all residents |
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Mon July 10, 9:30 – 11:30 am |
Inquiring Minds: Field trip to Weather Station – Bus loads at 9:30 – Sign ups Mon 6/26 |
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Wed July 12, 3:00 – 5:00 pm |
Saucy Concert in the Park – Remotion Winery – Lower Forty – Open to all residents |
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Fri July 14, 10:00 am – 12:30 pm |
Inquiring Minds: Field trip to Science Works Museum in Ashland – Bus loads at 10 am – Sign ups Fri 7/12 |
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Fri July 14, 12 noon – 1:00 pm |
Links and Drinks – Plaza 2nd floor patio – Sign up at Manor front desk |
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Sun July 16, 6:00 – 7:00 pm |
Root beer floats, Sing- along and Dance Party with Jennifer Bulat – Auditorium – Open to all residents |
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Mon July 17, 2:30 pm |
Trivia with Roberta Bhasin and Julie Crites – Auditorium – Sign ups Mon 7/03 |
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Tues July 18, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm |
Kona Shave Ice Truck – Behind the pool – Staff only |
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Wed July 19, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm |
Inquiring Minds: Field Trip to Genealogy Society – 2 levels: beginners and intermediate – Bus loads at 9:30 for beginners; at 12:45 pm for intermediates – Sign ups Wed 7/05 |
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Fri July 21, 10:00 – 11:30 am |
Crafts and Games with Connie Ivy – Auditorium – Sign ups Fri 7/07 |
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Sun July 23, 6:00 – 7:00 pm |
Banana Splits and Sing Along with Rita Reitz – Auditorium – Open to all residents |
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Mon July 24, 10:00 – 11:30 am |
Inquiring Minds: Greeting Card Making with Eleanor Lippman & Rita Derbas – Deschuttes Room – Sign ups Mon 7/10 |
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Wed July 26, 4:30 – 6:00 pm |
Marco Polo – an active water game – Pool – Sign ups Wed 7/12 for participants – Open to all residents as observers (swimsuits optional) |
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Thurs July 27, 11 am – 3 pm |
Kona Shave Ice Truck – Towers & both villages – Open to all residents |
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Fri July 28, 9:00 – 10:30 am |
Inquiring Minds: Fire Truck Show & Tell with Medford Fire Department – Manor Pocket Lot – Sign ups Fri 7/14 |
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Fri July 28, 12 noon – 1:00 pm |
Links and Drinks – Plaza 2nd floor Patio – Sign up at Manor front desk |
Manor Auditorium 7-8 p.m.
Events listed in italics are tentative
TUESDAY 07/11 Grace Angelucci Troupe: “It’s Hell to be a Woman” musical excerpts
Thursday 07/13 Liam O’Neil: piano
TUESDAY 07/18 Eric Hiett: Magic Show
Thursday 07/20 Vanessa Finney/Mark Hamersly: vocal/guitar
Thursday 07/27 Jon Galfano: piano/guitar/vocal
Thursday 08/03 TBA
TUESDAY 08/06 Eric Poppick/Jane Harris: videos
Thursday 08/10 Tommy Graven: American Indian flutes
Thursday 08/17 Tim Church Trio
Thursday o8/24 Chihuahua Desert: Western Fiesta
battered into submission by Tom Conger
The Roman emperor’s wife hates playing hide and seek because wherever she goes, Julius Caesar.
I like what mechanics wear, overall.
If you are being chased by a pack of taxidermists, do not play dead.
I tried to steal spaghetti from the shop, but the female guard saw me and I couldn’t get pasta.
My friend told me he was going to a fancy dress party as an Italian island. I said to him, “Don’t be Sicily.”
I don’t know what you call a small spillage from a pen but I have an inkling.
My grandfather invented the cold air balloon but it never really took off.
I hate funerals, I’m not a mourning person.
I used to work in a shoe-recycling shop. It was sole-destroying.
When she saw her first strands of gray hair, she thought she’d dye.
A boiled egg is hard to beat.
Once you’ve seen one shopping center, you’ve seen a mall.
It’s hard to explain puns to kleptomaniacs because they always take things literally.
I’m a big fan of whiteboards. I find them quite remarkable.
Yesterday, a clown held the door open for me. It was such a nice jester.
Becoming a vegetarian is a huge missed steak.
The other day she tried to make a chemistry joke, but got no reaction.
It’s funny England doesn’t have a kidney bank, but has a Liverpool.
Acupuncture is a jab well done.
When a clock is hungry, it goes back four seconds.
Words matter. If I call an activist a “freedom fighter,” you can tell I approve of his activity. If I call him a “terrorist,” you know I don’t. And you know not only how I feel, but also how I hope you feel or how I want you to feel. “Freedom fighter” is a euphemism; “terrorist” is a dysphemism.
A euphemism substitutes a pleasant, mild, or indirect word for a more accurate or direct one that might be offensive. English raconteur Quentin Crisp called euphemisms “unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne.” Here are some examples:
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What we mean |
| Passed away; gone to his reward/ to the other side; danced his last dance | Died |
| Celestial Departure | Death |
| Not the sharpest crayon in the box | Stupid |
| Powder my nose/ go to the bathroom/ answer a call of nature | Urinate or defecate |
| Lavatory/ washroom/ rest room/ ladies room/ powder room | Toilet |
| Correctional Facility | Prison |
| Doing time | In prison |
| Pleasantly plump/ love handles/ portly/ stout | Fat |
| Go all the way | Have sex |
| Vertically challenged | Short |
| Put to sleep/ put down | Euthanize |
| Under the influence/ tipsy/ a bit worse for wear | Drunk |
| Break wind | Fart |
| Between jobs | Unemployed |
| Over the hill/ senior citizen | Old |
| A little thin on top | Bald |
| Montezuma’s revenge | Diarrhea |
| Character lines | Wrinkles |
| Perspire | Sweat |
| Wardrobe malfunction | Oops! |
| In a family way | Pregnant |
| Sanitation engineer | Garbage man |
Dysphemism is the opposite of euphemism. Dysphemism is substitution of a harsh or offensive word for a neutral one in order to make something or someone sound negative, bad, or unlikeable. It is meant to shock or offend. If a euphemism is a shield to protect our sensibilities, a dysphemism is a sword to wound them.
For example, a person who died might have “passed away” (euphemism) or “kicked the bucket” (dysphemism). One’s spouse could be his/her “better half” or a “ball and chain.” Here are some other examples:
| Bureaucrat | Government employee |
| Tree hugger | Environmentalist |
| Nerd | Engineer or IT specialist |
| Pig | Police officer |
| Cancer stick | Cigarette |
| Pre-owned | Used |
| Nutcase | Mentally ill |
So choose your words carefully. And listen carefully, too, to the ways others – including news casters – choose their words.
by Ray Teplitz
Ray Teplitz was a long-time resident of RVM who made many contributions to the community. A former physician, he provided advice and support to Health Services at RVM, and made significant contributions to developing the Health Center and its services in their present form. However, he had many other interests and skills, among which was poetry. He participated in, and acted as leader of, the RVM Poetry Group, and many of his works can be found in the Group’s archives in the RVM library. A small selection is presented below.
ENTERTAINMENT & EVENTS June 2023 — July 2023
Manor Auditorium 7-8 p.m.
Events listed in italics are tentative
TUESDAY 06/06 Joyful Voices
Thursday 06/08 Rogue Valley Wind Quintet
Thursday 06/15 Nat Miller: Lil Sumpins: guitar/vocal
Thursday 06/22 Skip Bessonette: guitar/vocal
Thursday 06/29 Scott Solterman: easy listening piano
Thursday 07/06 Jon Hays: piano
Thursday 07/13 Liam O’Neil: piano
Thursday 07/20 Vanessa Finney/Mark Hamersly
Thursday 07/27 Jon Galfano: piano/guitar/vocal
Sign-up sheets are in the notebooks at the Manor reception desk
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June 7 |
Emergency Preparedness, with Jens Larson & Bob Berger |
1 pm – 2:30 pm |
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Auditorium |
Open to all residents |
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June 8 |
Inquiring Minds: Field Trip to Rock Museum |
9:15 am – 11:30 am |
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Bus confirmed for 24 |
Sign-ups required (24) |
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June 12 |
A Taste Of Germany, with Joseph Shaughnessy |
4pm – 6pm |
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Sunrise Room |
Sign ups required (48) |
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June 13 |
Inquiring Minds: Resident Tree Walk |
10am -11:30am |
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Meet at the Flag Pole |
Sign ups required (20) |
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June 15, 22, |
Inquiring Minds: Math for your Amazement |
10am – 11:30am |
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Applegate Room |
Sign ups required (30) |
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June 19 |
Concert in the park w/ Mercy |
3pm -5pm |
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Lower 40 |
Open to all residents |
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June 20 |
Inquiring Minds: Out of our Faucets |
10am -11:30am |
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Deschutes Room |
Sign ups required (45) |
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June 27 |
Inquiring Minds: Teen Music Theater of Oregon |
10 am – 11:30 am |
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Sunrise Room |
Sign ups required (55) |
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July |
Inquiring Minds Summer Camp Month |
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July 1 |
Rods & Rides Hot Rod Car Show & BBQ Lunch |
10am – 2pm |
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Plaza parking lot |
Open to all residents |
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July 3 |
Kona Shave Ice Truck |
11am – 2pm |
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July 3 |
For Staff: behind pool |
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July 9 |
Inquiring Minds: Campfire sing along with Joyful Voices |
6pm – 7pm |
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Auditorium |
Open to all residents |
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July 9 |
Kona Shave Ice Truck |
11am – 2pm |
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towers & both villages |
Open to all residents |
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Several residents suggested a display about royalty when King Charles III first ascended to the throne. This was a promising idea, and so this May our display will coincide with King Charles III’s coronation on May 6, which promises to be quite the event. If you haven’t been invited, the display may offer some consolation.
