Hi, All.
I hope you’re well. Have you adjusted to writing “2024” yet? Not me!
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TOPICS:
1. Meeting Schedule
2. A few topics from the last meeting and for upcoming meetings
1. Meeting Schedule: Save the dates
We have a small group, room for more, and it’s one of the activities people can join if they’re still working. All are welcome!
Meetings are scheduled for the following Mondays at 7PM in the Rappahannock Room.
February 5
February 19
2. A few topics from the last meeting and our upcoming meeting
Our last meeting was scheduled for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, and because it was snowing, we cancelled that meeting. I refer you to that post at if you’d like to view the links.
Here’s what I’ve read, watched or listened to lately. Maybe there’s a topic of interest for you.
- Jeff Stein [no relation] - national security reporter and contributes to military.com - on SpyTalk Substack https://www.spytalk.co/. The articles and experts are fascinating.
- Military News reports on issues facing our military and world events https://www.military.com/
- MEMRI Middle East Media Research Institute -https://www.memri.org/ - articles and videos - MEMRI bridges the language gap between the West and the Middle East and South Asia, providing timely translations of Arabic, Farsi, Urdu-Pashtu, Dari, Turkish, Russian, and Chinese media, as well as original analysis of political, ideological, intellectual, social, cultural, and religious trends to the governments of the U.S. and its allies, and to their counterterrorism officials, law enforcement agencies, militaries, and other authorities.”
- Podcast: All There is with Anderson Cooper - interviews about dealing with grief. The first link is to Apple, the second is to his page on CNN with audio. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-there-is-with-anderson-cooper/id1643163707 https://www.cnn.com/audio/podcasts/all-there-is-with-anderson-cooper
- Podcast: Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus. She interviews well-known famous older women about their lives and what we can learn as we age. The first link is also to Apple and you can find her on her website, as well. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wiser-than-me-with-julia-louis-dreyfus/id1678559416 https://lemonadamedia.com/show/wiser-than-me-with-julia-louis-dreyfus/
What’s on your mind? Do you have some tips, websites, podcasts or books to share? What’s on your mind?
Please bring a list of any of the following:
- favorite websites
- your subscription magazines - how did you choose and what’s important to you about them?
- names of a few books you’ve recently read
- summary of recent articles of interest
- topics on your mind
We’ll use the list to determine topics.
I hope to see you on Monday, February 5.
Cheers,
Marcia
Marcia Stein, SHRM-CP PHR
C 408-203-9112