March Winds and Weather

Hello, Friends.

What keeps you up at night? This is the popular question for what bothers you or what is your pet concern. What do your worry about and then how do you plan and work to remove what bothers or concerns you? We had some severe weather locally that kept some of us up at night toward the end of the week. Fridays sirens are tested each week. Review siren 

National Weather Service Outdoor Warning Sirens FAQ

This Week's Hot Topics

When something is going down, bystanders can be in the line of fire. Some people get involved and become and active bystanders. Notre Dame AU offers some specific suggestions for students. RAINN offers more tips and techniques. One diffusing tactic includes offering food to the people involved. This was a tactic my mom always used.

Summer School (or Summer Camp for language learners) and Classes: IU in Indianapolis is offering six week intensive English classes. Learn more: Program for Intensive English.

Meetings and Classes

International Bible Study: Monday, 8:00-9:00 PM EST (UTC-5), Zoom

Revelation 18 tells in detail about the fall of a decaying society. Reading these accounts often generates sympathy and concern for the people that go along with the evil actors. Revelation 18 forewarns what happens. People who profit from the evil in city stand back and watch God's judgement. The fall occurs in just an hour. Righteous are warned to leave before the destruction.

March 18: Next week we begin with reading Revelation 19.

American Sign Language: Tuesday, 5:00-6:00 PM EST (UTC -5), Zoom

We were not able to meet as a class, but a couple of us met in person. Exploring and talking in person is different from online. ASL is a physical language and talking with each other is easier. It is time to continue to grow our vocabulary and skills by capturing events our lives.

March 19: 

• Choose two events or programs on TV and spend a half an hour to an hour narrating/interpreting the event in ASL. Tell us how it went.
• Review up to Unit 6 in ASL at Work from the Internet Archive. Be prepared to tell us what was new and what you knew.

American English and Culture: Thursday, 9:00-11:00 AM EST (UTC-5), Zoom

Solving problems and taking responsibility are an important of conducting business both privately and in the workplace. We had a great discussion about working together and delivering and receiving goods and services. We talked broadly about respect, transparency, smiling, offering and negotiating solutions. Apologies can a part of problem solving as well as accepting an apology. The bottom line? Recognize people and acknowledge their needs. Be open to suggestions. Be authentic. Keep your sight on the goals and the steps to achieve them.

March 21: In-Person at the IWI Women's Day Banquet.

Kids' Conversation and More: Friday, 4:30-5:00 PM EST (UTC-5), Zoom

No leprechaun traps! Therefore, no leprechauns were caught. Carolyn was on a road trip, so Zoom did not work as well with cell phone handoffs.

March 22: Share birthday parties and weekend trips.

Words and Phrases

an hour: "an" is used here rather than "a", which is the usual rule when using "a" or "an"

authentic: sincere

bottom line: important points

going down: is happening; usually used with something negative or illegal

handoffs: transfers from one thing to another

how it went: what happened

in the line of fire: at danger

keep your sight on: focus

stand back: withdraw; become a bystander

tactic: something done to achieve a goal

that go along with: accompany