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Mentor Teleconference - October 30, 2018 | 5pm CT
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Mentor Teleconference - October 30, 2018 | 5pm CT

Tue, Oct 30, 2018
5:00pm to 6:30pm CT

Description

On Tuesday, October 30 at 5 pm CT (3 pm PT, 4 pm MT, 6 pm ET, 9am Oct 31 NZT), we will hold our next Mentor & Moderator Teleconference.

Signup for the meeting and you will receive an email reminder a day and an hour before the event.

How to join the meeting

  1. Call 1 866-365-4406
  2. Enter the Access Code: 2931995 follow by #.
  3. Click here to join the meeting at the appointed hour and see the shared screen.
  4. Enter your first name.
  5. Click submit.

Proposed Agenda - suggestions welcome

1. Roll Call and Meet the new Mentors - 40 minutes
  • Share a fun fact about you
  • What nugget of wisdom would you like to share with the new mentors?
2. Mentor Meetup October 2019 - 15 minutes
3. New stuff and ideas: Show and tell - 20 minutes
  • What's new on Connect? What's coming?
4. Ideas and Inspirations - 10 minutes
  • Open discussion
  • Share your new and noteworthy
  • What do you want or need to help you in your role as a Mentor?
 I encourage you to start the conversation here to help us focus our discussion during the teleconference. The main purpose of this meeting is to get to know the new mentors and make them feel welcome and part of the group.
Let's get started now. Share your fun facts and nuggets of wisdom in the comments.

Location

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JK | @contentandwell | Oct 31, 2018
In reply to @hopeful33250 "Hi to @retiredteacher, @rosemarya @mamacita and all other Southern bells in our Mentor community. It was..." + (show)
@hopeful33250

Hi to @retiredteacher, @rosemarya @mamacita and all other Southern bells in our Mentor community. It was so good to hear so many southern drawls last night on our phone call! I was born in Louisville KY but raised in Michigan, so I don't have any drawl at all (rhyming was not intended).

Also, for those of us who don't believe in sweating, remember this: Southern bells don't sweat, we GLOW!

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I enjoyed hearing the drawls and did not have trouble understanding them at all, which for me is surprising.

I am a northerner but I too hate sweating. When I use my recumbent bike I end up dripping, more so than any other time. I hate that.
Jane

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JK | @contentandwell | Oct 31, 2018
In reply to @johnbishop "@hopeful33250 -- it was my 2nd oil painting from a photo of a lighthouse in a..." + (show)
@johnbishop

@hopeful33250 -- it was my 2nd oil painting from a photo of a lighthouse in a magazine. I keep it to remind me why art is not my forte and to keep my day job. The first one was so bad I painted over it...yup, it's the same canvas. The first one was an old wooden sailing ship first pass. Then after seeing how bad it was I added a fog cover so you could barely make out that it was a ship in the fog. It definitely turned me into an art appreciator for those that really have the talent.

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@johnbishop If you are into lighthouses you might enjoy my brother's website. He has many lighthouses in Maine on it, he is a photographer now after retiring from being a physicist. I hope this is not against the rules -- his website is http://www.kennealy.com.
I guess I clicked on the wrong name before! Meant to be for you John.
Jane

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JK | @contentandwell | Oct 31, 2018
In reply to @retiredteacher "@johnbishop John, Don't say you can't paint. You CAN paint. I love this. It's personal, so..." + (show)
@retiredteacher

@johnbishop
John,
Don't say you can't paint. You CAN paint. I love this. It's personal, so it obviously is the work of one person and not a mass produced copy. It's your style and your technique. My Master bath is done in Lighthouses, since my husband was born In Rhode Island and lived close to Point Judith. We traveled there when we were first married. It certainly reminds me of that trip. I am always so impressed when I see paintings like yours, and I have several older friends who paint. My parents paid for art lessons for me, and I could never even paint a crooked line! They also paid for dance lessons, voice lessons, and piano lessons. Just as the art, I do not have a melodious voice, I am not a dancer, and I probably can play chopsticks on the piano! So don't hide your talent under that bushel. You have the gift. I have no hobbies. My only passion was/is teaching, and now I don't have that.
I mourn the loss every day.

Carol

@retiredteacher
Volunteer Mentor

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@retiredteacher Carol, it makes me sad for you that you loved teaching so much and now can no longer do it. I don't remember if you said before, but what level/subject did you teach?
Jane

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JK | @contentandwell | Oct 31, 2018
In reply to @hopeful33250 "@rosemarya, Good for you! I just don't sweat. Wonder what that means??" + (show)
@hopeful33250

@rosemarya, Good for you! I just don't sweat. Wonder what that means??

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@hopeful33250 Teresa, I think it means you haven't been busting your derriere on a recumbent bike for 30 minutes.
Jane

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Teresa, Volunteer Mentor | @hopeful33250 | Oct 31, 2018
In reply to @contentandwell "@johnbishop If you are into lighthouses you might enjoy my brother's website. He has many lighthouses..." + (show)
@contentandwell

@johnbishop If you are into lighthouses you might enjoy my brother's website. He has many lighthouses in Maine on it, he is a photographer now after retiring from being a physicist. I hope this is not against the rules -- his website is http://www.kennealy.com.
I guess I clicked on the wrong name before! Meant to be for you John.
Jane

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He has done some beautiful work, @contentandwell !

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JK | @contentandwell | Oct 31, 2018
In reply to @hopeful33250 "He has done some beautiful work, @contentandwell !" + (show)
@hopeful33250

He has done some beautiful work, @contentandwell !

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@hopeful33250 When he was working in physics he started in nuclear physics and ended that career in optical physics, he was always interested in photography. He has a link there to his wife's work also, she does watercolors. I have sent him info about connect because he wears one of those sleep masks for apnea. I'm not sure if he has checked that out here or not though.
Jane

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John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Oct 31, 2018
In reply to @contentandwell "@johnbishop If you are into lighthouses you might enjoy my brother's website. He has many lighthouses..." + (show)
@contentandwell

@johnbishop If you are into lighthouses you might enjoy my brother's website. He has many lighthouses in Maine on it, he is a photographer now after retiring from being a physicist. I hope this is not against the rules -- his website is http://www.kennealy.com.
I guess I clicked on the wrong name before! Meant to be for you John.
Jane

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Really nice lighthouse pictures! Thank you for sharing the link.

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Debbra Williams, Alumna Mentor | @debbraw | Oct 31, 2018
In reply to @johnbishop "@hopeful33250 -- it was my 2nd oil painting from a photo of a lighthouse in a..." + (show)
@johnbishop

@hopeful33250 -- it was my 2nd oil painting from a photo of a lighthouse in a magazine. I keep it to remind me why art is not my forte and to keep my day job. The first one was so bad I painted over it...yup, it's the same canvas. The first one was an old wooden sailing ship first pass. Then after seeing how bad it was I added a fog cover so you could barely make out that it was a ship in the fog. It definitely turned me into an art appreciator for those that really have the talent.

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Hey @johnbishop - The thing about being an artist is that you aren't an artist in everything. I'm pretty good with stained glass and textile arts - quilting, sewing, etc. But I'm not worth a dime at painting. Once I went to a "Painting With a Twist" - one of those where they take you step by step through painting a picture. Mine was so bad that when my sister saw it she thought one of the little kid neighbors had painted it and I felt I had to hang it. Truly. Yours looks like a Rembrandt beside mine!

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Teresa, Volunteer Mentor | @hopeful33250 | Oct 31, 2018
In reply to @contentandwell "@hopeful33250 When he was working in physics he started in nuclear physics and ended that career..." + (show)
@contentandwell

@hopeful33250 When he was working in physics he started in nuclear physics and ended that career in optical physics, he was always interested in photography. He has a link there to his wife's work also, she does watercolors. I have sent him info about connect because he wears one of those sleep masks for apnea. I'm not sure if he has checked that out here or not though.
Jane

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So he is brilliant and creative, @contentandwell
Nice combination, your family must be proud of him!

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JK | @contentandwell | Oct 31, 2018
In reply to @johnbishop "Really nice lighthouse pictures! Thank you for sharing the link." + (show)
@johnbishop

Really nice lighthouse pictures! Thank you for sharing the link.

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@johnbishop glad you enjoyed it. He’s not doing much these days due to mobility problems. He really enjoyed his second vocation though.
Jane

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