We had another new reader join us this month, Anita from Colorado. She recently rejoined Mensa after raising a family and is glad we now have Zoom to connect with fellow members. Anita is an artist and has been a quilter since 1976. She has somewhere between nine...
Book Lovers SIG: Book Talks
Book Talk – March 8th, 2026
The core of Michael, Jim, Beth, Christina, Peggy and Linda reported on the books they’ve read. Shayne came online late and had to leave early, so we never heard what he had been reading. Non-book topics included Daylight Savings Time, The Odyssey - Homer - translated...
Book Talk – February 8th, 2026
We had another new member join us this month, Lisa, from Garden City. She moved to the area from the Denver region due to housing costs and is currently volunteering with Respect MO Voters and Smart Elections to keep democracy afloat. We also saw Shayne again after a...
Book Talk – January 11th, 2026
Beth, Linda, Jim, Michael, and Peggy joined us for some pleasant conversation this month. Christina had some Zoom problems, so couldn’t join us, but did provide a list of the books she has been reading. I also heard from Tamara, who we haven’t seen in a while. She...
Book Talk – December 14th, 2025
Just the core group this time around. We did miss Beth, however, as she was out with her extended family tracking and hunting down an unsuspecting Christmas tree. She did provide her list of reading though, so that’s a good thing. I just hope the tree didn’t suffer...
Book Talk – November 9th, 2025
Yet another new reader joined us this month, Ron from Republic, MO. While we were waiting for others to join us, he let me know because of his poor eyesight he mainly reads with audio books. Unfortunately he had to leave early before we had a chance to hear what he...
Book Talk – October 12th, 2025
Another new reader joined us this month, Shayne from Kansas City! Interesting life story — he was trained in PsyOps [Psychological Operations] at Ft. Bragg (KY) and has spent considerable time overseas. He’s also had a separate career in IT, also working for the...
Book Talk – September 14th, 2025
Another good turnout for the September Book Lovers SIG matching last month’s attendance. Always exciting when someone new joins us; this month it was Robert from Omaha! Robert is a retired Industrial Engineer. He was born in Austria (I think) where his father served...
Book Talk – August 10th, 2025
Big crowd for the August Book Lovers SIG, the largest group we have had in a while. While we were waiting for everyone to join in, we started talking about movies. Movie Lovers SIG, anyone? Cynthia recommended a film she recently watched on Netflix, Godzilla Minus...
Book Talk – July 13th, 2025
Eight members were online for the July Book Lovers SIG -- so lots of books got discussed. Heidi from Wisconsin joined us for the first time! Great to have a new person join us with a completely different list of books she enjoyed reading. Plus, Jim joined us after a...

