Tallahassee Area Mensa
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Tallahassee Area Mensa a local chapter of the High IQ Society, American Mensa. The Tallahassee
area serves Florida from the Apalachicola River east through Taylor County including part of
Madison County and even a bit of Dixie County. Our area is also the only area in all of Florida,
Region 10 of American Mensa, to include a portion of Georgia. For a full view of the area we
cover, visit our map.
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98th percentile on an approved IQ test. There are two different ways you can join. One is by
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Robin's Roost - rest your feathers!
January brought some unexpected challenges. I learned that the central unit I have is going to have to be replaced because it has a small leak, but it uses freon, which is no longer available. I realize the thing is 20 years old, but I was hoping to get a bit more time out of it. Unfortunately, that does not appear to be the case. That is not an expense I am looking forward to dealing with.
I finally had the renal study done that was ordered back in November when I was having some inexplicable kidney pain. The doctor found nothing wrong, and my pain had already resolved, but inexplicably he decided to put in a stint. I spent 4 days in horrible pain, broke out in hives from the 3 different drugs I was on to deal with the stint, and was generally miserable. I called first thing Monday (it was put in on Friday) and insisted they remove it, which they did on Tuesday. To say my confidence in that doctor is shaken would be an understatement! He finds nothing wrong but decides to put in something that is so painful it requires 3 different pain meds plus an antispasmodic?!? The logic escapes me.
The yo-yo weather did what it often does to me - got my respiratory system all upset as well as a fiendish sore throat. I called my GP for a Z-pack and, inexplicably, the nurse phoned it into the home delivery pharmacy instead of a local one, which meant I would not get the medicine for at least a week! It took 2 days to get that straightened out and have it sent to a local pharmacy.
My nephew and his wife are coming for a visit the beginning of February. She has been here before, he has not. So I am eagerly planning all the places I want to take them to show them this beautiful area I call home. I already have our tickets for the Wakulla Springs boat ride and I expect we will go to the Marianna Caverns, St. George Island, Leon Sinks, St. Marks Wildlife Refuge, Maclay Gardens, and a number of other places. They are great fun and we always enjoy time spent with them. They will be staying in the RV and I hope the weather will moderate by then, so they are not uncomfortable. We have a couple of space heaters set up in anticipation of chilly nights, and it has the central furnace as well. We were able to get the bed all put back together and Ray built a platform that serves as a step to get up into that ridiculously high bed. We'll run the hose over so they will have water. They are very excited to be staying in the RV.
This weekend brought such frigid temperatures the birdbath and both fountains turned into solid ice. Very pretty to look at, but probably hard on the pumps and certainly hard on the birds that came looking for fresh water. Those poor birds are going through a ton of seed and bark butter, which I am happy to provide. They need it and I love watching them, so it is a win-win.
I hope to see you at an upcoming event. The old saying is true that you get out of Mensa what you put into it. Taking the time to come out for a dinner might prove to be a wonderful addition in your life. Stay warm!
Robin
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