YOUR INNVESTMENT
VOL VII, NO
4 An Innvestments Publication APRIL 1999
PAGE INDEX
INNVESTMENTS CELEBRATES 7th BIRTHDAY
Monday evening the
5th of April, Innvestments gathered together to celebrate
its 7th birthday. Some of the girls went first to the XXXXXX Inn
where they changed and then traveled to the Mallory Dock for supper.
Upon arrival they found that the Mallory was already full of girls
just waiting for supper to begin.
After a few words
of welcome, the staff at the Mallory Dock once again went out
of their way to provide us with an absolutely delicious meal.
First there was wine, next was a tossed salad and this was followed
by spaghetti and meatball and garlic bread. The main meal was
followed by ice cream and birthday cake being served by the staff
to the strains of "Happy Birthday".
The birthday gatherings
at the Mallory Dock have become one of the several traditions
that have been established over time. This tradition has carried
on because of the outstanding support provided to Innvestments
by the Mallory Dock/Duval Street Station/Club 477 complex.
It was 7 years ago
when 10 gals met at the old XXXXXXX Inn near the Cape Cod Mall.
Chrystal addressed the group and set the guidelines which are
still intact today. The group was established to provide a socially
acceptable outlet for the folks in Southeastern Massachusetts
and the adjacent areas of Rhode Island. After the first meeting,
all the girls went out to Barby Anns to have supper.
The second meeting,
in May we had Gale Brandlund address the group talking about wigs
and wig care. Gale, at the tiime was working at Delia's in the
Hanover Mall. Since that time she has moved and has been with
the Salon DiCarlo in Norwell. Gale has supported our group since
day one. Since that time we have had a speaker at each of our
regular meetings. They have provided information and demonstrations
about everything from hair, cosmetics and makeovers, making your
own clothes, sizing, and alterations to electrolysis. We have
had therapists, counselors and pychiatrists and we have had a
lawyer. Subjects have been interesting, instructive and informative.
This type of program has worked out well and remains in favor
by the majority of the membership.
The social aspect
has worked into having a Halloween Party in October, some functions
with Fantasia Fair, also in October, a Christmas Party in December
which has turned out to be quite the social event with over 100
in attendence, a Valentine party in February with a "Best
Red Dress Contest," a Birthday Party in April, a pool party
and barbeque in July and a family picnic in August. We are looking
to expend our program again this coming year by adding some dining
out events and perhaps another party along with additional events
being made available at Fantasia Fair.
Our membership has
ebbed and flowed with a couple of high points of 50 plus members
and a few low years of 30 members. This rise and fall in membership
seems to be a normal function of most organizations. The strong
point is that Innvestments consistently averages between
10 and 24 members at each meeting. To have from 12 to 18 out of
34 members attend meetings is a very high percentage and is considered
far better than average for most organizations.
Innvestments
has endured a full seven years
and hopefully will be around for many more years to come!
Innvestments Next Meeting will
be May 3rd, 1999 at 7:00PM. Makeup and Makeovers.
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APRIL 1999
YOUR INNVESTMENT is a publication of Innvestments, P.O.
Box 2194, Orleans, MA.02653-2194 / P.O. Box 354, Sagamore, MA
02561-0354. Innvestments is a non-sexual service organization
founded to support and to provide a socially acceptable outlet
for the crossdressing, transvestite, transsexual, transgendered
community located primarily in Southeastern Massachusetts, Cape
Cod and the Islands. All rights reserved. Permission to reprint
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may be published in any form deemed acceptable. Any information
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Your Innvestment is not considered an endorsement of such
by the staff of Your Innvestment or the Board of Directors
of Innvestments. Innvestments is also know in open source
publications on Cape Cod and the Islands as Cape Cod Cross
Dressers (Triple C-D).
OFFICERS
Liz W..................................President
Julie W...........................Vice President
Brenda L...............................Treasurer - E-Mail Brrendaa@aol.com
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
Candy Scott........... .....................Board
- E-Mail Candyscott@capecod.net
Judy Thompson...............................Board
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS
Membership (including newsletter) is $30.00 per-year (pro-rated
after Jan.) with a $15.00 meeting fee. Meeting fees payable only
for those attended. Subscription only rates are $10.00 per-year.
APRIL 1999 YOUR INNVESTMENT
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Web Wisdom - "The Jar"
One day an expert in time
management was speaking to a group of business students and, to
drive home a point, used al illustration those students will never
forget. As he stood in front of the group of high powered overachievers
he said, "Okay, time for a quiz."
The he pulled out a one-gallon,
wide mouth, mason jar and set it on the table in front of him.
Then he produced about a dozen fist sized rocks and carefully
placed them, one at a time, into the jar. When the jar was filled
to the top and no more rocks would fit inside, he asked, "Is
this jar full?"
Everyone in the class said,
"Yes."
Then he said, "Really?"
He reached uder the table and pulled out a bucket of gravel. He
dumped some gravel in and shook the jar causing the pieces of
gravel to work themselves down into the space between the big
rocks.
Then he asked the group once
more, "Is this jar full?" By this time the class was
on to him, "Probably not," one of them answered. "Good!"
he replied.
He reached under the table
and brought out a bucket of sand. He started dumping the sand
in the jar and it went into all of the spaces left between the
rocks and the gravel.
Once more he asked the question,
"Is this jar full?"
"No!" the class
shouted. Once again he said "Good." Then he grabbed
a pitcher of water and began to pour it in until the jar was filled
to the brim. Then he looked at the class and asked, "What
is the point of this illustration?"
One eager beaver raised his
hand and said, "The point is, no matter how full your schedule
is, if you really try hard you can always fit some more things
in it."
"No!" the speaker
replied, "that's not the point. The truth this illustration
teaches us is: if you don't put the big rocks in first, you'll
never get them in at all."
What are the "BIG ROCKS"
IN YOUR LIFE?
- 1. Your time with your loved ones?
- 2. Your faith, education, your dreams?
- 3. A worthy cause?
- 4. Teaching or mentoring others?
Remeber to put your BIG ROCKS
in first or you'll never get them in at all.
So tonight, or in the morning,
when you are reflecting on this short story, ask yourself this.
"What are the BIG ROCKS in my life? Then be sure to put those
in your jar first.
(Thank you Connecticutt
Outreach Society "Outreach News" - Contributed by Jamie)
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CANDY'S CUPBOARD
- I saw Charlynn the other day. She thanks everyone for the
card. She looked good and seemed to be doing well. In fact she
was raking leaves in the yard. Hang in there gal!!!
- I also spoke with Joann. She also thanks us for the card.
Again, hang in there gal!!!
- This new computer is giving me fits....but I Shall Overcome!!!!
- TSParents, a private E-mail list for transsexuals with children,
recently announced the formation of "Dialup," a private
E-mail for children with a transexual parent. Though thet welcome
parental partcipation, by no means is it a requirement for the
child to be able to sign up for "Dialup." For more
information and details on signing up, E-mail Julie Gilkey at
JulieG@amnix.com. (Thank you Texas Association for Transexual
Support.)
- Computer gremlin. I just hit
some wrong key (must be long nails) then zap. I had stuff I never
even imagined and it has taken me at 1 hour to figure out how
to correct everything. Yes I know.....Kwitcherbellyachin!
- Did you hear about the TS who
had a really super day. He got up in the morning and when
putting on his shirt had a button fall off. When having breakfast
he reached for his bagel and the cream sheese fell off. He started
for work, reached for his briefcase and the handle came off.
After that experience he raced for the mens room. .............(I
know....sick)
- Don't forget!!!! "Tiffany
Club's Spring Fling" will take place in Provincetown from
the 6th of May through the 9th. Call the Tiffany Club at 781-891-9325
for more info. I think we have a few of our gals who are planning
to attend.
- Phyliis Frye of Texas, founder
of the International Conference on Trangender Law and Employment
Policy, was awarded the Virginia Prince Award for Lifetime Achievement
by IFGE at the recent conference which took place in Louisville,
KY. The event took place on the 20th of March. A practicing lawyer,
Phyllis has been at the front of the political movement to improve
rights for the transgendered. This was an award well deserved.
- I had the occasion to watch
on television the movie "Ma vie en Rose" (My Life in
Pink) the other night. It was on a couple of times, first on
The Sundance Channel and then on Showtime. This is a story of
a young transgendered boy trying to be happy and yet make his
way in life. It is a very moving story and at times will bring
you to tears. It is in French with English subtitles. If you
have not seen this or know of an adolescent in this situation,
you might want to rent this for an evening from your local video
store.
- Brenda has done quite a lot
of work on putting together another web site. We had one for
a while that Tracy worked on. It was on one of the freebee's
from Geocities/Hollywood. This site included copies of the newsletter
and some other data, but we did not have good results with this
site. This new site that Brenda is working on looks like it will
have promise. We will keep you posted on it's outcome.
- Plan ahead. For the JUNE
MEETING we will be going out for supper after the regular
meeting. More in the next newsletter.
- Also in next months newsletter
we will have our column on computer web sites and E-mail addresses.
We collected several at the birthday and have added a few since
then. Let us know if you DO NOT want your E-mail address published!
- Did you know, the national pastime
in Tahiti is making love. And in this country, they chose baseball.
What is the world coming to?
APRIL 1999 YOUR INNVESTMENT
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CANDY'S NEW COMPUTER
As you can see we are trying for a
new look!
Candy was presented with a new computer.
This was a birthday present, a fathers
day present and a Christmas present.
She got everything including a new
scanner
but now comes the hard part.
You cannot always teach an old lady
new tricks. She keeps going back to her same old street corner.
But she is trying.
She is learning how to work the new
computer and its new programs. Hopefully next months newsletter
should be in its new format, maybe even with photos and whatever
else she can find, so please be patient.
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