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February
The Good Life February 2018
CONTACT INFORMATION
WEBSITE: www.buenavidapb.com
CLUBHOUSE: (561)422-9191
PROPERTY MANAGER: Linda Francis, LCAM
SPA DESK: Extension 202
CAFE: Extension 205
LIFESTYLE DIRECTOR: Nicole Cummings - Extension 203
ASSISTANT PROPERTY MANAGER: Mariah Castro - Extension 260
HOURS OF OPERATION BUENA VIDA MANAGEMENT HOURS
Monday- Friday 9:00AM-1:00PM
1:00PM - 5:00 PM by appointment only.
Saturday & Sunday-Closed
BUENA VIDA CLUBHOUSE HOURS
Monday thru Thursday-7:00am-10:00pm
Friday thru Sunday-7:00am-8:00pm
February Parking is on the EVEN side of the street.
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Table of Contents
from your B.O.D………………………….......…………………………...
Message From The Property Manager…………………………........
Message From The Gatehouse.................................................................
From Doo-wop to the Beatles....................................................................
NYE Pictures……………………………………………………………….
Maltzman’s Musings…………………………………………………….
Trivia News………………………………………………………………..
Activity Schedule………………………………………………………..
Movie Schedule………………………………………………………….
Movies & More…………………………………………………………...
LECTURE SERIES…………………………………………………………..
Dates to Remember………………………………………………………
Calendar………………………………………………………………….
Grandkids Day….………………………………………………………..
Show Series………………………………………………………………..
Men’s Club………………………………………………………………...
Books & Authors Group……………………………………………….
Wine Club………………………………………………………………..
Current Events Group…………………………………………………..
Hadassah Highlights……………………………………………………..
Jewish Heritage Club…………………………………………………….
Musings From The Bald Wimp………………………………………….
BVPlayers…………………………………………………………………..
Women’s Club……………………………………………………………..
COPS………………………………………………………………………..
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It’s time to celebrate the large, diverse group of homeowners who volunteer on a
variety of committees to improve the quality of life we enjoy at Buena Vida. We
would like to highlight some of the important contributions these neighbors made
this past year.
• COPS - These dedicated volunteers keep Buena Vida safe by giving a few hours a
week to patrol our community. Our safety record is excellent due to their efforts
and they deserve our utmost gratitude.
• Design Committee - This committee worked tirelessly to bring our renovation to
completion and restore the elegance of Buena Vida and they have done an
outstanding job.
• LITS Committee - This group developed the plan to replace our street trees
without a need for additional funding and were instrumental in researching the
replacement trees for the damage done by Hurricane Irma. The beauty of our
common property is thanks to their continuing work.
• Planning Committee - Our website was recently updated to include visitor pag-
es. Compliments to this group of hard working residents who are dedicated to
improving our unique lifestyle while also enhancing our competitive position
among 55+ communities in our area. We look forward to their recommendations
later this year.
• ARC Committee - They review applications from homeowners looking to im-
prove the exterior appearance of their home while ensuring these improvements
complement and enhance the look of our community.
• Finance Committee - Members ensure our fiscal stability by reviewing our
monthly financial reports and is instrumental in preparing fiscally responsible
budgets.
...from your Board of Directors By: Eliot Golub on Behalf of the B.O.D.
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• Welcome Committee - Greets all new residents and introduces them to the
programs and activities available in our community and the surrounding area and
presents them with the comprehensive ‘Welcome Book’.
• Tennis Committee -They work with our Tennis Director to provide programs for
new and experienced players of all levels.
• Café Advisory Committee - This is a new committee working with our café oper-
ator to ensure that the quality and variety of the menu continues to satisfy our res-
idents. Comments can be e-mailed to [email protected]
• Compliance Committee - Committee members hear appeals to issued violations
of our Rules and Regulations.
TO ALL OUR VOLUNTEERS –
The Board Thanks You, Management Thanks You, and
BUENA VIDA Thanks You!
Have a comment for the Cafe?
The Café Advisory Committee will review comments from residents about the Café.
The Committee may discuss resident comments with the Café Vendor, the Property
Manager, or the Board, as appropriate. Please send your comments to
[email protected]. All comments MUST include your full name, date/
time of Café service at issue and the details of the issue.
MESSAGE FROM THE PROPERTY MANAGER
By: , LCAM
Just a few thoughts as we enter the second month of 2018…
We are so excited for the anticipated Grand Opening of our new dining pavilion! It
feels as though the construction has taken so long, but as you know anything worth
waiting for usually takes some time.
The overall health and appearance of our community lakes is just one of the many
items at the top of our agenda at this time of the year. We are working closely with
our lake maintenance vendor and have already recognized the areas in need of some
attention and new plantings. Timing is everything and we are prepared to take ad-
vantage of the very small window we have to give our lakes the TLC they need.
Another very important task ahead is to update all pet registrations throughout the
community. Residents will be given new registration forms and plenty of time to up-
date their pets’ information shortly. We thank you for your cooperation in advance!
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MESSAGE FROM THE gatehouse
By: John Brandofino
With a new year ahead of us, I would like to remind the residents of Buena Vida to
please call your visitors, guests, vendors and contractors in prior to their arrival. This
is very helpful to the Gatehouse staff in our continuous effort to operate smoothly and
minimize any unnecessary delays and confusion for your visitors. Thank you for
your assistance.
February
From Doo-Wop To The Beatles
(UnGoogled songs to stir up memories) By: Lloyd Reife
Name the artists of the following:
1. The Wanderer
2. Do you love me?
3. Mr. Blue
4. Charlie Brown
5. The Angels listened in
BONUS QUESTION
What was the name of the plane that perished carrying The Big Bopper, Buddy
Holly, and Richie Valens? *Answers on Page 32
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IMPROV
February
Maltzman’s musings
By: Bruce Maltzman
For those of you who believe that I have way too much time on my hands, this month’s column should permanently dispel all doubt. During the year, I collect news stories (all true) that tickle my funny bone. I can tell just how off beat they are by the extent of Sue’s “eyeball roll,” something that I receive with greater frequency as time passes.
SHOCKING A Knoxville, Tennessee man has been arrested for rigging the front door in an at-tempt to electrocute his pregnant wife. Sheriff Rick Staley called the case one of the “most bizarre domestic violence cases” he has ever seen. Michael Scott Wilson was charged with attempted aggravated battery on a pregnant woman. The woman’s fa-ther called the police after Wilson made suspicious statements about keeping the chil-dren away from the door, thus sparking Wilson’s arrest.
HIGH AGAIN A woman from Long Island, NY, due in court on marijuana charges, picked the wrong spot to reprise her crime. It seems that she parked in Chief of Police Bill Ric-ca’s parking spot before her court date when she was spotted by the Chief sitting there puffing away. “With all that smoke coming out of the car, it was like a Cheech and Chong movie,” said Ricca. “She could be in the joint for quite a while.”
POLICE STUN GUN SETS NAKED MAN ON FIRE (You can’t make this stuff up!!) Police in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, say that a naked man was yelling abusively when they tried to subdue him. Unfortunately, an officer deploying a stun gun struck a lighter in the man’s hand setting his chest hair and beard on fire. The police were able to extinguish the fire, after which to show his ap-preciation, the naked smoldering man punched one of them in the face. Evidence in-cluded both a smoking gun and a smoking man. (Sorry)
ALCOHOL RELATED INJURY South Carolina police reported that a 44 year old woman, who was angry at a man for returning home without beer on Christmas, beat and stabbed him with a ceramic squirrel. While she did not get arrested for animal cruelty, the police were convinced that she was indeed, “Nuts.” And finally these two items from the police “Lost and Found” file: A brick of cocaine was found in the 2000 block of South Ocean Boulevard, Delray. It can be picked up at the police station in exchange for long term sleeping accommoda-tions………..Someone reported losing a bottom set of gold teeth in the 100 block of Southeast Mizner Boulevard in Boca. No explanation was given, nor was any asked for. Some things you just don’t want to know!!
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Trivia News
By: Linda Shapiro
Night of the Geniuses
Once again Trivia, on 1/15/18, had a terrific turnout of 9 teams. It was a night where
one might be forgiven for thinking one was really smart, as everyone knew the an-
swers to most of the questions. Of course, if one looked closely at the reality of the
night, one must admit that the questions were quite easy and we'd have to shrink our
egos back down to size. I offer, for your amusement, some of the questions. What for-
est did Robin Hood call home? Fill in the blank: Wolfgang Amadeus ____. Even the
riddle was easy: What has cities, but no houses; forests, but no trees; and water, but
no fish?
On the other hand, we had a question that would have been easy if we were, perhaps,
in our 30s or 40s today instead of adults of a certain age. It was astounding that even 1
team was able to gain a massive amount of half-time points by coming up with multi-
ple answers. My hat’s off to you if you can answer this question. Name each of the
eight main characters from the hit show "Saved by the Bell". First names are fine, but
5 extra points if you can include all last names!
The entire game was riddled with easy questions that kept the scores close, with the
exception of team The Boroughs. Astronomical scores were possible and the players
did not disappoint. Before the final wagers, scores ranged from 50 to 74. The final
question was to name the first 7 American presidents, in order. The Boroughs went
home victorious with 94 points!
Will the next night of questions be impossible or will our genius shine again? Find out
at the February 2nd Trivia Night, in the Ballroom at 7pm.
(Answers: Sherwood Forest; Mozart;
a map; Max, Zach Morris, Jesse
Spano, A.C. Slater, Mr. Belding,
Screech Powers, Lisa Turtle & Kelly
Kapowski; Washington, J Adams,
Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, JQ Ad-
ams & Jackson)
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February Movie Schedule
Sunday Feb 18 @ 4:00 PM - Gifted
When his sister dies, 30-something bachelor Frank Adler assumes the care of her 7-year-old daughter. But his plans to raise her are threatened when the child reveals herself to be a math prodigy, and his mom suddenly gets involved.
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Sunday Feb 4 @ 4:00 PM - Alice in Wonderland
Years after her first visit to Underland, 19-year-old Alice returns to confront the sadistic Red Queen in this inventive adaptation of Lewis Carroll's novels. It's up to Alice to slay the Jabberwocky that's been terrorizing Underland's peculiar folk.
Sunday Feb 11 @ 4:00 PM - Hacksaw Ridge
Based on a true story, this World War II drama focuses on Desmond T. Doss, a conscientious objector who becomes a hero while serving as an unarmed medic during the brutal and bloody fight for Okinawa.
Saturday Feb 17 @ 1:00 PM - DIANA
Princess Diana, the world's most-watched woman, struggles to find herself after her painful divorce. In the two years before her death, she embarks on a vital campaign to ban landmines and on a passionate love affair with heart surgeon Hasnat Khan.
Please sign up at the spa desk. Min. of 3 required by Friday at 4.
Sunday Feb 25 @ 4:00 PM - Bridget Jones’ Baby
In this third chapter of Bridget's madcap existence, she unexpectedly finds herself pregnant at the age of 43. But with two suitors in her life -- barrister Mark Darcy and dashing tycoon Jack Qwant -- which one is the father?
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Movies and More
By: Bruce J. Maltzman
Good Golly, Miss Molly It’s certainly the best game in town; it may also be the best movie in town. Molly’s Game is the fascinating and at times riveting true story of Molly Bloom and how she came to run one of the largest poker games in the United States. Buying into Molly’s game could cost as much as a quarter of a million dollars, so it’s no surprise that her game included A-list movie stars, millionaires, a New York Yankee and even members of the Russian Mafia. Quite the mix.
Molly’s story begins as she tries to please her overbearing and abusive father by making the Olympic ski team. Molly, played glamorously by Jessica Chastain (who has already won the Golden Globe and is a guarantee for an Academy nod) has father issues as Larry Bloom (played by Kevin Costner) pushes her way too hard. This is juxtaposed with the wonderful father/ daughter relationship of her attorney and his daughter.
Molly’s Game jumps from the present, where she is arrested by the FBI, to the past which explains through voice over narration how she got to that point. Molly actually begins to run the game through happenstance and an unstable employer who ultimately trusts her enough to take control of the game.
Molly is a quick study and ultimately steals the game from her employer and sets up a first class game at a plush hotel replete with gourmet food and massage therapists. Quite the little entrepreneur.
Over a period of time Molly has her game stolen from her, but proves to be amazingly resilient and sets up yet another game through sheer tenacity and street smarts. My favorite scene in the movie occurs when a Russian art dealer attempts to buy into her game with a genuine “Monet.”
Ultimately Molly ends up in court, but not before her accrued earnings of four million dollars have been taken by the FBI. Her attorney, played conflictingly well by Idris Elba wants to turn all of Molly’s past iphone communications over to the FBI in return for a much reduced sentence, but Molly balks fearing all the lives that will be drasti-cally affected.
The film’s conclusion throws us a delicious curve ball that will leave you smiling. Actually you will be smiling long before that because Molly’s Game at two hours and twenty minutes flies by with a series of great scenes, not the least of which is a father/daughter confrontation at an ice skating rink in New York City.
Molly’s Game is certainly one of the better movies of the year and will be recognized as such when the Academy Award nominations come around...
SIGN LANGUAGE
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ERSTEIN
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EVENTS
Friday February 2 @ 7:00 PM (Ballroom) – Trivia
Saturday February 3 @ 9:00 AM (Ballroom) – AARP Safe Driving Class
Sunday February 4 @ 4:00 PM (Library) – Movie Night
Tuesday February 6 @7:00 PM (Ballroom) – Uptown Art
Friday February 9 @ 8:00 PM (Ballroom) – SHOW SERIES – Legends of Broadway
Sunday February 11 @ 4:00 PM (Library) – Movie Night
Friday February 16 @ 7:00 PM (Ballroom) – Chinese New Year Party
Saturday February 17 @ 1:00 PM (Library) – Chick Flick Movie
Sunday February 18 @ 4:00 PM (Library) – Movie Night
Friday February 23 @ 9:30 AM (Ballroom) – Health Fair
Sunday February 25 @ 4:00 PM (Library) – Movie Night
Tuesday February 27 @ 7:00 PM (Ballroom) – LECTURE SERIES – ERSTEIN
HOA & Committee Dates to Remember
Thursday February 1 @ 2:00 PM (Library) - Planning Committee Meeting
Monday February 5 @ 11:30 AM (Café) – Board Chat
Tuesday February 6 @ 9:00 AM (Card Room #3) – LITS Committee Meeting
Wednesday February 7 @ 9:00 AM (Ballroom) – Board Workshop
Thursday February 8 @ 9:30 AM (Card Room #3) – ARC Meeting
Tuesday February 13 @ 7:00 PM (Ballroom) – Board Meeting
Wednesday February 14 @ 4:15 PM (Card Room #3) – Welcome Committee Meeting
Thursday February 15 @ 3:30 PM (Vestibule) – Finance Committee Meeting
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HOA & Committee dates to remember ...continued
Tuesday February 20 @ 2:00 PM (Vestibule) – Planning Committee Meeting
Wednesday February 21 @ 9:30 AM (Vestibule) – Café Advisory Committee Meeting
Wednesday February 21 @ 7:00 PM (Library) - Board Chat
Thursday February 22 @ 9:30 AM (Card Room #3) – ARC Meeting
Wednesday February 28 @ 11:30 AM (Card Room #3) – Tennis Committee Meeting
Wednesday February 28 @ 7:00 PM (Ballroom) - Townhall
Club & Group Dates to Remember
Thursday February 1 @12:00 PM (Café) - Christian Heritage Club Luncheon
Thursday February 1 @ 12:00 PM (Ballroom) – Hadassah Card Party
Thursday February 1 @ 4:30 PM (Vestibule) – Singles Group
Thursday February 8 @ 9:30 AM (Ballroom) – Women’s Club
Sunday February 11 @ 10:00 AM (Ballroom) Men’s Club Breakfast
Monday February 12 @ 3:30 PM (Ballroom) Books & Authors Group
Wednesday February 14 @ 11:30 AM (Ballroom) Investment Group
Wednesday February 14 @ 1:30 PM (Library) Hadassah Book Group
Tuesday February 20 @ Noon (Duffy’s) – Men’s Club Lunch Bunch
Tuesday February 20 @ 7:00 PM (Ballroom) Wine Club
Wednesday February 21 @ 7:00 PM (Ballroom) Jewish Heritage Club
Thursday February 22 @ 4:00 PM (Library) – Current Events Group
Wednesdays February 28 @ 10:00 AM (Ballroom) Hadassah
BVPLAYERS SHOW TICKETS ON SALE MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS
starting February 12th @ 4:15 P next to the Patio
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*All events are held in the
ballroom unless otherwise
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Movie Night 4:00 PM
(Library)
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BOARD CHAT 11:30 AM
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LITS Mtg 9 AM (CR3)
Uptown art class 7 PM
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BOARD WORKSHOP 9AM
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Men’s Club Breakfast
10:00 AM
Movie Night 4:00 PM
(Library)
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Books & Authors Group
3:30 PM
BVPlayers Ticket Sales
4:15 PM Screened Patio
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BOARD MEETING 7 PM
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Investment Grp11:30 AM
Hadassah Book Group 1:30
PM (Library)
Welcome Committee Mtg
4:15 PM (CR3)
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Movie Night 4:00 PM
(Library)
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BVPlayers Ticket Sales
4:15 PM Screened Patio
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Men’s Lunch Bunch Noon
Planning Committee Mtg
2:00 PM Vestibule
Wine Club 7 PM
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Café Advisory Committee
(Vestibule) 9:30 AM
Jewish Heritage Club 7 PM
BOarD Chat 7 PM (L)
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Movie Night 4:00 PM
(Library)
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BVPlayers Ticket Sales
4:15 PM Screened Patio
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erstein 7 pm
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Hadassah 10 AM
Tennis Committee Mtg
(CR3) 11:30 AM
TOWNHALL 7 PM
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday
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Christian Heritage Club
Luncheon @ Café 12 PM
Hadassah Card Party 12 PM
Planning Committee Mtg
2 PM (Library)
Singles Group
4:30 PM (Vestibule)
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TRIVIA 7 pm
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driving class 9 am
BOARD WORKSHOP 9AM
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ARC Mtg 9:30 AM (CR3)
Women’s Club 9:30 AM
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Show series 8 pm
Legends of broadway
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Investment Grp11:30 AM
Hadassah Book Group 1:30
PM (Library)
Welcome Committee Mtg
4:15 PM (CR3)
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Finance Committee Mtg
3:30 PM (Vestibule)
BVPlayers Ticket Sales
4:15 PM Screened Patio
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Chinese new year 7 pm
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Chick Flick Movie
1:00 PM (Library)
Café Advisory Committee
(Vestibule) 9:30 AM
Jewish Heritage Club 7 PM
BOarD Chat 7 PM (L)
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ARC Mtg 9:30 AM (CR3)
BVPlayers Ticket Sales
4:15 PM Screened Patio
Current Events Group
4 PM (Library)
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Health fair 9:30 am
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Hadassah 10 AM
Tennis Committee Mtg
(CR3) 11:30 AM
TOWNHALL 7 PM
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Doo-wop to Beatles Answers!
Answers:
1. Dion 2. The Contours 3. The Fleetwoods 4. The Coasters 5. The Crests
*Bonus Question* - The American Pie
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Men’s club
By: John Barletta & Dennis Hart
The BV Men’s Club began its January 14th breakfast by welcoming over 80 members
in the Buena Vida Ballroom. President Dennis Hart announced there were seven new
members attending the Breakfast and introduced the new members and the
individual responsible for bringing in our new members. Our newest members are
Nico Doggett, Terry Siegall, Judd Gould, Herb Simkin, Peter Kroetsch, Leon Rosen
and Hal Chorney. Dennis thanked our Treasurer, Norm Silberman for his dedicated
service to the Men’s Club and reminded us who forgot that the annual dues were due
and could be dropped off at the Spa Desk. Dennis also reminded us that January’s
Lunch Bunch was at Tokyo Bay Buffet and the Grand Slam Tennis Hockey event was
January 25th.
Our guest speaker was Arnie Wexler. Arnie is a reformed compulsive gambler and
shared with us his gambling problems and how he was able to overcome his gam-
bling addiction. Arnie now works with individuals with gambling issues and has
written a book “All Bets Are Off.” Our thanks to Mr. Wexler for taking the time to
speak at our Breakfast and for being a very entertaining speaker.
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Our two raffle winners
were
Jerry Rockoff (Left)
and
Jerry Freedman (Right)
Our next Men’s Club Breakfast meeting is Sunday, February 11th at 10:00 AM in the
Ballroom with our guest speaker Men’s Club member Bernie Siegal, who will be
speaking about Stem Cell technologies.
The next Men’s Club Lunch Bunch will be February 20, 2018 at Duffy’s Bar and Grill
located on Forest Hill Blvd.
We are always looking for fresh ideas, interesting programs, as well as new members,
so please spread the word.
From left to right: Vice President John Barletta, Arnie Wexler, President Dennis Hart, Treasurer Norm Silberman.
Books and Authors Group
Continuing a string of appearances by authors of books under discussion, the club,
probably the first organized at Buena Vida, 14 years ago, will have the well-respected
novelist, Joan Silber, appear via Skype on Monday, Feb. 12, to discuss her most recent
book, "Improvement," which has been garnering very enthusiastic reviews and
appears on several lists of outstanding books of 2017.
"This is a novel of richness and wisdom and huge pleasure," said a reviewer in the
New York Times. "Silber knows, and reveals, how close we live to the abyss, but she
also revels in joy, particularly the joy that comes from intimate relationships."
In January, Andrew Gross, author of five novels with James Patterson and more than
a dozen mysteries under his own name, appeared via Skype to discuss two of his re-
cent books, "The One Man" and "One Mile Under," which are available in paperback
as well as online. "One Man" was a departure for Gross, who was inspired to write it
by the experiences of his father-in-law, a Holocaust survivor. It concerns an effort by a
young American who fled to the United States at the beginning of World War II and
who smuggles himself into Auschwitz on orders of Franklin D. Roosevelt to rescue
one man who has the mathematical formulas that would enable the United States to
construct an atomic bomb. "One Mile Under" concerns Ty Hauck, a private detective,
who comes to the aid of his goddaughter, a water-rapids guide, who believes a col-
league has been murdered.
At the end of the interview with Ms. Silber, those in attendance are encouraged to
make a donation to the author's favorite charity. Last year, when the journalist Dan
Barry spoke about "The Boys in the Bunkhouse," his book about retarded men forced
to work in a turkey-processing plant under trying conditions, those in attendance
gave to the Committee to Protect Journalists. At the Golden Globes ceremony last
month, Meryl Streep announced the awarding of a grant of $1 million to the commit-
tee.
Everyone is invited to the book-club meeting on Feb. 12 in the ballroom, whether you
have read the book or not.
Wine Club
Calling all patriots! February is the month Americans celebrate the birthdays of two of
our foremost Presidents, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, and the Wine
Club salutes their accomplishments with a tasting of American wines and favorite
American foods.
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While wine has been produced in this country for hundreds of years -- Thomas
Jefferson had a vineyard at Monticello, his Virginia home -- the quality of the wines
has only in recent years been recognized for their excellence and availability. Wines
are produced in virtually every American state, from California, Oregon,
Washington and New Mexico in the West, to New York, New Jersey and Maryland
in the East, to Texas, Georgia and Florida in the South and other states in between.
Owing to climate and experience, California is the leading producer of American
wines, but the wines from Oregon and Washington are giving California a run.
Accordingly, on Tuesday, Feb. 20, the members of the Wine Club will gather in the
ballroom at 7 P.M. to sample four wines, two reds and two whites, and see how the
wines match up against each other and complementary foods. New members are
always welcome, and socializing is encouraged. In fact, early arrival members are
being requested to save no more than two seats other than their own so that
everyone has a chance to find appropriate seating.
The cost of the evening's educational and social enterprise is $25 a person and there
is a 50-person limit. Those interested in attending should submit a check at the Spa
Desk to insure a place at the table. And don't forget to bring glasses for the tasting.
Current Events Group
While Congress and the Trump Administration wrestle with the problem of DACA
people, so-called "dreamers" who were brought to this country by their parents as
children and have lived here continuously but are not citizens, there are other immi-
gration issues that Washington believes need attention. Some of those issues will al-
so be discussed at the meeting.
In January, members of the group discussed "The Press vs. Trump, or Trump vs. the
Press," which led to a lively discussion. The group welcomed a number of new
members and has room for many more. There is no dues, there are no admission
fees and those who attend are encouraged to have fact-based statements to add to
the discussion.
When Dr. Robert Watson spoke last month in the ballroom about his most recent
book, about "the ghost ship of Brooklyn," he drew a crowd of more than 150 people,
indicating interest in the speaker and his topic but also about contemporary events.
If you have that interest, fear not. Help is here at Buena Vida.
The discussion will be held on Thursday, February 22 at 4 P.M. in the library
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Jewish Heritage Club
By: Rami Salomon
On Wednesday, January 17th, The Buena Vida Jewish Heritage Club hosted re-nowned speaker Rabbi Louis Stein who entertained us on the topic ‘The Journey of Jewish First Names’. Rabbi Stein’s presentation was informative, funny and an entertaining time was had by all. On Wednesday February 21st 2018 we are honored to present Al Kustanowitz, Blog-ger-in-Chief at Jewish Humor Central and author of 11 books on Jewish humor. Let Al be your personal guide to laughter and smiles on the topic ‘Israel is a Funny Country’. Al will have you laughing out loud with some of the Internet’s funniest video clips, all with a real Jewish ta’am (flavor). While this event is free to current members of the Jewish Heritage Club, we are asking you to please RSVP at the Spa Desk so that we have adequate refreshments for everyone. For more information please contact me at 561/557-7223.
Musings From The Bald Wimp
“The True Skinny on Being Fat ”
By: Neil Goldman Hello Buena Vidans:
Most of us obsess over our weight. We weigh ourselves incessantly and live and die by those
numbers on the scale. Unfortunately, most of that is a waste of time. What we weigh is not
nearly as important as the composition of our body. How much of our body is composed of
lean body mass (LBM) and how much of our body is composed of fat is the true measure as to
whether we are fat or not.
As a general rule our subcutaneous fat (stored below the skin and above the muscle) is meta-
bolically inactive and requires no calories (i.e. – energy) to sustain itself. It may not look the
way you want it to look but it requires no metabolic activity, it is just “hanging around”.
Visceral fat (stored below the abdominal muscles in “the gut”) has some harmful metabolic
functions but does not require calories to sustain itself. On the other hand each pound of LBM
(muscle, bone, organs) is metabolically active and requires calories to sustain itself or to be
used. In an adult female that is approximately 12 calories per pound and in an adult male
approximately 13 calories per pound.
In the simplest terms LBM is good, fat is BAD. Muscle is about four times heavier than fat, SO
if you lost an inch of fat and gained a quarter of an inch of muscle you would weigh the same
BUT be thinner. That is the model we have to focus on not how much do we weigh. WHAT
IS MY BODY FAT? – THAT IS THE NEW PARADIGM.
An adult female in a retirement community such a Buena Vida would be healthy in the 25 – 30
% body fat range while an adult male would be healthy in the 20 – 25 % range. Both of these
ranges are slightly higher than what you would find in typical medical publications but
account for the inevitable weight gain and muscle loss that normally occurs as we age.
However, if we train consistently and vigorously, we can still create muscle mass which would
increase our LBM and the recommended 18 – 25 % range for women and the 12 – 20 % range
for men are still attainable.
In addition, consider that more muscle mass requires more calories to sustain itself or actually
be used, ergo, make more muscle and you can eat more food. Therefore, forget about the
weight, focus on your body composition AND don’t be surprised if you gain weight and get
slimmer.
As always, MUSCLE IS THE KEY ----
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Women’s Club
By: Gail Bunce
On January 11, 2018 seventy ladies thoroughly enjoyed a wonderful luncheon and
entertainment at the White Horse Fashion in Wellington. When they arrived, they
were greeted by a beautifully decorated room enhanced with balloons and fresh roses
centerpieces on each table. Individual gifts were awaiting each member at their place
setting. After mingling and catching up with friends, lunch was served. For starters,
each table was presented with wild mushroom and margarita flatbreads followed by
an entrée choice of steak salad, pan roasted salmon, pasta primavera or grilled chicken
with vegetables.
Before the entertainment was introduced by Gail Bunce, she presented to Alice
Bloom, President of the Women’s Club, a gift of appreciation for all her hard work and
dedication for the past three years.
Eric Kearns, Voice of Legends was then introduced and started the room rock’n &
roll’n. His impersonations were amazing! He sang, Neil Diamond, Chubby Checker,
Billy Joel, Johnny Mathias, Elvis Presley, Tom Jones, Jimmy Durante, Louis
Armstrong, Rod Stewart, Cher and even Kermit the Frog. He left our members happy,
clapping, standing and begging for more!
Desserts, which consisted of mini pastries and home baked chocolate chip cookies
along with coffee, were served before all 70 women headed for home after a lovely
afternoon.
On behalf of our outgoing
board, we would like to thank
all our members for the sup-
port we have received for the
last three years in making this a
very successful club. As the
club enters a new chapter, we
look forward to the members
providing the new board the
same enthusiastic support.
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