Speaker: Joe Kagle
Last night, watching the new news communication tool for visual and verbal meanings: the nightly television news broodcast, the first image that came up was a bank robbery with the criminal wearing a dress with underwear over his head (they guessed that it was a male since that was the voice they heard). He was shown robbing the bank because the six or seven other bank robberies were not as bizarre in what they wore to pull off the heist. The second piece of news was a drunk who stold a forklift and had five police cars slowly following him down a major highway until he pulled over and was jailed.
SearchforMeaninginaSeeminglyMeaninglessWorld1.pdf
This week comments: 116, this week visitors: 87
Interesting program. Now I understand the opening art on "Monty Python's Flying Circus."
Thank You
Loved this program. Very insightful with references to some of my favorite artists and poets.
I thank God for membership in the Rotary Family.
Doy gracias a Dios por pertenecer a la Familia Rotaria.
VIVA LA FAMILIA
Joe Kagle challenges us to confront the unknowledge and unexplainable of our lives by providing a new context in which to view its content - from the perspective of the Complete Artist Communicator. What begins as an interesting overview of the Dada movement (wherein, for example, one "rule" says sanity requires "crazy" actions) transitions into a prescription for understanding the creative influences upon the artist, with himself as example. The program then concludes by encouraging "The Complete Communicating Artist of the Future" to work with the community through all "eleven" senses. He hopes someday a 12th sense will evolve - the World Wise sense. Any Rotarian can relate to that desire. Thought provoking program!
Loved the sergeant at arms minute today! It made me long to be in Barcelona staring up at the beautiful cathedral once again!
That was a fascinating peek into an artist's mind Joe Kagle.Had goosebumps reading about his crawling on the footbridge to get to the pagoda!
Such a warm feeling reading all the "family " quotes- Sudha Umashanker
“May the beauty we love be what we do.” As I delved more deeply into this 12-page meeting, I moved from being 'taken' by this lovely quote [Rumi, 13th century] to pondering how fortunate I am to be working with RNs returning for their BS degrees in nursing, where we combine the art of nursing with our science... indeed, we teach nursing theory with and through art, and those of us who learn well, manage to use just about all 12 of the senses presented by Joe Kagle, The Artistic Communicator. Thank you, Joe for giving me fuel for next semester!
That was a complicated dissertation, but once I hit the beggar and the flowers I was hooked. Great
Joe always gives us much to think about and digest. I really identified with his description of crossing the swaying bridge by foot to the middle and crawling the rest of the way. When I first heard the words, after being examined by the throat physician, "You have a tumor on your larynx,"I could barely digest it. But then I proceeded to have 40 radiation treatments, driving myself and breezing through them all. (That was the first part of the bridge.) Then I learned, two months later, that the cancer was still there and I had to have a laryngectomy. To lose my voice was almost inconceivable at first. (All women like to talk -- and for a Past District Governor of Rotary who loved the mike), it was certainly a crawl to where I am today. I often feel as if I have not yet reached "the other side," wherever that may be. Lots to think about in your Search for Meaning, Joe. Thank you.
I enjoyed the poem about families and the program was an interesting concept
Always enjoy the emeetings. Always good material. Some very thought provoked and many new ideas on how to better serve our world community.
Too bad you were born too late to be a dadaist, Joe (you know they never capitalized it - that was too bourgeois). You would have made an excellent one, whether by the written word or the painted canvas. Marcelle DuChamp 's got nothin' on you...
Marco Polo was visititing the world and reporting to Kubilai Khan his trips (a fiction book I read lately). İn one of his feed backs he talked about a city which was so wonderful that the Khan asked him "are the walls of this city solid ?"... Marco Polo said all depends on the strength of it's bricks...
The strength of a good society is the strength of the families building it... And the Rotary family contributes to it a lot.
What better description of a happy family than an early heaven.
Great jokes!
Melekalikimaka!
This is my first time doing my makeups on this site. I really enjoyed this. Feels like i actually attended a meeting today.
Gratitude helps me and my family bring meaning into our world and expressing to each other and others seems to be a great focus to have. Great message joe!
Enjoy the reading. Glad to see our exchange student does not want to move, meaning she is ajusting perfectly. On a site note, I will try to join on the 17th by skype (connection permitting).
Thank you
VERY INTERESTING PROGRAM
Joe:
Thanks for the lesson in Dadaism! By the way, my Dada was born in 1919 also. I wonder if he understood it!
You have outstanding programs--always with plenty to think about. I enjoyed Mr Kagle's essay; and, since it is downloaded, I can refer to it again and again. This points to another advantage of your e-club--your programs continue to influence. Thank you.
very interesting
One component of family dynamics is our opportunities to challenge each other. Let's do what we can this month to let others know that a family of those who serve welcomes guests and newcomers.
Joe, thanks for mentioning the work of Dale Chihuly. I've seen an exhibition and several of his pieces in different places, and have always been amazed at the beauty of his art.
Enjoyed Joe's dissertation on the many ways to communicate with each other, particularly in our ever-emerging, and often faceless, virtual world.
I remember Art Appreciation being a required class at the college I attended. With that background, I enjoyed the update on art from an artist's perspective.
Joe, thank you for bridging the communication gap through the artist. I am so linear in my thinking, it took me many years to understand that not everyone sees things in the same seemingly logical light my brain prefers to process. The artist brings dimension and color....beautiful.
Thank you for a wonderful meeing. I look forward to attending the Skype Party on the 17th.
Hawaii was a wonderful vacation and I am home now working on a new project to help our soldiers serving in Afghanistan.
Have a wonderful week.
Warm Regards,
Doreen Berggren
Fascinating.
Great visuals accompanying meeting text.
Great program. Thanks for offering this option.
Thank you for the great job you do. The comments on Dec. as the "Month of the Family" was great.
Happy Holiday to all; and, good luck for the coming year.
Interesting family poems and quotes. the program was a bit confusing.
As usual, entirely enjoyable and interesting meeting.
Thank you.
Good program today. Thank you!
rw
A very interesting and provocative essay by Joe Kagle. I gave up a long time ago trying to find a meaning to our existence. I am satisfied in letting others---numerous artists and writers (too many to name) present us with their own ideas of what the meaning of life really is. I will simply do my best to enjoy it and allow others to enjoy it while we are here.
WOW! What a diverse amount of content. I really liked the historical content of the Rotary Minute. Too many Rotarians don't know or appreciate the origin of Rotary.
Absolutely loved the humor/jokes, they brought a smile to my face. Can anyone clarify what the picture with the teeth represents? I can't figure that one out for the life of me LOL
Excellent.
This was my first makeup here and I enjoyed the information and layout of the meeting format.
Not sure where this was heading but it was very interesting reading.
I really like the resources available through your club.
Joe Kage's talk was an interesting perspective on the sometimes absurd effort to understand a world that often eludes meaning.
Joe Kagle's presentation, accented / illuminated liberally with graphics, was fascinating. Kagle opened my eyes and mind to aspects of a world I had not considered. Thank you for sharing!
I’m not Haydn
Gone Chopin
Bach in a minuet
Can you Handel it?
Wonderful program......
A great conversation about the artist and his place in our world.
Thanks for allowing me the opportuinty to make up for a missed meeting. I truely enjoyed the progran, it's almost like attending my regular club meeting.
Thanks for the meeting.
I loved the focus on family, particularly Jeanette Matthew's poem. I didn't even know December was family month until I visited, so I'll have to put an even bigger emphasis on that!
You may want to go and check the Creating a Successful E-Club link and update that.
I enjoyed the programs "Impressions of Togo" and "Search for Meaning in a Seemingly Meaningless World." Rotarians have such a wide diversity of concerns and interests!
Thanks Joe! I particularly like the beggar and a wealthy merchant story.
This was an interesting and enlightening program. Excellent!
Thank you. We have a family that is getting closer and closer. Paul Harris' feelingswere "right on". Clark
I think these lessons apply to many pursuits in life as well as art. The best things in life require courage, passion and hard work to achieve. Interesting discussion Joe.
Enjoyed the speaker. Thanks!
This was a profound program. The mention of the senses that were recognized in the 70's/80's were particularly interesting to me. The 11th, sense and community relates as a Global Perspective. Unfortunately these days, this perspective is often lost.
Thank you for the opportunity.
Joe … Once again I am amazed at your depth of experience and inherent wisdom. Thanks for sharing and kudos to all who had an input to this weeks meeting.Mel
ok what is the meaning of this essay
This is the first time I have visited your site. Very interesting. Thank you.
Interesting program. What did it mean? LOL
Loved the Dead Duck story :)
Very informative
I enjoyed the interesting program and absolutely loved the excerpts from the Rotarian Magazine. Genuinely appreciate the continued inspiration.
Great program
The Ambassadorial Scholar article was very good. Rotary could do a much better job tracking the Scholars. They are automatic advertising on the greatness of Rotary.
what a great club. thanks for another good program
Joe,
Your program was a journey enjoyed. Not sure where I have been, but I am sure where I am going!!!
Humor is the best medicine. Thank you.
Like the materials about the December theme and emphasis on family. Very interesting take on artistic development.
I really enjoyed the insipational quotes for this week's meeting and the one that states. "At the end of the day, a loving family should find everything forgivable". This was very moving.
Interested program.
I appreciate this site. I enjoy hearing about other clubs. My work and family schedule hasn't allowed me to visit my own club in the past couple of weeks and this helps with my attendance.
Glad you guys are here. I enjoy reading about the international accomplishments of Rotary!
It is TRUE! When I visit another country and attend a Rotary meeting, I am treated as family, often invited to their homes. Rotary does bring us, at home and abroad closer together. Seasons greetings to all.
Don Eads, Rotary Club of Big Bear Lake, CA
your meeting is vey informative i enjoy every minutes of it thank you .
Thank you Joe...I wish this attendance could count double or triple!!! This program was very hard for me...I am a very down-to-earth person, so ...can you imagine...philosophy...in english!!! Nice to hear from Bella...and...Frances, please, way we go with you to Puebla(MX) next year...
It is interesting that some places in my essay on "meaninglessness" lines were stopped and repeated (which was not in the original presentation) someplace else in the essay but after reading it, it seems to fit my subject perfectly.
Also if I rewrote it, I would not have made some sections so scholarly. I show my professor-side, at times. If that confuses some, go to the last section and just read the 12 ways to communicate in the 21st century.
Thank you Joe for nice presentation
Pictures is too impressive for me to read at ease.
I could understand that artists have special sense compared with normal citizen.
