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Blount County First Wednesday Social
December 4, 2024 Wednesday 6:00-7:30 PM
The Bird and The Book, 1509 E. Broadway, Maryville
Come join us at the Bird and the Book, 1509 E Broadway Ave, Maryville, for socializing and dinner.
If you have any extra copies of Free Inquiry, Skeptical Inquirer, Freethought Today, or other freethought magazines, bring them to the social. We will try to have RET stickers ready to place over your addresses to make the magazines suitable for distribution for outreach.
Timothy C. Winegard's The Horse is an epic history unlike any other. Its story begins more than 5,500 years ago on the windswept grasslands of the Eurasian Steppe. When one human tamed one horse, an unbreakable bond was forged and the future of humanity was instantly rewritten, placing the reins of destiny firmly in human hands. Since that pivotal day, the horse has carried the fate of civilizations on its powerful back. For millennia it was the primary mode of transportation, an essential farming machine, a steadfast companion, and a formidable weapon of war. Possessing a unique combination of size, speed, strength, and stamina, the horse dominated every facet of human life and shaped the very scope of human ambition. And we still live among its galloping shadows. From the thundering cavalry charges of Alexander the Great to the streets of New York during the Great Manure Crisis of 1894 and beyond, horses have shaped both the grand arc of history and our everyday lives. Horses revolutionized the way we hunted, traded, traveled, farmed, fought, worshipped, and interacted. They fundamentally reshaped the human genome and the world's linguistic map. They determined international borders, molded cultures, fueled economies, and built global superpowers. They decided the destinies of conquerors and empires. They were vectors of lethal disease and contributed to lifesaving medical innovations. Horses even inspired architecture, invention, furniture, and fashion. 544 pages.
Driven by fascinating revelations and fast-paced storytelling, The Horse is a riveting narrative of this noble animal's unrivaled and enduring reign across human history. To know the horse is to understand the world.
NO Third Sunday Meeting
December 15, 2024
SOLSTICE PARTY
December 15, 6:00 - 9:00 PM
Instead of a regular Third Sunday Meeting this month, we will be celebrating the Solstice a bit early with a Pot Luck meal at Carl and Aleta's home.
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Bring a main dish (vegetarian would be nice), a side, a salad or dessert. This is also a BYOB event, but there will be non-alcoholic beverages available!
We hope to see you there to celebrate the coming of the light!
NO Fourth Sunday Meeting - Reflections
Reflections will return in January.
If you have any good topics for discussion at Reflections, please contact:
One of the pieces of business we handle at the membership meeting is the election of officers and board members. If you are interested in serving on the board, please contact nominate@rationalists.org.
