Thank you to KUUF for inviting me to speak on April 14, 2019, at 11:00 AM. The service is at the Stone Chapel on the Proctor Academy campus, Rte 11/4 in Andover, NH. All are welcome.
Topic: “Hi, My Victim. Funny and Unfunny Scams”
Most of us get a flood of scam emails and phone calls, some of them so absurd they’re hilarious. They issue impossible promises and sinister threats, preying on greed, fear, guilt–and also on some of our virtues. Some musings on the fascination of schemes and scoundrels.
They Stomped on Down to Washington
Let’s go back, about 110 years, to a meeting, say in a small New Hampshire town. I’m conducting it, and I’ll now introduce our special guest. Mrs. Snodgrass Uppington, President of the Kearsarge Association Opposed to Further Extension of Suffrage for Women. Oh, wait, just one moment. There’s a march going on in the street. It’s so noisy. I’ll have to close the windows. Excuse me just a second, before Mrs. Uppington takes the dais. Mrs. Uppington? A …Read More
Betsy Woodman was educated on four continents, graduated from Smith College, and holds a Master's degree in Anthropology from Brandeis University. Read more »