Club President James got the meeting of to a rousing start. We voted in a new Member – Pete! Opener Patrick had a moving message about believing in the magic. Toastmaster Mary had a message of peace, joy, and love. Speaker Karin did her 10th speech, building on the inspiration of many of our Members. [...]
Toastmaster Melissa stepped in at the 11th hour and picked up the “Prescriptions for Living” theme without missing a beat. Michelle informed and entertained us with more than I ever expected to learn about the daily necessities of life in space. Will took Most Improved Speaker with a presentation on the history of Human Rights [...]
Toastmaster Steve gave us the philosophical background of Optimism, it came from Leibniz in the 1700s. John A told us how he got into woodworking, (think San Diego real estate prices in 2003) and how he built several interesting pieces of furniture. Joe told us a tale of powder cat skiing in BC, the pitfalls [...]
After serving one year as area governor for District 2 toastmasters, she received the Area Governor of the Year award.
Club President James got the meeting off with a resounding gavel at 5:32. We have 4 guests this evening, Sara, Yuyun, Alexander, and Paula. James took note of 2 birthdays – Michelle and Mike. We also have a very interesting award…..Michelle was the Area Governor of the Year! She received a very large trophy to [...]
Club President James opened the meeting at 5:32. We have 3 guests and a returning Member (Ray R). Opener Bob told us about couchsurfing.org as a way to travel and keep your costs down. Speaker # 1, Matt J talked about a road trip he took with his best friend Blackie, a black Labrador Retriever. [...]
Club President James opened the Meeting at 5:31 Opener Richard gave a technical explanation of what causes a hangover, and some approaches to avoid it. Toastmaster John had some amusing examples of hangovers – beyond the obvious alcohol-related ones. Speaker # 1, Denise, told us about how Craigslist can make your life easier. It helps [...]
James called the meeting to order at 5:30. We had one guest, Raymond. Opener Joe explained the origin and history of Samhain, the forebear of our modern Halloween. There was a great deal of information, much of which was new to your Secretary, at least….. First time Toastmaster Mary ran the meeting with humor and [...]
Club President James got the meeting started. We had no guests this evening. Opener Karin had us salivating over the concept of biting into a fresh burst of summer – one of 2,000 possible varieties. Toastmaster Yao has some amusing lead-in comments. Speaker # 1 Richard R talked about the history and function of the [...]
James called the meeting to order at 5:32. We had 2 guests this evening, Dawn and Susan. Opener Bob had a very good example of the “No Kidding??!!” theme – – did you know that it take more than 3 times as much water to produce a gallon of milk compared to producing a gallon [...]
