Archive for June, 2009
Sunday, June 28th, 2009
“Fathers” Meeting Recap – 06/24/09
“Give me one more pullup!” That’s what Brian’s dad said to him to teach him to literally pull the best up out of himself. He learned that even when his arms are tired, and he thinks he’s finished, he still has one more pullup left in him. Dads teach us quite a lot, don’t they? [...]
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Monday, June 22nd, 2009
“Summer Vacation” Meeting Recap – 06/17/09
Summertime, and the living is easy. With Susana as Toastmaster, we coasted through some sun, fun, and partying. First, we celebrated Lee’s new job, which he credited to his fine abilities at Table Topics. Then Louis as Table Topics Master took us on a stroll through vacation packages, vacation problems, and our final days of life. Brad [...]
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Monday, June 22nd, 2009
“Positive Attitude” Meeting Recap – 06/10/09
Today’s meeting was filled with positive attitudes and perhaps some adult beverages during the day or possibly some illegal or controlled substances of some kind since there were several Toastmasters who were a little loopy! The loopiness did add humor to the meeting though, so we aren’t complaining. Rey was our Toastmaster of the day. She started with the story of [...]
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Monday, June 22nd, 2009
“Cars” Meeting Recap – 06/03/09
Who said women can’t drive? Maria did an awesome job as Toastmaster, and it was all about cars. Wendy, whose second car was the Blue Roach, called on Lora, Brendan, Susana and John for table topics. Lora charmingly spoke of the driving lessons she took on what was basically a runway. Brendan spoke about the wreck [...]
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Monday, June 22nd, 2009
“Small Crimes” Meeting Recap – 05/27/09
Our theme today was small crimes. Our resident criminal, Eric, toastmastered, though he wouldn’t share his criminal story. Amy handled our Table Topics, and we learned a lot about our six Table Topic participants (John S., Charles, Leif, Keith, Patrick R., and Zahra) whose stories suggested that we have a club full of criminals! Allison did her [...]