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Monday, August 23rd, 2010
“Nature and Nurture” Meeting – 08/18/2010
Our theme was “Nature and Nurture” and our Toastmaster, Leif, prepared a quote from John Lennon to get us started: “We’ve got this gift of love, but love is like a precious plant. You can’t just accept it and leave it in the cupboard or just think it’s going to get on by itself. You’ve [...]
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Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
“The Radio” – 07/07/2010
Our July 7th meeting was outstanding. Our Toastmaster was Brendan and our official theme was The Radio. We learned that Brendan deeply loves the radio. We were taken on a tour of every radio selection button in his car, what it is programmed to, and why, and even how. Cynthia urged us to eat organic meat rather than meat [...]
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Thursday, June 3rd, 2010
Meeting Recap “Pranks and Practical Jokes” 06/02/2010
Capital City Friends, Brendan is back! Pranks and Practical Jokes was our theme, and the meeting had Brendan’s name written all over it. Brendan knows how to bring it, especially when he is the Toastmaster. Rey was our Topic Master. Corky waxed nostalgic, sharing the old move-the-outhouse-without-telling-the-homeowner trick. Cynthia waxed nostalgic with the old bra-in-the-freezer trick. Carol described her favorite Practical [...]
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Wednesday, December 9th, 2009
“Wonders, Miracles and other Freakish Events” Meeting Recap – 12/09/2009
The ever capable Amy was the Toastmaster for this week’s meeting. She started it off by telling us a great personal story of how Toastmasters has helped her and opened doors for her. Come to think of it, many of us would be able to talk about similar stories as well, as Corky did in [...]
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Thursday, December 3rd, 2009
“Nicknames” Meeting Recap – 12/2/2009
The Cat’s Pajamas was our Toastmaster today. And yes, the meeting was easier than herding cats. Biscuits was in charge of Table Topics, digging way deep in toastmaster history to pull some repeat questions given to other groups and other speakers. Biscuits chose the Emperor, the Tarot Reader, and the Goat Whisperer as victims. The [...]
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Thursday, November 19th, 2009
“Thanksgiving” Meeting Recap – 11/18/2009
Today was the obtuse “word of the day.” In true Emperor fashion, two words – not just one – were chosen by Sir Albert: masticate and felcherize. With a theme of “Thanksgiving,” words like “thanks” “turkey” or even “pilgrim” would really nicely roll off the tongue. Before you report this site as NSFW (Not Safe [...]
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Thursday, November 19th, 2009
“Honoring Our Veterans” Recap – 11/11/2009
“In war, there are no unwounded soldiers.” Jose Narosky Albert rallied the troops for this meeting as the Toastmaster. The dynamic was a bit different from normal meetings, as this one began with most everyone sharing a brief dedication to a loved one. It was clear that the family and friends still serving are greatly [...]
