General Evaluators Notes from February 7, 2008

Winter Wonders

It's a little known fact that birds flying low is a harbinger of a storm, and that a breast bone from a goose may indicate what kind of winter we're in for.  Don't believe me?   You should ask Connie Pshigoda.  Connie our Cordon Bleu source of plains wisdom lead the Triskelion Club's meeting today.  She kept us on task and moving through the meeting, while filling the spaces with information from the theme she chose for today, Winter Weather Oddities and Other Folklore.

 

Speeches

 

We listened to speeches by Dave Trupek and Mike Angel. 

 

Dave spoke on Stagflation "lite" using a chart Dave demonstrated that while the economy is experiencing mild inflation, and a slow down, it hasn't quite hit stagflation.  Certainly, not the stagflation the US experienced during the 70's.  Nick noted, and this is a lesson to other Toastmasters, that Dave dressed the part of a professional.  Appearance is not an item we often criticize, but it can't be ignored how effective dressing the part can be when delivering a speech.

 

Mike Angel shared the story of his incarceration with us.  A blue streak of a tale that began with the purchase of a puppy, followed by losing the puppy, to finding the puppy at the shelter, to discovering an unpaid fine, to visiting the Grey Bar Hotel, and back home to his puppy.  What wouldn't you do for "Man's Best Friend."

 

Definitions

 

Gary Fuller treated us to a different sort of Table Topics today.  We played a game.  We had to give a definition for suderific, or psuedorific, or sudorific, or sederific; we didn't know which, but we had to give a definition in any case.  Then we were to guess who gave the proper definition.  Dave Trzupek was the man on the inside, providing the proper definition for sudorific, which sounded implausible at the time. 

 

Guests

 

We were pleased to be joined by Mr. Steve Gollob.  Steve bravely joined in with the Table Topics.  We look forward to seeing Steve again.

 

Next Week - Roles and Needs:

• Dave Truzpek may be Toastmaster, if anyone would be so kind as to understudy for him it would be appreciated.
• Nick will be the General Evaluator
• Karen Lang is scheduled to speak.
• Nathan Wilkes will be giving his 4th speech
• John Wierzba will evaluate
• Gary Fuller will as well.
• Connie Pshigoda will provide the table topics
• Dan Pratt will utilize his engineers training to provide timing accurate to within .000001 second.
• The Grammarian Role is available
• As is Ah Counter
• As is Word of the Day

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