Trick or Treat?!!
This above incident really did happen. But as it was of no consequence, it is best to just focus on the meeting itself, for that is what is really important. Toastmaster Stan Coss did use the trick or treat theme since the next meeting was to be November 1st. Susann Swan gave a wonderful joke about Beethoven composing in reverse. You had to be there to hear the whole story. No spoiler here.
Wendy Whitaker prepared her ice-breaker on "Who Am I and How Did I Get Here?" Wendy admitted she is a big procrastinator, and she expressed a fascination with birthdays. She said she is at Toastmasters to sharpen some speaking skills. She may have been pleased to have exceeded the six minute time limit, as normally her speaking in table topics falls far short of the half-way point. Karla gave the evaluation (and practiced for the evaluation contest she will enter at the division level).
Josh Gravley gave his humorous speech, "Eating Season." It really was a treat, especially for those having heard it two or three times, because it was great to see the refinements he had made. His delivery was excellent, as usual, but what stood out equally strong was the development he'd made to what was already a strong, entertaining speech. A round-robin evaluation was conducted to get multiple glows and grows from many members. Josh will be able to incorporate the grows when he goes to the division.
Best wishes to Karla and Josh as they prepare to represent FSTM at the division contest Nov. 9th at Morganton!
Judy Groff demonstrated a table topic on the theme and then had four members introduce themselves in relation to trick or treating. Some wore borrowed hats or brought their own.
The eyes and ears team were the following members: Word Master (prepared), Sally Jones; Grammarian, Molly Garnett; Ah-Counter, Ron Climer; Timer, Hoyt Griffith.
GE and TTE was Karen Alexander. She began by praising the allegiance to the (full-sized) flag and ended by acknowledging all the opportunities to participate in today's meeting.
Members attending were the following:Sally Jones, Molly Garnett, Ron Climer, Hoyt Griffith, Karen Alexander, Judy and Don Groff, Josh Gravley, Karen Alexander, Wendy Whitaker, Carole Kitchen, Susann Swan, Stan Coss, Betty McCallister, and Joseph Girmann.
1) One was an over-sized Barnes & Noble bag that could have contained a shelf full of Mid-East conspiracy theories;
2) The Second was a black Trick or Treat for Unicef bag that seemed to be weighted down with far more than just candy;
3) The Third was a black satchel that had a camera inside with what may have been a secret data recording device.
Had he been properly searched, the driver would have been found guilty of toting a B & N bag full of headgear, like the cowboy hat Ron Climer was too happy to put on and a lady's hat far less stylish than what Judy Groff wore. The driver also would have been found guilty of weighting down the trick or trick bag with two five-pound dumbbells, supposedly so the bag would not flop over in the mad rush of trick or treaters to pull out its contents. Finally, the satchel would have exposed a camera that was missing an SD card so that no photos could be recorded. Clearly, the driver was not a good spy, either, for he confessed that he thought the "No SD Card" message in the viewfinder meant the images would be captured on internal memory. That trick did mean no treats. Sorry.
An officer at Pardee's front desk was consulted at 4:30 Saturday and confirmed the driver should not have been given a ticket or even a warning as there was indeed
no legitimate parking violation.
Still, park with care!
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