194th Meeting

Our theme for this meeting was the complex interfaces of "Social Media, Marketing, and Privacy." In the Table Topics session, we heard how some of us use social media to help find jobs. And we heard one of us confess to spying on Facebook friends! As usual, we covered a lot of interesting ground. We also heard two particularly animated prepared speakers. One was just beginning his Competent Communicator manual, the other was completing it. The word of the day was paranoid, and no names appear in this post because many of us seem paranoid (enough?) about privacy on the web.

192nd Meeting

How do you feel about insects? In today's meeting we covered every sort of creepy-crawly from minute ants to giant insectoid aliens from space invading California. Jordi, as part of his advanced communicator manual, led us in a brainstorming session concerning how to repel such an alien invasion. We also had the privilege to welcome three new guests, two men from Korea and Heidi from Germany, who enlivened our discussion. Alex was quick to fill the extra time we were left with at the end of the meeting with a few impromptu questions for audience concerning the smaller creatures in this ecosystem of Earth. Thank you all for a great week.

191st meeting

"I, me, and myself" was our theme for this meeting, not the trite "me, myself, and I." Just as our theme gave a familiar phrase a fresh new sound, Alex led a Table Topics session in which we all refreshed our views of fellow members,  guests, and maybe even ourselves. In our prepared speeches segment, Kalen held our attention captive with his smooth telling of "The Fountain of Fair Fortune." Mick Normington also had our attention with his informative talk "What You Study Matters: Trends in Pay for Workers with Graduate Degrees in Texas." Throughout the meeting, our experienced Toastmaster Jordi made the executive decisions and said the good words that keep meetings running smoothly.