Dear Members, Guests and Friends,
TM Jim G. got us pondering about how things might have turned out under other circumstances. We discovered that...
* TM Tom would be a country & western singer clad in a golf outfit dealing with HOA board meetings with a banjo on his knee.
* TM Marie revealed herself as a daredevil who would whitewater raft, ski and hike any mountain, climb any hill, and return to Cinco Terra in Italy in a heartbeat.
* TM Paolo's best friend was the elementary school bully who became his best friends and they even shared girlfriends (Es Amore!!). Sadly he died 30 years ago, leaving a huge void in Paolo's life. He Won Best Table Topics Award.
* TM Pam realized that she wants to try exotic foods while scuba diving, no more and no less. No jumping out of airplanes for her, no siree!!
* TM BeckyJo has finally understood that it takes a mallet to soften a dead alligator into the texture of a filet mignon. She will not try to cook one again, that's for sure!
We had two great prepared speeches...
* DTM Mary Helen pointed out that symptoms of becoming old are the repetitiveness of life, we can no longer remember the name of our teenage idol, nightsleep is shorter and napping is more frequent. What keeps us young is starting over - at springtime or on our birthday, not when we're tipsy on New Year's Eve, and while we still have something to say.
* DTM David confirmed our suspicions that, like many other organizations, Toastmasters is very disoriented about rules and regulations for Online, In-Person and Hybrid meetings. Erratically is the name of the game. If we stay online-only, we will not be orphaned from District 47, though.
And we had some great evaluations...
* TM Jose, just landed from Spain in the midst of a Florida monsoon, praised DTM Mary Helen for her ease and comfort when delivering a speech, her vocal variety, her hand gestures and connecting with her audience with a universal theme. He Won Best Evaluator Award.
* TM Aleta profusely thanked our Guest Speaker DTM David for enlightening us to the fact that Toastmasters International's policy on types of meetings is clear as mud.
The Word of the Day was
SERENDIPITY, noun
Events that happen by chance in a happy and beneficial way.
Example: It was through serendipity that I ran into my French high school friend - we met in The American School of Madrid - at my parish church in Fort Lauderdale, 20 years after having lost touch with each other. Neither of us had any previous connection to Fort Lauderdale.
See you next week!
Serendipituosly yours,
Ana I.
Recap Writer
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