FW: Last Tuesday's Mixture

Hello fellow toastmasters. We enjoyed another verbal variety last Tuesday.

After a bright and breezy opening from Sue, who spoke I think about the Society for Starfish Protection [Save the Starfish]. TimH treated us to tales from the High Country, and Copy Cat Farmers - I wonder if they do the same for colonic irrigation as for the more visible kind? 

Ellie took us down the generation road, I always consider the baby boomers as the younger generation, but they seem to be leading towards the same path as I'm on. Remind me Ellie what generation I'm in, [and I'm not alone - no names no pack-drill]. 

I spoke for 11 min 18 - and did not practice what I preached [or is it prawt] - however I did sort of ask for permission to do so.

Ellie doubled up [metaphorically speaking] as table topics master. TimH globally warned us off I think. I can't help remembering the year 2k bug. Thanks for the common sense Tim. Corran spent a couple of minutes not really knowing if NZ was safer than others or not. On balance I think he wasn't sure. Gerry gave an in depth treatise on rating interest. They will I am sure go up or down.

Jessica spoke authoritively and gave a cautionary tale about sprinklers. Sue looked forwards 12 months as to whether smacking or not was a good thing, she was on the side of love and kindness.

Ray gave us an excellent run down on the Area Convention. I can confirm what Ellie said about  conventions.

After the farm bake supper [I propose making TimH permanent toastmaster] Ah those lemon curd [or cheese] tarts [I had one in duplicate]. We were entertained by Mike King no sorry Corran Vincent. Less every day, elderly people cohabiting etc.  

A word of advice for the soap box presenter. Ray keep your speeches separate. I always do ever since I mixed my speech to the institute of lawyers with that of the prison inmates association [although they  were  similar speeches]. However Ray did sort himself out, and used such phrases as 'the cork is the gateway to the mystique' - and I learned what a stevlin closure was and how it is now favoured by Ray. The subject was the whine - sorry I misspelt it - wine culture. 

After the usual reveal of our good and bad point by the evaluators, and a surprisingly first time timer's report by Pam we came to the end of yet another evening at Rangiora High. 

I've taken the liberty of attaching the notes of my educational - but you don't have to read 'em. 

NEXT WEEK DEBATE NIGHT - IT'S ALWAYS A LOT OF FUN COME ALONG AND JOIN IN.

Regards to all, Gerry.