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On Tuesday night at my Laurel Highlands Toastmasters meeting, I did something that I haven’t in my 12 years in the organization. I gave two speeches in less than a week. That hasn’t happened before and I was proud of myself for stepping up to the plate. Our club president Ryan sent an email TuesdayContinue reading “Stepping Up To The Plate”

When it comes to the greatest selling albums, which one comes to mind? Is it Back in Black by AC/DC, Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd, or Thriller by Michael Jackson? What’s the best song of your entire lifetime? Highway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin or Hotel California by the Eagles? What aboutContinue reading “The GOAT of Pop Music”

It seems like it’s been forever since I last posted. It’s been a busy time with work and competing in the Diamond League finals on Duolingo 🦉 🇫🇷 🇮🇹 🇩🇪 . Plus, when there’s not much interesting going on in my life or I don’t feel up to it, I won’t post it. I’m tryingContinue reading “A Very Pittsburgh Day”

It’s less than a week until the new season of Queer Eye premieres. I’ve listed my top ten episodes and today I’ll go over #6 to #10. I plan to watch the top five this upcoming week and the season premiere this Friday. Here’s the first half of my top ten. I’ve carefully made thisContinue reading “Meeting Two of My Instagram Followers at the Kentlee!!!”

For most people, January and February seem to last the longest, due to the short days and cold weather, as well as the lack of sunlight. For me, April seemed to go on longer than expected. I don’t know if you would call that a good or bad thing. But that’s one’s opinion. Overall, itContinue reading “Goodbye April, Hello May”

This week was one that was about appreciation as well as saying so long. It was during this week that we celebrated one of our good friends. For me, it was also about saying goodbye to someone who enjoyed hearing about my journey. Tuesday was our Laurel Highlands Toastmasters meeting. It was a meeting inContinue reading “Thank You’s and Goodbyes”

Today’s blog goes back to the Spring of 2003. During this time in my life, I was getting ready to close one chapter of my life and move on to the next. My time at Penn Highlands Community College (not its name at the time) was coming to an end. I was going to continueContinue reading “Community College: 20 Years Later”

The year was 2019. I was close to achieving my Distinguished Toastmaster award and had just one project left to complete my Advanced Communicator Gold requirements. All the manuals and traditional awards have since gone away and we are completely in the Pathways Educational program now. I sent in the paperwork for my awards andContinue reading “My Toastmasters Fire is Burning Again!”

Wednesday night I took in a pre-Toastmasters meal in downtown Greensburg. That way I could be close to the Courthouse and I needed a change from the mall food. What better place to go than Oliver’s Pourhouse? I’m no stranger to eating here. They have great food and they’re nestled in the heart of downtown.Continue reading “James The Food Slayer—Oliver’s Pourhouse”

In this blog, I’ll talk up Toastmasters, my upcoming dinner tradition with Mr. Clougherty and, my recent trip to Ligonier. This past weekend was the 2023 District 13 Conference which was held at the Doubletree Pittsburgh hotel in Washington, PA, near the Meadowlands. I didn’t attend, however I have been to a past conference atContinue reading “The Best Is Yet To Come”