Wednesday night, our Laurel Highlands officers all got together for a meeting. We used Google Meet, which was a nice contrast to Zoom. I’ve been attending online meetings since 2020 (when the pandemic forced us to hold them virtually), and this meeting was good, even if we didn’t cover everything in the allotted hour. WeContinue reading “Everything is Falling into Place!”
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Looking Back at my Quarter-Life Crisis!
I’ve been “A Promised Land” for about a month and made it close to the halfway point. By now, it’s 2009 and Obama has been president for a month and is trying to get the economy out of the Great Recession that started in the Fall of 2008. I’ve read up on the collapse ofContinue reading “Looking Back at my Quarter-Life Crisis!”
Who Moved My Cheese at Greensburg Toastmasters?!?
Wednesday night at our 100% virtual Greensburg Toastmasters meeting, we had two speakers (myself included). My speech was titled “Who Moved My Cheese?” as you can see from the image. Not only did I speak on the book and the experience of reading it for one of my classes at Slippery Rock, but I alsoContinue reading “Who Moved My Cheese at Greensburg Toastmasters?!?”
Part Trois: The Final Days of my Stylish Summer Vacation 2025!
I’m in the twilight of my Stylish Summer Vacation 2025. Sunday night, it’s back to Giant Eagle. I will get a couple of days off including the Fourth of July which I wanted. After a couple of years leaving early from the picnic at the Gaffron farm, I can stay and enjoy the fireworks. IContinue reading “Part Trois: The Final Days of my Stylish Summer Vacation 2025!”
An Amazing Launch in Morgantown!
On Friday evening, a launch was held at the Panera Bread in Morgantown for a prospective new Toastmasters club. This club can help the community as well as the students and faculty at West Virginia University. The response was amazing as it attracted many guests in person and online (from all over the world). TheContinue reading “An Amazing Launch in Morgantown!”
Meeting in a Hallway at Greensburg Toastmasters!
This is likely one of the most obscure titles for a blog and one of the most obescure places to hold a Toastmasters meeting, but we made due with we had to work with and it was a success. Wednesday night was our meeting night at Greensburg Toastmasters and we found ourselves in a dilemma.Continue reading “Meeting in a Hallway at Greensburg Toastmasters!”
Feeling Self-Aware at Laurel Highlands Toastmasters!
Tuesday night, we had our Laurel Highlands Toastmasters meeting. I was all set to go to Connellsville when I got word of a last minute change. I received a text at 4:30 with the option to cancel or meet online. We chose the second one and met via Zoom. Even though the rain wasn’t quiteContinue reading “Feeling Self-Aware at Laurel Highlands Toastmasters!”
Continuing my Magnificent Speaking Streak!
This coming Tuesday begins a challenge for me where I’ll be speaking back to back weeks at Laurel Highlands and Greensburg and achieving another level. I’ll be doing the same thing in June, on the heels of Summer TLI and my week off. Where that award ends up will depend on if we have enoughContinue reading “Continuing my Magnificent Speaking Streak!”
One Week Later
It’s now a week since our 2025 Spring Conference. I’ve taken the time to look back on how great this weekend was, but the struggle has been real. My mood has improved this Spring compared to last year and I’m ready to get back into speaking mode for May and June. Laurel Highlands and WesternContinue reading “One Week Later”
Igniting My Spark at the 2025 District 13 Spring Conference!
The 2025 Spring Conference began the next morning. Our food was provided to us by Thermo Fisher. They had a few of their members attending the event and one of them was speaking in the Tall Tales Contest. I ran into a few former members who were in clubs no longer in existence and bothContinue reading “Igniting My Spark at the 2025 District 13 Spring Conference!”
Stylish 🍒 