06-01-06 Meeting Summary

June 1, 2006
Theme: Alarm Clocks

Word of the day: abhor (tr v)
To regard with horror or loathing; detest.

Lori G. was our toastmaster today. She chose the
alarm clock theme because three weeks ago she got up
at 4 a.m. instead of 6 a.m. because her alarm clock
was wrong.... and she doesn’t want that to happen
again—EVER.

Mark H. was our WordMaster today. He abhors alarm
clocks, hence the word of the day.

Marian J. was our Timer. She thinks a person
needs a few backups of alarms if she/he has an
important meeting to attend/deadline to meet.

Jeff S., “Handyman in Training” Icebreaker
Jeff’s icebreaker made him think of his broken ice
maker at home. He then decided to do his speech on
becoming a handyman. He says he is not really a
handyman, but after buying his first home last year
has become one. He told us of the book, “Big Book of
Home Ho-to,” which he recommends. He also told us that
one of the drawbacks of being an inexperienced
handyman is the inability to foresee next steps in a
project.... that that results in many trips to Home
Depot.

Dave B., “Run with a Plan”
Dave described how to get started with a running
program.
1. Get the right gear
2. Set a goal
3. Develop a plan

He had gear in hand to show us (except a sports bra)
and inspired us to start running.


Bill S. was TableTopics Master today. He challenged
us to hit two minutes with our answers..... whoever
cam closest would win a gift!

His first question:
“There was a group in the 60s called Strawberry Alarm
Clock. What does that mean?”

Keri O’s answer:
“I’m not sure who the group Strawberry Alarm Clock
was, but I’ve seen many strawberry-shaped alarm
clocks. I think a clock that omits a strawberry scent
to wake you up would be a good idea, or the jarring
method.... throw jars of strawberry jam at the person
who is supposed to wake up.”

Bill’s second question:
“Would you bring an alarm clock on vacation?”

Mary Ellen G.’s answer:
“I would bring an alarm clock on vacation.... just
because I like to do lots of activities on vacation.
Although, I would not turn it on a few of the
days..... to sleep in, of course.”

Bill’s third question
“When kids hit the age of 15, should they be required
to use an alarm clock or be allowed to rely on Mom to
wake up?”

Kathy J.’s answer:
“My boys have a Sponge Bob alarm clock. They actually
use it to stay up UNTIL their bedtime rather than
using it to get up in the morning.”

EVAL 1
Kathy J. for Jeff Streeper
Kathy thought Jeff maintained good eye contact
throughout his speech. He limited his use of notes and
has a very clear speaking voice. She thought he could
work on organization of his speech.

EVAL 2
Dan B. for Dave B.
Dan thought Dave’s speech was excellent. Dave had good
use of humor and kept his speech conversational. He
thought Dave could work on keeping his hands at his
side, as he noticed Dave’s right hand was “the claw”
during the first part of his speech.

No Inspiration/Humorist today.
Laura C. was our General Evaluator. She thought
Lori was a great Toastmaster, had good segways and was
very comfortable. She fired Marian as timer and liked
Bill’s TableTopic incentive (which turned out to be a
box of chocolates).
Timer report:
Jeff: Approx. 7 minutes
Dave: 9:14
Kathy’s eval: absolutely no idea
Dan’s eval: 3 minutes or something like that

WM report:
48 ahs, ums today.
Also many “Ya knows”

The Spirit Award went to Jeff.

That’s it for this week’s meeting. See you all next
week-
Mary Ellen