Donkeys in the bathtub and a walk on the dark side

CTI Techtalkers is not just a toastmasters club, but a gathering of
minds, a war of wits, and a sparkling effervescence of splendor.
Occasionally it's also about Donkeys in the Bath, and a voyage into
the dark recesses of our esteemed toastmasters minds.


May 16th was one such occasion, in the words of Joseph Conrad "They
had behind them, to my mind, the terrific suggestiveness of words
heard in dreams, of phrases spoken in nightmares."


Our Table Topics of the day presented by our esteemed Julie Wright,
concerned “Silly Laws”, and our winner of the day was Jean Francois
Amiot with a discussion of the frustrations of his wife keeping a
donkey in the bathtub. You had to be there.


Our speeches of the day were Simon Jackson with “O Fortuna”, and Val
Erickson with a look at whether we are “Lucky or Unlucky?” and the
personal decision for positivity.


Both speeches contained references to traumatic effects of the past,
prompting our incoming Club President for 2012, Chris Hecker, to
remark that we'd taken a 'walk on the dark side', and that
“Toastmasters can be a lot like Therapy”.


For myself, I have to mention that the CTI Techtalkers are much more
than a speaking group, they are a supportive group of friends, and
that as we all know, is worth more than Gold...


Also with us with her time keeping were Kim “My lights not on?”
Beckett, and Lora “Laughing Yoga” Johnston.