It’s the Holidays!
Toastmaster Rei Fuller introduced the theme of “It’s the Holidays.” The room had been configured for the holidays due to Earth Fare’s need of some meeting space for special packaging. It wasn’t quite as dire as fitting a square peg into a cylinder hole, but as our first speaker said of Apollo 13, the new mission was accomplished. Guest Kathleen Klawitter’s speech was “A Successful Failure.” She gave the background story of Apollo 13’s fuel tank explosion, the aftermath in switching from module to capsule, and the mission to return safely to earth. She used objects to suggest the box and cylinder that had to be engineered to supply life-sustaining oxygen. And, yes, duct tape, was revealed as a real life saver. Her project was from the advanced manual on Storytelling, Project Five, Bringing History to Life. Tres Magner’s speech was titled “Dive in! The Water’s Fine.” It featured Tres’s experience as a lifeguard at t...