3/15/2017 Hank's Minutes

Mary-Catherine "toastmastered" the 17 members and 3 guests with a theme of "color".  Color is the sensation produced by the effect of light rays on the retina.  It is subjective.  Blue, green, purple, and red are the most prevalent colors.  Jolt was the word of the day.
 
Greg P. delivered the first of the four planned speeches with "The Danger of Confirmation Bias". Confirmation bias is using analytics to interpret data to tell the story that one wants to tell versus arriving at an objective view point.  He cited the example of his coach's bias when he and another freshman wrestler initially competed at the University of Wyoming.  His point was that one needs to find the truth , not bias the data in one's own way.  

Theresa, the evening's winner was second with the tale of "Rumpelstiltskin".  Theresa displayed her excellent story telling skills by keeping the entire audience enthralled with her delivery and captivating verbal, and visual effects.  

Carin followed with "It's all in My Head".  With tongue planted firmly in cheek, she has determined not to believe her allergist despite evidence to the contrary.  She gave a quick overview of available allergy treatments.  Her message -  listen to your body and look into a level one hazmat suit.  

​Josue concluded the planned speeches with "Why Chicken Tax, Why".  In the early 70's, the US imposed a 25% tariff on all foreign pickup truck imports.  Germany retaliated with a 50% tariff on all imported processed chicken.  Various schemes were tried by different foreign manufacturers to skirt the tax with the most successful (at least for 10 years) being Subaru's Brat with plastic passenger seats installed in the truck bed and stating that it was obviously a passenger vehicle and not a truck.
 
Andrea handled Table Topics continuing the color theme.  Marcus, one of two winners told of his personal flag design using primarily black and navy blue with no stars or symbols.  Alyssa cited  aqua, her favorite color for her hair, clothing, and body markings.  Lee, the other winner told us of Atlanta's Living Wall initiative that hosts artists from all over to encourage the graffiti art form
 
General Evaluator Lori called on the reports.  Alyssa reviewed Greg P., Ken critiqued Theresa, Lee, the evening's winner assessed Carin, and Jim evaluated Josue.  Marcus covered the grammar, Bev enumerated the shilly-shallies, and Tiffini delineated the timing.
 
Plan on "post toasties" on 3/29 and a Grand Opening special meeting on 4/12 to gain visibility with the Piedmont building employees  The Spring Conference is upcoming in early May.
 
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