Quilt By Association
Marion, aka my father, became the wizard of Thompson Road when he brought home this monster metal box with a 7 inch TV screen and the whole neighborhood watched the…
Once a Toastmaster Always a Toastmaster
The September 1st BLESSED Card As you enter this year, it is wise to be asking yourself what sorts of changes in your life would be more life-enhancing and fulfilling. This…
“I Want My Mommy”
Three New Yorkers and a Kiwi I love New Yorkers – the saying, “There is the United States of America and then there is New York City,” is true. It’s…
Dharma
Chopra On Karma The Karma and Dharma are not related to each other. Either Karma can have its existence or Dharma can have its existence. It is impossible that both…
How Sally Met Josh
How Josh met Sally – in Toastmasters of course. Although Josh had just spent three years teaching ESL in Japan, was fluent in Japanese, and proficient at second language acquisition…
Toastmasters Is Even for Old Lovers Looking for Their Lover
Toastmasters Is Even for Old Lovers Looking for Their Lover Entering my third year of widower-hood I ventured to China in search of a mate, a damsel over forty who…
TRUMP WINS ON BODY LANGUAGE
UCLA research has shown that only 7% of communication is based on the actual words we say. As for the rest, 38% comes from tone of voice and the remaining…
CHINA’S FIRST ESL TEACHER
With the Chinese name Ding Weiliang, William Alexander Parsons Martin (1827-1916) was a significant figure in the last years of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Born in a Presbyterian family in Indiana, Martin made his mind to study theology and…
The WAR OF The WORLDS movie is coming to an end
Humans have been telling the same stories for millennia. Author Christopher Booker claims there are only seven basic plots, which are repeated over and over in film, in television, and in novels…