December 1st meeting

We moved the meeting to Intrawest Shared Services in Golden, but we didn't miss a beat.  Ray Hebert (the 2nd) ran the show as Toastmaster in his always resourceful and witty style. Two fine speeches from the veteran Ron Wachenheim and a relatively newcomer (but talented) R.J. Kern. The evaluations by Walter Weinig and Linda Knudson were equally accomplished with positive feedback and constructive suggestions (although not many needed).  And fun, OMG.  Pamela Gould came up with the most creative Table Topics in many a moon. She drew a target on a white board with various sections depicting topic categories. The extemporaneous volunteer speakers shot suction darts to see what their topic would be. The bulls-eye said "Ask Ray any question". Volunteers hit on "How they got to Buffalo TM", wild card and jokes. Alas, no one could hit the bulls-eye, allowing Ray to escape potentially embarrassing interrogation. A rollicking good time was had by all . . . but then, that's not unusual for Buffalo-ers!