Meeting no. 1017 - 7 March 2014

This meeting began in a rather dishevelled manner, as the two scheduled speakers were unable to speak, and we had five visitors. Nevertheless, the meeting was quickly turned into a fun, productive meeting. In place of speeches Leona (I hope my recollection is correct about the organiser of this) arranged a round-robin talk. This was surpisingly fun. Our new member Karina was Table Topics Master, and came up with some great topics, including some on-the-fly to fill in time because of the missing scheduled speakers. Karina's topics were: 1.Learning from our elders helps avoid making mistakes in our lives. Give an example of advice given to you by your parents that turned out to be wrong, or a mistake they made that helped you learn to avoid making the same mistake. 2. They say that the problem with elections is that whoever you vote for, you get a politician. Can you think of an alternative? 3. What is your ideal getaway and how do you deal with day to day stress? Any stress-busting tips? 4.Some compare having a pet with having a child. In what way is this true or not true? 5.Once the National gallery displayed 3 black paintings as modern art. What is the purpose of modern art? Does it make the world a better place? 6.What does home mean to you? 7.Competition. Is it healthy? Keiko's table topics evaluations were as usual informative, incisive, and a valuable model for us to use in the future. Thankyou. Overall, I was pleased that we had a productive meeting, despite the unexpected problems at the start. VPPR.