This morning, I gave the final speech in the Toastmasters “Develop Your Vision” project; I talked about my plan for the Shir Hadash Ritual Committee in the upcoming year as our new Senior Rabbi begins his tenure with us. It wasn’t the best speech I’ve given; it wasn’t the worst, either, but it was probably the one which would have benefited most from handing out a glossary in advance!

I have one more speech left to complete the “Visionary Communications” path. The last speech in each of the Toastmasters paths asks you to “Reflect on Your Path” and talk about what you’ve gained from the experience. When I completed “Engaging Humor”, I tried to make that speech funny; I’m not sure how I’m going to work visions into the speech this time, but I’ll try.

We got a few things accomplished today.

I wrote the speech I’m going to give at Toastmasters tomorrow.

I finally got the replacement crown installed for my dental implant (it broke more than 9 weeks ago; the replacement came in just after we left for the East Coast and then I had to postpone the installation twice for Covid).

Both of us got a haircut.

Each of us got a “fit to fly” letter from our doctor which should save us from needing an antigen test to come back to the US for the next two trips we’ve got planned.

We even updated the various painkillers in our travel kit, which required a trip to Target. I was astonished at how much less generic painkillers cost at Target than they do at CVS, especially since Target’s pharmacy is run by CVS.

I thought about not posting today because my day was so uninteresting, but that would have made today interesting and so I’d’ve felt compelled to post!