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My wife and I enjoy exposing our kids to new and different experiences. Some experiences are simply for the fun of it, while others are focused on learning. Sometimes you get lucky and find one that accomplishes both. This year while on our family vacation, we were lucky enough to have a number of experiences that covered both. Tonight, I'm going to tell you about one of those experiences. While checking into our vacation cabin my daughter came across a flyer for Gem Mountain in Spruce Pine, North Carolina. She and my son got really excited at the thought of being able to mine a huge diamond and strike it rich.

Excellent video. Excellent topic. Excellent presentation.

Jerry B Young - Toastmasters of the Bluegrass at the Wandering Storytellers - Story Slam - 8/29/11 Wonderful childhood story. Jerry won first place in the competition. Way to go Jerry!!!

Max Dowling - Toastmasters of the Bluegrass at the Wandering Storytellers - Story Slam Touching and heartfelt story. Ladies, take care of yourselves and have regular breast exams.

Max Dowling - Toastmasters of the Bluegrass at the Wandering Storytellers - Story Slam - 8/29/11

I just attended my first Second Life Online Toastmasters meeting. It was very nice and covered all of the aspects that you would expect a Toastmasters meeting to cover. One exception, it was virtual.

All of the roles covered, tabletopics, joke of the day and two very good speakers. I filled the Evaluator role. The toastmaster hosted a Skype conference call, so we could all talk and the speakers could recieve their applause when they completed their speeches.

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I’d like for you all to close your eyes and imagine living next to a landfill. 4.6 pounds of new garbage brought in every day for each person that the landfill serves. The smell off rotting fruits and vegetables, and lawn debris. The sound of heavy earth moving equipment and constant traffic in and out of the place. With landfills filling up at an alarming rate and the difficulty in creating new ones, changes must be made.

I’m going to cover how we can reduce our waste by up to 30% by composting. I’ll cover the top 2 reasons for composting and using a composting tumbler.

After hearing my presentation this evening, you will be armed with the knowledge and resources to start you own compost heap.

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First off, what is composting?