Who knew?

Did you know motivational speaking was an illness? I offer you this sentence written by Krista Goerte and printed in yesterday's The Paris News: "She grew up in Detroit singing and performing poetry in a church community, moved on to beauty pageants and theatre, and has now found the perfect career in the face of a debilitating illness: motivational speaking."

We learn later in Krista's article that Lashunda Rundles was named the 2008 World Champion of Public Speaking after "competiting" with 30,000 other speakers. She has done all this while battling "Lupis."

And how about this for professional composition: "When time came for her first speech, to be given at the Dallas Toastmaster's club, on the road to her Toastmaster title, Rundles said she was sick, and gave her first speech in house shoes with the support of the whole club behind her."

In the same issue of the newspaper, Mary Madewell tells us the "Cesna" L-19 Bird Dog airplanes were used for "recognizance" missions in Korea and Vietnam.

Who knew?


"Detroit native outspeaks 30,000 for international title." The Paris News; September 22, 2008; p. 1.
"Flair for flying." The Paris News; September 22, 2008; p. 1.