Good day to you. Some organizations are telling us that the gap between business goals and technology goals is evaporating, or has already evaporated. All aspects of business are influenced by this development.

Greetings, we hope all is well with you. Most companies have shown data that objectives of the technology department and objectives of the overall business have become completely indistinguishable. This is now a reality in most of the industries we study.

Well its pretty clear I am not the DG any more as all access to RI databases has gone!  Well that’s final then! Lots of lovely messages from the team and presidents about my style this past year so I must have got some things right! I am happy that it was  good year.

Shopping today and a bit of gardening –

How does it feel? Strange – little or no work for Rotary although I did get out the Thanks for life newsletter to get things going on the Crocus front

No World Cup on TV

Beginning to consider projects I might do in the years to come in the poorer parts of the world.

well its pretty clear that the end is nigh – the inbox is virtually unused and no phone calls!

Spent the day clearing up papers and tidying the office before enjoying the sunshine and thinking about the holiday next week.

Only one more event before Handover – not ready to prepare anything for Avalon yet. As usual I wrote these things at the last minute

An early morning meeting at Westfield to film some shots for the forthcoming DVD on Water Survival Box. This was followed by our usual monthly board Meeting.

Then off shopping for a new TV and chairs for the caravan.

The evening was a splendid meeting at Chelwood when Linda attended her last meeting as an Honorary member and I gave my report on Montreal as well as my thanks to the club for supporting me this past two years.

It was also handover and Richard provided an excellent summary in written form of the clubs activities which considering organising conference and WSB was quite remarkable. Well done to all concerned

A busy day at home beginning to tidy up papers and files for handing over to Stan.

Made use of the sunshine too and did some gardening

Evening trip down to Charleton Horethorne for dinner with the Sherborne Castles club. We were made very welcome as we always are and I was presented with a cheque for £2000 for Polio! Great company at dinner with Rose the Inner Wheel chair elect and Tina wife of  the club secretary. A super night and my last official meeting as DG although I am out on Friday to Avalon and their Presidents night

Slept like a log!

No comment!!!

Its not over yet!!

Restful day enjoying the sunshine and feeling sorry for the lawns.

Drove down to Robin and Wendys ahead of them taking us to Taunton’s Presidents Night at Park House the beautiful home of President Don and his wife Rosemary. A lovely evening to relax and enjoy the comapny with a harp laying during dinner.

Slept at the Browns which was a real blessing as we would have been in trouble driving home due to jet lag.

This is what I really hate about modern travel – the tireness – the whole experience on aircraft is designed to relieve you on money not to make you comfortable.

Finally collected by our son at Bristol and dropped off  home late morning.

Watched some footie on TV- can’t even remember what it was!

Rested as best we could and managed ot stay up till 10 pm before sleep overtook us

Set out early on this National Holiday to find some shops open. Eventually arrived in the Old Town and met DG David Hodge who joined us for coffee and lunch.We also met these 3 ladies chatting so Linda joined in!

We wandered back to the hotel via Chinatown but soon had to run for a cab as a storm broke and we were in danger of travelling home soaking wet.

Off to the airport at 4 30 pm for the overnight flight, Linda managed to leave her coat behind!

We met up with several other RIBI people at the airport which is the most chaotic place I can imagine – almost 3rd world. David Hodge became 65 as we queued for the plane so a rousing chorus of many of the passengers broke out.

A tedious overnight flight took us back to London for early morning