VVVD Day at the Roger Sherman
ROTARY BULLETIN
February 16, 2006
Vell, ve did not know it at the time, but it vas VVVD day at the Roger Sherman. After all the backing and filling, we settled in at three he-man tables and one dolly, comprised of Lisa Edson, Sandie, Amy and OJT Presidential candidate Nancy escorted by David and guest Jeffrey along with Jim Rini, Calvin and the ever tardy Andy. In a twinkling, the thunderbolt had struck. Wim dabbed at his eyes as he delivered an impromptu moving speech on the occasion of his final meeting as a member of this Club, which spanned twelve years- total Rotary years nearing fifty. Bill Walbert leapt to his feet in a eureka moment to cement Wim's revered stature. Came the revelation "Vat Vould Vim Do?" The Die was cast, and even as Scott Hobbs lambasted the lawyers and shook the room for Pesos for Pasta, all the happy and sad dollars began with a tribute to Herr Wim. Der Field Marshall was happy he did not miss the event, Jim Rini sounded the Republican and Democrat campaign slogan for Mrs. Clinton "Run, Hillary, Run". Mike Hobbs spoke wistfully of gazing down on a snow blanketed Central Park last Sunday. Phil McClain rose to remind us he is searching for candidates for the Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarships and he flipped a Twenty for son Joe's fourth birthday. Frankie the Claw had a happy to be home and two sads for Wim's last supper and Camille Eskelle's loss of her dad. Nancy complained of sleep deprivation, as hubby Ron has been watching the Olympics nightly till six a.m.
This was all a little confusing for Marty Skrelunas, but he was welcomed into Rotary by Past President Skip Sisson. Marty was unable to tarry to sample the self-serve dessert trolley as he departed for a meeting with the National Trust staff in Texas. It is assumed he took the Rotary Library with him to the plane.
The printed schedule of Club events found at a table last week indicated a Paul Harris Dinner was on the agenda for February 23. You might check the new blog site for confirmation.
And speaking of blogs, David Bryant brought along his resident IT guru to expound on the subject. Jeff Zaino had a receptive and animated audience as he dazzled us with google, technorati, and blogpulse. Add to that HTML and RSS feed (real simple syndication). The power point presentation was peppered with questions until Nancy brought things to a halt at 1:35. We got results, though. Before the day was out John Engel had engineered a New Canaan Rotary Club blog site and we are all invited to post to our heart's content.
Al Gore
February 16, 2006
Vell, ve did not know it at the time, but it vas VVVD day at the Roger Sherman. After all the backing and filling, we settled in at three he-man tables and one dolly, comprised of Lisa Edson, Sandie, Amy and OJT Presidential candidate Nancy escorted by David and guest Jeffrey along with Jim Rini, Calvin and the ever tardy Andy. In a twinkling, the thunderbolt had struck. Wim dabbed at his eyes as he delivered an impromptu moving speech on the occasion of his final meeting as a member of this Club, which spanned twelve years- total Rotary years nearing fifty. Bill Walbert leapt to his feet in a eureka moment to cement Wim's revered stature. Came the revelation "Vat Vould Vim Do?" The Die was cast, and even as Scott Hobbs lambasted the lawyers and shook the room for Pesos for Pasta, all the happy and sad dollars began with a tribute to Herr Wim. Der Field Marshall was happy he did not miss the event, Jim Rini sounded the Republican and Democrat campaign slogan for Mrs. Clinton "Run, Hillary, Run". Mike Hobbs spoke wistfully of gazing down on a snow blanketed Central Park last Sunday. Phil McClain rose to remind us he is searching for candidates for the Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarships and he flipped a Twenty for son Joe's fourth birthday. Frankie the Claw had a happy to be home and two sads for Wim's last supper and Camille Eskelle's loss of her dad. Nancy complained of sleep deprivation, as hubby Ron has been watching the Olympics nightly till six a.m.
This was all a little confusing for Marty Skrelunas, but he was welcomed into Rotary by Past President Skip Sisson. Marty was unable to tarry to sample the self-serve dessert trolley as he departed for a meeting with the National Trust staff in Texas. It is assumed he took the Rotary Library with him to the plane.
The printed schedule of Club events found at a table last week indicated a Paul Harris Dinner was on the agenda for February 23. You might check the new blog site for confirmation.
And speaking of blogs, David Bryant brought along his resident IT guru to expound on the subject. Jeff Zaino had a receptive and animated audience as he dazzled us with google, technorati, and blogpulse. Add to that HTML and RSS feed (real simple syndication). The power point presentation was peppered with questions until Nancy brought things to a halt at 1:35. We got results, though. Before the day was out John Engel had engineered a New Canaan Rotary Club blog site and we are all invited to post to our heart's content.
Al Gore
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