Welcome to my blog

Hello Ithaca Rotarians,

I can't believe I turned into a blogger.

For a guy in my late-ish 50s, I'm not doing too badly at this technology thing, I guess. The next thing you know I'll be texting you on your cell phones and attaching video clips of Ray J. (Just kidding! ) To tell you the truth, Morse Code is more my style, seeing as I'm a radio amateur (ham). It's actually faster than texting (see below).

I want to use this blog to post my thoughts, some Rotary-related, and some just fun. It allows me to post videos like this one. I first saw this at the Convention in LA. I think it's terrific because it expresses some of the very great things Rotary does in a very quick animated film.




What do you think? (Part of this blogging thing is that you can post your comments. Once we all get used to this, I may be asking you to post your opinions on some topics.)


About the RI Convention in LA. To be honest, I wasn't sure I was going to enjoy flying to LA, doing Rotary stuff for 2-1/2 full days (that's a lot even for a club president!) and then returning via the red-eye flight to Ithaca. (Incidentally, Ithaca had the cheapest fair to LA of any airport Upstate. This is Four-Way-Test true!!)

Well, I have to say I truly enjoyed the experience and I learned a tremendous amount about why Rotary is such an important force in today's world. Without going into details that are very hard to convey unless you were there,the video say most of it, right there.

I'm glad there's You Tube because I forgot to bring my camera. I did have my cell-phone camera with me but most of the shots really didn't turn out too well. Here are a couple I like.


Some supplies that go in a Shelter Box


Kids wait for then-RI President Wilf Wilkinson to
read to them as part of "Reading by 9", Rotary's new
literacy project; The number of books donated made the
Guinnesss Book of World Records.

So that's my blog for now. Except that I have to throw this in for your entertainment and enlightenment. I'm gloating now!

Rich