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Today I replaced Lotus fun with Disney fun and spent the day at the Magic Kingdom with the family.  As I try to catch up on emails and blog postings tonight, I realized I should send out some well-deserved thanks:

• To all the bloggers who gave Lotusphere advice beforehand -- thanks in particular for the suggestion to talk to strangers at the lunch and breakfast tables. I did it this year and acquired some insights into other environments, received some helpful advice, gained some companions at subsequent sessions and possibly started some new friendships.

• To the many bloggers I met and hung out with -- thank you for your warm reception at various formal and informal get-togethers.

• To Mitch Cohen, Warren Elsmore and Conxys -- thanks for all your hard work and support for Blogger Open. It was great fun and I hope it becomes a Lotusphere tradition.

• To anyone at IBM Lotus connected with bringing in Benjamin Zander as the closing speaker -- THANK YOU!  He made me laugh a lot, he made me cry a little bit, he made me think in brand new ways.
  

Finally, birthday greetings go out to Lotus Notes (20) and Eric (none of our business). Here's a toast to bright futures ahead for you both!