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So OOW 2012 is over – it was a pleasant and interesting week. Cary’s closing presentation was a joy to listen to and a great way to end the conference.

I’m sitting (actually standing – I’ll be sitting for most of 10.5 hours soon enough) in the BA lounge at SFO, sipping a remarkably nice Chardonnay: The Director’s Cut 2010, from the vineyards of Francis Ford Coppola. Lightly oaked, and a lovely compromise between the delicate sparseness of the Old World and the usual fruity agressiveness of the New World. It’s quite hard to resist the second glass – but if I don’t the flight home will be tough.

Thanks to those who have donated to my son’s half-marathon for malaria. It takes place on Sunday, so I’ll probably be somewhere on the route cheering him on, but I haven’t picked a spot yet.