Ho hum – Friday over – weekend coming up – perhaps last day of open air track cycling at Herne Hill this year and preparing for next week – fundraising, finance and frolics – and ICT, strategy and PR of course.
Also, we are having to persuade clients not to panic – some of course are wide open to the winds of Con-Lib cuts. But others are in areas where smaller Goverment may mean more for them – especially in core areas such as care, health (mental and physical) and education.
And we have to remembver two similar agencies may have quite diferent cost structures – decisions made a few years ago to merge ro raise donor funds for facilities – buildings; equipment, may lead to gloriously varying cost structures and ability to pitch successfully.
We wish all our clients well as they go gently into this good night, and, have to remember having misquoted Dylan Thomas I quote properly….
Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rage at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Old age should burn and rage at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright
Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,
And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight
Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
And you, my father, there on the sad height,
Curse, bless me now with your fierce tears, I pray.
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Best to all
