I’m sketching out new ventures for Berkshire Publishing, which means digging through old notes. I came across this e-mail from Ed Keating, VP of the Content Division at the Software & Information Industry Association, which I kept with my business plans because it makes me smile and reminds me of what really counts, and of the wonderful friendships we develop in our professional lives. My couple of years on the SIIA board were terrific. Perhaps sometime soon I’ll have time to get involved again. I still want to bring the SIIA gang to China!

Here’s what Ed sent me early this year:

Karen,

Hope you are well and am sorry our paths don