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Becoming a Paul Harris Fellow
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Written by J. Dennis Robinson
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 Seacoast History Blog #02
November 2, 2008
How does Paris Hilton handle it? Last week I got more than my fair share of local celebrity and, if you must know, it was both satisfying and frightening. After decades of railing against the machine, it is odd, every now and then, to be invited inside the establishment and toasted. (Continued)
Winning the Rotary Award
READ PORTSMOUTH HERALD EDITORIAL on yours truly
I admit I had my suspicions when Portsmouth Herald publisher John Tabor invited me to lunch with him at the Portsmouth Rotary on its last meeting in October. We’ve both been in the local media biz for the last quarter century, but John had never invited me to lunch before. The upshot was a touching introduction by John and the Paul Harris Fellow medal from the Portsmouth Rotary. The following week I got the full editorial treatment from the newspaper, which was odd since I had recently written a eulogy for the same opinion page about "Penny Poet" Robert Dunn. Authors are forever writing about themselves, but it is a rare moment when we read something on the same topic by anyone else. It’s a humbling experience. The frightening part of any lifetime achievement award, of course, is that it is an indication that your clock is running down. A friend of mine used to tell the story of her grandfather who passed on in his mid-90s after a sudden illness. Surprised to find himself failing, the formerly active gentlemen turned to his family and said with disappointment, "But there were so many things I wanted to do!" That’s how I feel every day. But for one week, at least, it was nice to be reminded that a few of my labors are actually done. My thanks to Ted Alex and others at "New England’s Largest Rotary" whom I suspect were behind this honor. For a few minutes I actually did stop and rest upon my laurels. Then I got back to work with renewed sense of direction.
© 2008 J. Dennis Robinson. All rights reserved.
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