The Cabinet met for a bonus meeting two nights ago. We have always met six times a year, which works very well. Not only does absence truly make the heart grow fonder, but the budget works out perfectly this way. More frequent meetings would prompt higher annual dues. This year, however, we found ourselves in a surplus situation, with a reasonable amount left unspent. I wish I could say that it was entirely due to careful planning on the part of the Cabinet Treasury, but in fact, it was more a result of several meetings that featured clearing out the dregs of old bottles that had clogged up our stocks.
The unspent money could have been rolled over into next year's budget, but we are no different than most governments and find that idea confusing. Instead we bought a bottle of Hepburn's Choice 9 year old Speyside to further our exploration of independent bottlers.
As this was a bonus meeting and as I am off to Bavaria tomorrow, I will not be writing a full blog post. Instead, I will simply report that the Hepburn's Choice was excellent before turning you over to Ivan, head of our Photography Department:
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