Ave atque vale!

This is one year that I don't really want to look back on, and that's all I'm gonna say! I know more than I did a year ago. The birthday season is over. We've enjoyed a precious few peaceful days. So there's some reason to be thankful. As the passimist that I am, I can't say that I'm hopeful about the year to come. But I've never been bored and I don't expect that I ever shall be.