A brand spankin’ new year is upon us. Blank pages ready to be written on from experiences both good and bad, from hopes and dreams to be realized and dashed. It’s all kind of frightening, when you think of it, isn’t it? After all, it’s easy to take comfort in what has already come to pass…

All I know is that today I’ll be taking down the Christmas tree and the house lights. And good riddance to them, I say – I never got into the Christmas spirit but for a few precious hours during my time in Vegas and back on Christmas Eve, so, frankly, it’s a relief to get things back to normal and start to see what the New Year brings with it.

Happy 2016, everyone!