2024 Recap (Including The Box)
2025 is here without flying cars and meals in pill form, and with much fear and existential dread regarding the future of the United States. It's the time of the year where we try to make a plan for the coming year, hoping to improve on the things we didn't do well last year, while also looking back on the old year to reassure ourselves we didn't do as badly as we think we did. 2024 was an interesting year for me. I ended 2023 in a whirl of activity, then 2024 arrived as an enormous, cold, gray ball of nothingness. I looked to the months ahead with dread as it seemed I had little to look forward to. There were no plays, special vacations, or fun outings in the works. I was looking at a dull and dreadful winter. It hit me hard. I was miserable. Then I was even more miserable because I knew I had so much to be grateful for. I have the good fortune to have good health, a strong marriage, a loving family, a steady job, and a roof over my head. Why should I sit around crying ove...