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New Year’s Eve is my favorite holiday.  It can’t be commercialized by business - not to the extent of Christmas and Valentine’s Day, anyway.  New Year’s is celebrated by people around the world, regardless of creed or religion.  And it has different meanings for everyone.  For me, New Year’s Eve is a chance to say goodbye to all the mistakes and shortcomings of the past year.  We all make mistakes, and if you’re like me, you have a hard time letting go.  New Year’s is the final “letting go”.  “Sayonara mistakes - here comes a new year where I can start over!”  The new year stretches before you like an untouched canvas, ready to be molded into whatever you wish.  The symbolism and significance, to me, is unmatched by any other holiday.

One thing which I would like to forget happened a couple of days ago.  I fell asleep on the couch with my laptop on (surprise!) my lap, and it slipped to the ground and the screen cracked.  Should be very expensive to repair, and who knows how long it will take.  Joy.  In the meantime, please email me at my gmail account until I get it fixed.

The wet season is about halfway through.  This season has positives and negatives.  It cools down the earth to the point where I need to wear a jacket in the evenings, and keeps everything lush and green.  The thunderstorms can be fun to watch too.  But it makes riding a motorbike tricky and messy, and often you just avoid leaving the house so you don’t get soaked.  The roads get torn up by the torrents rushing down the sides.  And it just changes your plans when it starts pouring.  So I’m sort of looking forward to the dry season, although it will be much hotter.

Hope everyone is doing well.