That Was 2025 That Was

As I believe I may have mentioned here before, I am not a huge fan of New Year's Eve. I am not opposed to the idea of celebrating it, of course, and have had some pleasant ones spent with friends in the past, mostly in my late teens and early twenties. But it's a time when, obviously not uniquely, I become a bit introspective about the progress of my life, or lack of it. How another year has…