Happy New Year, Gwen, Rob, Kelli, Jay, Vince, Twitter, bobbo, Chris, Teakie, Casey, Perry, Dick, Steve, those scribbling away, and all of TRT!!!
Wow! what a line up, gang. Dick, that young doe looks like she's wondering what kind of deer you are

Have a grand time with your family. Give everyone our love.
Had a great time at Tom's last night. The dinner was delicious (of course!), and we slowly dined, finally finishing around 11:00 PM!
Here's a poem about New Years that my dad wrote years ago
N* W* Y A S* H N O E
E******E* R'*** A G V R
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That morning he didn't open himself,
The better to grope
At pain shooting at throbs
Three dimensioning across, around
And through his shuttered skull.
Before he saw, he felt wind
Dragging its sandy feet
Across the open sill.
On his face the deadened as sapphires
Had no star to hold in the dullness
Of the sky
Where mist sat on its wet behind.
A monstrous tabby lurched *its way
Thudding and clumping eyery step
Until, with feral scream it leapt
Its mighty weight
On his fragile self.
A child cried its thickened
Tons of grief
Six houses down the way
Just before the alarm from Hell
Bean tolling by his bed;
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"You're doomed!" it* rang; "Doomed to swim in floundering red,A thickened sea of nerve ends
Hurt;
Face worlds
That never saw your victory,
Never watched that hero stride
Breaking down all opponents
Fr that last bottle on the shelf,
Bottle on the shelf,
Bottle on the ... "
The duffle bag, packed* and waiting
In his mouth,
Feebly called for aspirin.*
Have a great day! Lots of love and hugs and peace to everyone