New Year, New Look

Jan. 1, 2023 (Vol. 17 No. 1) - First and foremost, allow me this opportunity to wish you and yours a Happy New Year. For those of you who are regular readers to this blog - and I suspect that is not a huge number - you will notice that there is a new look to this page and to much of the website. It is cleaner, simpler and easier to read. I'd like to say it was my idea, but it wasn't. You can thank Apple - if thank is the correct word - for the change. When Apple upgraded its operating system, the software I had been using to compose and edit this website was no longer functional. In short, Apple screwed me. That forced me to look for website composing software that is essentially WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get). I am not, nor do I desire to be, a web designer or HTLM coder. That's why I settled on a program called RapidWeaver - which I am still trying to master. In short, this old dog isn't really interested in learning new tricks. So, here we are. And isn't this what new years are all about, getting a fresh start? One can only hope that 2023 is a better year than the one just past. To me, at least, 2022 was a Dickens of a years - as in "It was the best of times. It was the worst of times." I can honestly say that I am in much better health and in a much better frame of mind than I was this time last year. Unfortunately, the loss of three family members last year tampers down any joy I may feel. However, New Year's Day is also about looking ahead to the promise of tomorrow. So, with optimism toward the future, let the latest life chapter begin! That's it for now. Fear the Turtle!