Thanks all for your warm wishes on my birthday. It’s neat seeing the e-mails pour in. Sorry I cannot reply to each one; I tried but it just isn’t working. Work laptop doesn’t permit Facebook access. I considered taking my personal netbook instead,…

First off, warm wishes to all for a healthy and prosperous New Year. In the words of a Facebook friend, hold on tight ’cause this is going to be an awesome year! What’s going to make it awesome? Well, it’s hard to say for certain without one of th…