December 31st, 2023
2023. Wonder, Enjoy! / 123123 -> ’24 > Play
“This is it. Don’t get scared now.” –Kevin, Home Alone
As I reflected on this year, I realized: it was a pretty calm year. And it made me realize 2022 wasn’t, not exactly. I think I wrote about that—the 2s, they were like lightning bolts! Thunder only happens when it’s raining! etc—and so maybe the 3 is a wave. Peace. Fewer changes. Fewer conflicts. Riding along on the water cruise of life. Well—in my little sphere of the world, anyway.
I also almost didn’t write this. lxforever.com suffered a DDOS attack on Xmas eve (my other Relied-Upon Updating Time) and I kind of gave up. (I did write an email to myself, which I will post retroactively.) And I thought, maybe it’s time to give it up, for real! I have a lot to think about, and a lot to say, but maybe not here. Buuuuuut….tradition. Pressure. LOL
2023 was a year of good health, good work, happy ages, lots of fun. It was also a year of realizing—we’re on borrowed time for some of our loved ones, most likely. We just don’t know it yet. Nothing’s happened, everyone’s fine, but we’ve seen it happen this year—in the fourth dimension, time comes for us all.
You know, I’m not writing any more. I would be happy to reflect on such a good year, but I’ve got some funny things playing out in front of me right now—namely, gradeschoolers 1+2 playing what I guess I’ll call “life”—and I don’t want to miss is. Happy New Year!