To each of you and your family, Happy New Year. May the new year bring health and prosperity to you and your loved ones. Thank you for reading and (sometimes) commenting. I enjoy your company and insights.

For the writers, may 2007 be a wonderful writing year for you. For everyone else, may reading broaden your horizons and inspire you to think and act as better people. If you’re not a reader, please read more this year than you did the year before. Try it. I think you’ll like it. If you only read one genre or type of book, try something new. If you don’t like it, try something else — don’t knock a genre until you’ve read several different books from it. You’ll have more credibility if you can support why you don’t like something from personal experience and not initial perception or what someone else says.

Be safe. Think about the consequences of your actions, and adjust them to achieve the results you desire. There’s only one you. Even if you don’t think so, people care about you and need you.