Hello, friends, and happy 2026. I hope it's going well for you so far. The end of one year and the beginning of another always makes me take a few moments to look at the past, realize how much time has gone by, and remember the events that have shaped my life, both big and small, good and bad and in between. For instance, in 2007 things were pretty different for me. I had not yet seen the Mountain Goats live, my grocery store of choice was A&P, and I liked wearing striped pol