May all of our readers have the HAPPIEST AND MOST PROSPEROUS OF NEW YEARS.

As so often has happened through the years, New Year's Eve will find me away from home base. This one is planned to be spent watching bowl games and maybe some keyboard pounding.

One year Charlotte and I spent laying vinyl tile on a cold bathroon floor.

One year, an illfated attempt to climb onto a two ton truck jammed my neck on a door jamb. The resulting chiropractor "adjustment" on NYE day left me in such pain my planned evening at the always lively Bohemian Dance Hall was cancelled.

One year found me listing stuff on eBay to help clean out my mom's home after her living there 45+ years.

One year found me in Florida, sans family, fishing on a neighborhood pier catching eels. A promised job interview had prompted the trip. That was the trip when that bony 83 year old female hand grabbed me in the middle of the night and, not knowing what was expected of me, I was afraid to open my eyes or acknowledge the hand shaking me. The Russian-Polish accent announced, "Abenski, you're making the snore"

1. What're Your plans? 2. What are some of your NYE memories.