We are at the tail end of what I consider to be a pretty good year.  I know, we all probably lost a few folks that we didn’t want to go, we have had some friends that were sick but I still think we did all right.  We will probably even survive Obama care and whatever else he manages to throw in the fan before he gets through.

I hope each of us remember how blessed we are in what we now have and what we will surely gain in the future.  I hope each of us remembers how many friends we have and how precious they are to us.  Most of all I hope each of us remembers old friends.  Our forever friends are those folks that never leave our hearts and minds.  Those are the friends who know things about us and are kind enough not to tell stories on us.  Mostly because they know that we know the same type things on them.  It is not necessary to see those forever friends on a daily basis but maybe we think about them frequently.  oh, hell, you know what I mean.

My New Year resolution is going to be to try to stay in touch with more folks from the past.  I know that many of you read my ramblings here but I am gonna try to give more of you a call.  I do like the sound of your voices.  Just to touch base and to see how you are doing.  I will try not  to call you at dinner time but don’t be surprised if you get a call from me some evening.  Not a long chatty call but just a brief “howdy do”.  More to let you know that I am thinking of you.  Some of you might try doing the same thing.  We could start a whole new trend in communications.

I wish all of you a Happy New Year and hopefully many more.

Gary