Happy New Year. First let me state that this year will likely be better than the last, in that my job (although altered) is secure for the immediate future. No more sense of impending doom, and all that.
However, let me also go on the record as saying that some experiences should be recorded under be careful what you wish for. And also under never say never. It can come back to bite you in the butt. It isn't fatal, but also not a lot of fun. And being middle-aged doesn't keep you safe from the experience. Sigh.
Sometimes real life sucks.
I guess that happily ever after is the fairy tale that it usually concludes. There is happily, and there is ever after. However, ever after will do, as long as it is happily more often than not.
