I can't say I dealt with anything that was more or less important than anyone else in this universe. I wasn't the easiest year, but it was, after all, a good one. I lost my employment and two days later I lost my beloved dog Rupert, and those events still hover over me. The tough times were really tough, but there are folks here, Karen and Janice in particular, who helped me a great deal through the worst of it, though you all picked me up when I needed it. In the end, if we have let the spirit of love enter our souls, then there will always be many hands to lift us up when we fall. I am very lucky to have felt great love from someone whom I love, and for him, "I'll be there."