The Turning of the Wheel

2024 was a year of major events with ramifications we will only come to know after it has gone. We know that events of great consequence have happened, but what exactly the consequences of the election, the fall of Assad, the ongoing war in Ukraine, the planet as a whole nearing or perhaps reaching the peak of its population growth, the instability of democratic governments around the world – these are portents we cannot yet read.

Setting all of that aside, 2024 was a very good year for me, personally. I got to spend far more time with my family than I had expected, explored more of Alaska than I thought I would get to, grew to sincerely enjoy more and more of my work, developed routines and habits I didn’t think I would ever get around to, and made a number of friends.

My hope for 2025 is that I will continue to grow closer to others, and that it will snow very soon so that I can actually practice with my new skis.