A lot can happen in a year. A whole hell of a lot. For a lot of reasons, 2006 was a hard year, and a powerful year. It would seem I floated backwards through a series of things happening to me. If that's the case, then many things came to pass around me. It saw the greatest gains and the greatest losses I've known in many years, perhaps the greatest I have ever known. I met a lot of new people this year, all kinds, and I have seen more of the best and more of the worst of men than I knew existed. For that matter, I saw more of the best and the worst in myself. And so it came to pass. It came to pass and I'm still not quite sure what the hell it was, but I know where I am now. Whatever happened, no questions remain about where it left me. All that remains is what I do now. The last hand doesn't matter any more, just who's at the table now. I know who I am. I'm dealing the cards. I know who's sitting across the table from me now and I know what they're holding. I'm back in this thing. Give me a little while, I'll be back on top.
And so 2006 is over. 2007, bring it. Rex inter viris sum.
Also, I made this:
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