A Christmas message

So it's been a pretty crazy year all round - with more work than I can cope with, lots of travel, 2 months unable to drive for various reasons, lots of new learning, many new products & technologies, plenty of new challenges, good friends and great times with the family. And of course a whole new grumpy blog :)

I'd like to do a roll-call of friends & colleagues, and of the key events - but sadly in my old age I know I'd miss something or somebody out, so rather than that I'll simply like to paraphrase Helen Steiner Rice and say :-

At Christmastime our hearts reach out

To friends we think of dearly

And checking through our friendship lists,

As all of us do yearly,

We stop awhile to reminise

And to pleasantly review

Happy little happenings

And things we used to do,

And though we've been too busy

To keep in touch all year,

We send a Festive greeting

At this season of good cheer.

So Christmas is a lovely link

Between old years and new

That keeps the bond of friendship

Forever unbroken and true

So I'll raise a glass of fine Tactical Nuclear Penguin and say :-

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year