Big year for me in a personal sense.

Bought my first computer and paid it off in 3 months.

Learned how to use maybe 40% of it.

Produced a demo cd of home recordings, 'The Rubes-Undisputed'

Established a number of music sites w/ mp3s.

Learned a tiny bit about self-promotion, enough to know I'm not good at it.

Received a lot of comments and criticisms about the quality or lack of it in my recordings, which was not unexpected.

Received a number of favorable comments from strangers who liked one or more of my songs even though they sounded rough, which was really the best thing that happened to me all year.

Managed to pay off the last of my debt (back taxes) which I've been buried under for ten years.

Finishing the year without extravagance, but finally debt free.

Happy Holidays to all Mudcat folks. I've found this site to be largely invigorating, although you Canadians sure do think you know it all, don't you.