A few highlights, from my perspective:

-Camp Runamuck with JenEllen, Mousethief, Mag, Rangeroger, Amos, Amergin, and Mudjack
-The Mucat format upgrade
-Marion's and Ferrara's excursions into doing music professionally in nursing and retirement homes, and my being part of the mini-forum on that topic (with musicmic, Jerry Rasmussen, and others)
-The return of The Gaelic Goddess to the land of the living and Song Challenge!s
-Mudcat's role in getting the Balboa Park jams going in San Diego (I only got to one this year, but it looks like a good thing's been started)
-Kendall's recovery from the cancer threat and regaining his voice (an inspiration to us all)
-doing the Secret Santa thing for the first time and thus 'meeting' Gutbucketeer and Bardford

and, of course,
-the Mudcat CD Sampler project, which I was fortunate to be a part of and which produced 5 CDs that I am enjoying and sharing (Thanks, Amos et al.)

I have noticed some deficits in my "real life," though (e.g., financially), stemming in part from my spending too much time on line, mainly at Mudcat.  So, like Little Hawk and Amos, I resolve to 'cut down' a bit.  I'll start by going back to sleep, since it's 2:03AM here in Oregon.

Happy New Year, folks!
 

Genie