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Quarterly Look Back - 1st Quarter 2024 /  by Todd Henson

Looking back at the first quarter of 2024

And so began 2024. And having begun it’s already well underway, so much so it’s already time for a look back at the 1st quarter. In some ways it’s been a slow quarter, but I’m hopeful there’s still a little something below you might find interesting. But please read on and let me know whether or not that’s true.

Photography

We didn’t make it out for quite as many photographic walks this quarter as we have for some so most of the photos I posted were either from the very beginning of the year or new creations using photos captured in previous years (mostly last year, I believe). I had a short bout of inspiration which led to a small series of posts about a fictional trip to Fairyland and all the wonders I discovered in the land of the Fae. I really enjoyed that brief departure from my usual fare, though whether or not I continue it will depend on whether I can find similar inspiration. Time will tell. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy this look back at the posts from this quarter.

Best of the Year

Best Photos of 2023: My Favorites of the Year

Field Notes Update

Mining Bee in its Nest

Inverted Worlds

A Bend in the Road

The Gateway to Fairyland

Playground of the Fae

The Well of Segais

Mostly Photos

Overcast Blues on Aquia Creek

Hunting Blind Sunrise on the Potomac River

Nature’s Ornaments

Trip Report

Opening Neabsco Creek Boardwalk New Year’s Day 2024

Mason Neck Great Marsh in Snow

A Return to Great Marsh Looking for Tundra Swans

Martinsburg Roundhouse and Bunker Hill Train Shows in West Virginia - 2023

Reading

This felt like a very good quarter for reading. I read what may be the best book I’ve ever read (To Kill a Mockingbird) and didn’t read anything that came anywhere close to being the worst. I sampled works originally written in five different languages (English, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Polish). I included a range of genres including photography, philosophy, classics, science fiction, fantasy, historical fiction, mystery, and an interesting graphic novel. About 60% of what I read I actually listened to as audiobooks, with 20% being ebooks and the remaining 20% old-school paper (still my favorite). It feels like a nice balance and I’m happy with it.

The books I consumed this quarter (paper, ebook, and audio).

Here’s the full list of books: Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree, Abandoned Virginia: The Forgotten Commonwealth by Joel Handwerk, The Glass Box by J. Michael Straczynski, The Art of Living: The Classical Manual on Virtue, Happiness, and Effectiveness by Epictetus & Sharon Lebell, Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa, The Tea Master and the Detective (Universe of Xuya) by Aliette de Bodard, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Hokusai: A Graphic Biography by Guiseppe Latanza & Francesco Matteuzzi, The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell, The Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard, Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt, Death in the Clouds by Agatha Christie, The Tower of Swallows (Witcher 4) by Andrzej Sapkowski, Island Witch by Amanda Jayatissa, and This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone.

And of those, my favorites were:

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

One of the best books I’ve ever read. A classic I wish I’d read much sooner, preferably while still in school. As well as a very compelling story, it is a lesson in history and of humanity, of where we’ve been, where we’ve come, where we still have to go. Full of so many important life lessons. A book well worth reading, and of reading again.

Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa

This is one of those little slice of life gems. About a girl who feels lost in life, who can’t see where it all should go, and ends up living with her uncle for a time at the Morisaki Bookshop. This stay will change both their lives. A touching and beautiful story and I very much look forward to reading the next book, appropriately titled More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop.

Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

A fantasy novel unlike most I’ve read. This one was intentionally much smaller in scale, more personal, less about world-changing events and more about those that affect the life of one person, or of a small group. A touching story for fans of Dungeons & Dragons who wonder how the story continues after the adventure has ended.

The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell

I’ve long seen Cornwell’s books in bookstores, online, and in various other forums and have wanted to try them. But he writes so many series I wasn’t sure where to start. Somehow I ended up choosing the series that begins with The Last Kingdom and is a bit of historical fiction from the period in England’s history when it was made up of multiple kingdoms and was invaded by the Danes / Vikings. I loved Cornwell’s style of writing, and I loved the narrator for the audiobook. I very much look forward to my next Cornwell book.

Movies & Anime

Films I watched this quarter.

I’ve been trying to scale back a bit on the number of movies I watch, opting to increase my reading or other activities, but I did still watch and enjoy a number of films.

I gave the movie Looper (2012) a try, starring Bruce Willis. It’s a futuristic film about time travel and its consequences. It was ok, though not great.

I also tried 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016), with John Goodman and Mary Elizabeth Winstead. I had low expectations going in but ended up really enjoying the film, in which a woman is in a car accident and when she wakes finds herself locked in a windowless room. Things are not what they seem.

Somehow I missed an Arnold Schwarzenegger film from 2000, so when I realized this I had to check out The 6th Day. It’s exactly what one would expect from a sci-fi thriller about cloning with Arnold in it, and I enjoyed it because of that.

Though I’d heard mixed reviews of it, I decided to pick up a copy of Prometheus (2012) from a store closing, and I’m glad I did. I ended up really enjoying it and want to go back and rewatch the Alien movies. It’s not a perfect movie by any stretch, but a solid and enjoyable sci-fi story in the Alien universe.

Finally, the highlight of the movies I watched this quarter was a rewatch of the entire extended edition of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Two Towers (2002), and The Return of the King (2003). These are absolute masterpieces in so many ways. They are probably my favorite book-to-movie translations/interpretations. They contain some great acting, fantastic set design and costuming with so much detail. The music and soundtrack is incredible, emotional, and impactful. And the sheer scope is stunning. These are some of my favorite movies and are based on my favorite books.

And I’ve continued watching the anime series, Planetes, about folks who clean up orbital debris.

Music

Below is a sampling of some of the music I’ve listened to this quarter. There is more, but I try very hard (sometimes unsuccessfully) to keep this to a small number of songs. Most of these are from artists I’ve mentioned here in previous quarters.

SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:XAI - Dark Aria <LV2>

I love everything musical Sawano Hiroyuki is involved in, and he is not new to this blog. In fact, this is the 3rd time I’m sharing one of his songs. He’s a Japanese composer and pianist and works with many different artists, often creating music for anime, shows and movies. This one evokes a lot of emotion for me.

Joe Hisaishi - Summer

I first heard this song in the movie Kikujiro many years ago and it became a strong influence on my enjoyment of the film and always creates nostalgia and desire for a rewatch, though when I do rewatch I find my feelings are not as strong about the film, that is until time has passed and I once again listen to this song, and all the magic returns of a summer trip for a young boy and an old man, about bonding, and learning about oneself, and meeting and making many friends along the way. I absolutely love this song. And do parts of it remind anyone else of the theme song for the show Cheers?

Rodrigo y Gabriela - Finding Myself Leads Me to You

Another song that’s full of emotion for me. I was first introduced to this fantastic guitar duo and their instrumental music by Joseph Smith and I’ve been a fan ever since with this being the 3rd time I’ve shared one of their songs on this blog. I love the buildup of this one and the mix of electric and acoustic guitars. And what a great title for the song. Click here if you want to check out or purchase their music from bandcamp (I’m not affiliated with or sponsored by them, but it is where I purchase their music).

Feuerschwanz - Highlander

And finally for a bit of fun let’s check out a song inspired by a favorite movie of mine from 1986, Highlander, written and performed by the German medieval metal band, Feuerschwanz. As with two other groups above, this is the 3rd time I’ve shared a Feuerschwanz song on the blog. And for those who haven’t seen the film, check it out some time. In addition to being a great movie it also has a fantastic soundtrack written and performed by Queen. And you can check out and purchase music by Feuerschwanz at bandcamp.

 

Life

How should I sum up this quarter? I suppose one way is to say it’s felt like an average sort of quarter. I can’t think of anything major that stood out or happened, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. I have felt tired and less than inspired after getting home from work, but that’s nothing new and in the grand scheme of things isn’t such a big deal. I haven’t been out hiking quite as often as I’d like but that’s also not unusual during the colder months of winter. Now that spring is here I have confidence I’ll find more motivation to get out and hike and photograph and share some of those moments with you.

Thanks very much for reading this far. I appreciate the time you share with me throughout each quarter. I hope this next quarter is a good one for you and I hope you have some goals to work towards. For myself, I’ll work on creating motivation even if I don’t naturally feel it. I’ll work on getting up and getting out. I’ll work on more quickly putting work behind me when home and developing a positive and productive outlook that lets me create during my free time. And I’ll work on creating images and words worthy of your time.

Thank you for reading and for your support, and have a great 2nd quarter of 2024!

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My Favorite Books, Films and Anime in 2023 /  by Todd Henson

My favorite books, movies and anime in 2023.

I love reading, and I love watching movies and anime. And sometimes I come across something that really stands out. Below you’ll find those stand outs I read and watched in 2023. Maybe some of these will be familiar to you, and maybe you’ll discover something new to explore. Either way, I hope you enjoy this look back at 2023.

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Favorite Photography Books

Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning by Elizabeth Partridge

I read this as an ebook, which is not exactly the best format for a book on photography, but it’s what I have. The book was produced as a companion to the 2014 PBS American Masters series, a video I also recommend, though it’s been years since I watched it. This is a relatively short book and contains an essay about Lange followed by a collection of her photography.

Daring to Look: Dorothea Lange’s Photographs and Reports from the Field by Anne Whiston Spirn

In this book the author chose to focus on one year of Lange’s life, 1939. She pored over the various archives of Lange’s work and gathered together photographs both well known and many never before published, along with the field notes and general captions Lange had submitted with the photographs when she worked for the Farm Security Administration. So the book is more than a book of photography. It’s also a book of history, describing the state of parts of the US during that year, and of how the people lived. A fascinating book. As a side note, this was the first book I’ve checked out from a library in decades, but hopefully not the last.

Favorite Non-fiction Books

Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl

Where do I even begin with this book? It’s extraordinary. It tells the story of Frankl’s time as a prisoner within the Nazi concentration camps in World War II. It tells of the hardships he and others had to endure, but it also tells of the small pleasures he still managed to find, how he was able to appreciate what he still had. The book is split into two sections. The first is his story, and this was by far the more impactful section for me. The second was an introduction to his philosophy of logotherapy, something he’d been developing even before his time in the camps, but something that time helped solidify. I can’t recommend this enough.

A Man For All Markets by Edward O. Thorp

Ed Thorp is a name that may be known to some but is likely unknown to most. He may be most well known for his part in finding ways to actually beat the casinos of his day, things that were thought impossible, but with his skills in mathematics and other fields he did it. He contributed to many fields, with those of statistics, chance, gambling and the financial markets being perhaps the most notable. A fascinating story, one I listened to as an audiobook, which I followed up by reading the ebook to try to absorb as much as I could.

The Book of Tea by Kakuzo Okakura

This book was written in English around 1906 and geared towards a Western audience as a way to teach us the finer points of tea and the history surrounding it. And with tea such a foundational part of the Japanese culture it ends up talking about many topics. A fascinating read for anyone interested in Japan and/or tea.

Favorite Fiction Books

My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry by Fredrik Backman

I absolutely adored this book. Such a beautiful, touching, lovely, delightful, funny and sad tale about a young girl, Elsa, who has to deal with the death of her grandmother, someone she was very close to. Her grandmother left letters for all the various people she’d interacted with and Elsa finds herself delivering the letters and learning both about her grandmother and about life. I will absolutely read more by this author.

Fugitive Telemetry (The Murderbot Diaries 6) by Martha Wells

The Murderbot Diaries are my favorite recent science fiction series, telling the evolving story of an entity known as a SecUnit, which is perhaps like an android, part human and part computer. In previous books it broke away from its servitude with the help of others and in this book continues learning how to fit into their new life, unable to fully escape the prejudices against SecUnits. This book went in a different direction than I’d anticipated and I loved that.

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

Neil Gaiman is quickly becoming a go-to author for me. In this story we follow the life of a young boy whose world was shattered, leaving him raised by the ghosts and other creatures of a local graveyard, protected from those who might want to do him harm. Such a beautiful story, one that ends up being about families, parenthood, and watching your child grow up and become their own person. I listened to this as an audiobook, which had a wonderful full cast narration.

Marina by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

My first exposure to this Spanish author was The Shadow of the Wind, the first book in the series, The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, and it became one of my all-time favorite books. This time around I read Marina, a beautiful story of first love set amidst a series of strange events and people. A beautiful and tragic story, and one I very much enjoyed.

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

My first reaction after finishing this book was: what a magical, mysterious and elusive story. I find it hard to describe. It’s very different from other books I’ve read, telling the story of a man who lives in a strange house full of endless rooms and halls of statues, some of which are open to the ocean. He slowly learns more about how he came to be here and of who he is. A wonderful read. Now I’m very much looking forward to Susanna Clarke’s much longer book, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell.

 

Edges & Silver (Inverted Frontier) by Linda Nagata

This is very much the sort of science fiction I enjoy, full of fascinating ideas, sometimes wide ranging in space and time, but also full of characters I find engaging. The first book, Edges, takes place mostly in space as the crew travel great distances seeking answers to what happened to other parts of humanity. The second book, Silver, takes place largely on a planet and deals with the consequences of an encounter with another entity in the first book. I have a number of other Linda Nagata books I hope to get to.

Favorite Graphic Novels & Comics

 

Critical Role Vox Machina Origins Volume III & Critical Role The Tales of Exandria: The Bright Queen

The only comics I read this year were related to Critical Role, a group of folks who stream their D&D gaming sessions, and have grown in popularity such that they now can tell their stories through books, comics, and more. This year I read the third volume of the origins of the Vox Machina group of characters, and a tale of Exandria about the Bright Queen. I still regularly watch their games, and I really enjoy reading these comics to provide more detail and richness to their collaborative storytelling.

Favorite Movies

Star Wars Episode IV - A New Hope & Star Wars Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

The first two Star Wars movies will likely always be two of my favorites. I watched them when they first came out in theaters and they made their marks on my young life. Granted, I’ve not found some of the more recent stories in the series nearly as entertaining, but I still love these first two movies.

Hackers

Another movie I first watched in the theater when it came out. I’ve always been interested in computers and in the counterculture associated with them, so it was natural for me to watch, and end up loving, this now classic hacker movie. It remains one of my favorite computer-related films, along with Sneakers and WarGames.

Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark

Yet another classic of my youth, and one that still stands up today. What an iconic character, and what memorable adventures. It was one of those movies and series where the actor made the character, and to some extent the character made the movie.

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

And now we get to a movie that actually came out this year and ended up a favorite. I loved playing D&D when younger, and I’ve enjoyed reading many novels either set in D&D worlds or at least similar in their styles of story. And yet when it comes to movies, much of what’s come before just didn’t work very well for me. Finally, though, here is a fantastic D&D movie, perfectly melding adventure and comedy. I’ve already rewatched it a couple times and likely will again.

Everything Everywhere All at Once

Everything Everywhere All at Once was my absolute favorite movie watched in 2023. It was completely crazy and bizarre, funny and yet very touching, exciting and confusing, and something that still managed to have a plot I could follow and messages that resonated. I can easily see myself rewatching this one.

Favorite Anime & Animated Movies

Planetes

I didn’t watch a lot of anime this year, but I am currently watching the series, Planetes, one I purchased many years back when a chain of DVD stores went out of business. It tells the story of a future when all the accumulated junk of abandoned satellites and launch debris in orbit becomes too much, which requires the creation of groups to clean up all that trash. And just as on earth, the folks who do this are often looked down upon and treated as lesser than many other professions. I’m only 7 episodes in out of a total of 26, but I’ve already seen a fantastically impactful and personal story in one episode, and I can’t wait to continue the series. 

So what have you read or watched this year? Did any of your favorites match my own? And if not, what were your favorites? Let me know in the comments below.

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Quarterly Look Back - 4th Quarter 2023 /  by Todd Henson

Looking back at the fourth quarter of 2023

The last quarter of the year is coming to a close, and with it all of 2023. So though this is a quarterly look back, being the last of the year it’s also a chance to reflect on the entire year. It’s been a tough one both for personal reasons and because of the various stressors of work. But there’ve also been some very good times, moments to appreciate the beauty of the world, of family and of friends. So try to remember that despite the difficulty any moment may entail, there’s almost always something positive we can pull from it, and there will almost assuredly be more enjoyable moments yet to come.

And with those thoughts, I hope you enjoy this little look back at the final quarter of 2023.

Photography

Overall I’ve been happy with what I’ve created, though being who I am, I’m always thinking I could have done more, been more diligent, strove to see more creatively, etc. I don’t beat myself up about it, but I use it as a way to keep striving, to keep improving. One specific area I’d like to improve is upkeep of both my website and online store. Looking back I realize I posted very few photos to my store this year. And my website and blog have had the exact same look for many, many years, with exactly the same photos in the galleries. I’d very much like to take the time to freshen things up a bit, perhaps try some new themes, but at least post new photos to the galleries and store. This is a goal for 2024.

In the meantime, I hope you enjoy this look back at the posts I published in the final quarter of 2023. And please keep coming back to the blog, as I still have a post with my favorite books and films in 2023 planned before the year ends, and I’ll share my favorite photos of 2023 very early next year.

Field Notes Updates

Adolescent Eastern Box Turtle

Snowy Urola Moth

Approaching a Gray Treefrog in November in Northern Virginia

Holidays

Happy Halloween 2023

Let’s Talk Nature

Mid-November Oak Leaves

Mostly Photos

Summer Reflections Redux

A Brief Stop at Seven Bends in Autumn

Autumn in Prince William Forest Park

Story Behind the Image

A Visitor to the Wild Potato Vine

Trip Report

Martinsburg Train Station, West Virginia - April 2023

Variations on a Theme

Greens and Browns Along the Ground

Reading

This is another quarter where the majority of my reading was in the form of listening to audiobooks. I do prefer sitting down with an old fashioned paper book but there are times I just don’t manage to do that as often as I’d like, and in those times I find its much easier to listen to an audiobook.

Interestingly, this was also the first time in what I believe to be decades that I checked out and read a book from the local library instead of purchasing it (Daring to Look). I certainly don’t expect to stop buying books anytime soon, but I’d like to continue visiting the library from time to time. 

The books I consumed this quarter (paper, ebook, and audio).

Here’s the full list of books: The Girl Beneath the Sea (Undersea Investigation Unit #1) by Andrew Mayne (2020), Piranesi by Susanna Clarke (2020), The September House by Carissa Orlando (2023), The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty (1971), The Burglar Who Liked to Quote Kipling by Lawrence Block (1979), Pandora by Susan Stokes-Chapman (2022), Edges (Inverted Frontier #1) by Linda Nagata (2019), Silver (Inverted Frontier #2) by Linda Nagata (2019), The Sittaford Mystery by Agatha Christie (1931), Reminiscences of a Stock Operator by Edwin Lefèvre (1923), Daring to Look: Dorothea Lange’s Photographs and Reports from the Field by Anne Whiston Spirn (2008), Baptism by Fire (Witcher #3) by Andrzej Sapkowski (1996).

And of those, my favorites were:

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

Piranesi was a delightful little piece of magic. It felt like a mysterious and elusive story, very different from others I’ve read, and I’m not quite certain how to describe it.

The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty

For Halloween I decided to reread The Exorcist, but this time in audiobook form and read by the author. Not all authors make great narrators, but William Peter Blatty was excellent. He had just the right sort of voice to do this horror story justice.

Edges and Silver (Inverted Frontier) by Linda Nagata

Linda Nagata’s Inverted Frontier series is just the sort of science fiction story I enjoy, in the far future extrapolating what humanity might become, and all the various obstacles to survival they might encounter.

Movies & Anime

Favorite, or notable, films I watched this quarter.

As during the previous quarter, I watched far more movies than I typically do and too many to list here so I’ll stick to those that made the most impact on me.

There were a number of movies I enjoyed rewatching but really only for nostalgic reasons as they didn’t seem particularly good movies on a rewatch. I’m thinking about films I enjoyed as a kid, like Battle Beyond the Stars (1980), Space Raiders (1983), Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983), Ice Pirates (1984), Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977), and Damnation Alley (1977).

Then there were those I rewatched that I felt held up over time, movies I still really enjoyed this time around. These seemed more often movies I watched as a teen or later rather than as a kid, movies like The Terminator (1984), The Lost Boys (1987), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), and Evolution (2001).

There were also a number of movies that were new to me. I enjoyed the likes of Monsters (2010) and The Invisible (2007). I watched two quirky films by a favorite director, Luc Besson: The Family (2013) and The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec (2010).

And finally, my absolute favorite movie of the quarter was Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022). What a wild, crazy, insane ride full of completely mind-boggling nonsense, and yet with a plot line weaving through it all and messages that somehow managed to resonate with me. This is one I will very likely rewatch, probably multiple times.

Music

This quarter I discovered music by artists new to me, and also heard new music by artists I already know and love. For the most part, the music I’ve selected this quarter is on the lighter side, especially compared to some things I’ve shared in the past. But before we get to the lighter fare let’s try the following:

Two Steps From Hell - Impossible Live @ Wacken

I stumbled across this song and it became an instant favorite. Two Steps From Hell seems to have started less as a musical group and more a company that writes music for movie trailers, so it has that epic theatrical sound to it. They grew enough of a following that they release their music on albums and even go on tour, and to Wacken, of all places!

milet - Hey Song

And now for something a little lighter, a Japanese pop song by a musician I’ve mentioned here a couple times before, a song all about feeling good, smiling, just living your life and being happy about it. An example of the lyrics are “Your smile is the best thing in the world.” A simple line but I love it. You know those people in your life where just a single smile from them is enough to completely brighten your day? That’s what this song does for me.

Ichika Nito & Marty Friedman - Live at Takasaki City Theatre 23 July 2023

This is a trio of songs performed live by two guitarists whose work I’ve enjoyed for a while now. The two have very different styles and playing together have smoothly merged those styles in a wonderfully harmonious way. They play two of Ichika Nito’s compositions, Reflection and COLOURS, and end with such a beautiful arrangement of Pachelbel’s Canon, one of my all time favorite songs.

One Voice Children’s Choir - Warm

And finally, a beautiful song for the winter season. And a song of hope.

 

Life

This was another quarter greatly influenced by the death of my mother in early August. Sometimes while sitting and watching a movie I’ll find tears forming as my thoughts drift back to her. Other times I’ll smile at a happy memory that surfaces. I’ve walked through stores and thought, I should get this for mom, before snapping back to reality. The holidays are different now. Not bad, just different. I find it’s a slow process getting used to these differences. And work has been busy and stressful, as it sometimes can be, but I’m very thankful the majority of the stressful moments waited until after my mother passed, giving me a little time to recover.

One of the positive aspects of the quarter has been my continued weekly dinners with my family, now just the three of us. And my father and I have continued getting together as often as we can to either walk in the woods or sometimes drive across the state to visit people and places we enjoy.

And of course, there’s the great interactions with all of you, though this quarter I’m still struggling to respond in a timely manner to all the comments you’re kind enough to leave on my blog. I very much appreciate hearing from you and I promise I’m working on getting back to personally responding to them. If I could focus enough to stop watching so many movies I’m sure I could become much more productive. 😄

I hope you’ve had both a good quarter and a good year, and that despite any hardships you’ve gone through that you’ve found moments of peace and reasons to stay positive. Thank you so much for all your support and for spending a little of your time with me. I wish you all the best in the coming year.

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