2025 Dawns

 Happy New Year 2025

Percy and Finnegan Ready for the New Year

As the new year dawns, it is a good time to stop, before the college football playoffs begin, and reflect on 2024 and set goals for 2025. 

I'm not writing that I have any goals for 2025 at this point, but being the half-decade year it would be good to have some since Chris and I will be crossing some significant milestones this year. 

I am not going to do a comprehensive review of 2024 because in many respects it was a great year and I want to remember it that way. Yeah, there were tears and sorrows, but mostly the year provided growth. 

For 2025? 

Chris and I are scheduled to visit South Africa during February to enjoy scenery, animals, and of course wine!

There will be a cruise, or two. None yet scheduled. 

Did I mention that a grandson is expected? Imminently? 

We are both hoping to knock a few things off the bucket lists. I'm hoping to get to my two remaining unvisited U.S states.

And I will ride my bike as much as I can. There are many unexplored trails in Florida I am hoping to try. And maybe I will do the C&O Towpath trail from Cumberland, MD, to Washington, DC. 

It all begins today.

Wishing everyone the best for the new year. 

-- Bob Doan, Odenton, MD