Pardon this interruption of our irregularly scheduled discussions, but having been occupied by work and holiday fun and various viruses for a while now I am just now catching up on my dotCommunications and marveling yet again at how remarkable this space is. I find myself bookmarking posts for later reading, and checking in on past threads and generally wasting more time than I should—though to great profit, personally and professionally. The variety of posts, on matters spiritual and political and theological and just plain funny, is such a fine blend. And the commenters—sparring partners and friends or both—add just as much. So a year-end thanks to one and all.