Happy New Year

Greetings friends,

 I trust that you’re reading this means you have accomplished the same goal as myself, surviving the holidays.

Observations from the last two weeks of holiday break were something quite different indeed. The morning of the 25^th started with two very anxious young natives who awoke with a vigor I had not quite been able to muster myself as of yet. One was very excited to emerge to our main dwelling area to see if any new surprises awaited him; the other was nervous thinking that based upon his actions that year that he would not receive such offering from the man up north due to the “naughty list”. To be honest at times through this year I thought it would take great bribes to get them off of that list. However the big man in red came through big time and, for but a moment, there was peace in the jungle.

Then comes the rest of your time off which consists of making your obligatory excursion out of the jungle. This involves different things for different tribes. For some they are joyous excursions, filled with laughter, good sustenance and great offerings. You converse with those you haven’t seen since last year sharing tales of your lives.

And for others it’s something of a dangerous expedition where in you spend your days dodging people whom you can’t help but think can’t possibly be biologically linked, and some whom you just thank the good Lord you only have to see but once a year.

Whatever the case may be we all do it for the same reason. There is one element that gets us all through these excursions, that four letter word… w.i.n.e.

So whatever kinds of excursions you have survived over these last two weeks, congratulations for your great accomplishment. And I’m glad you did so you can continue with us on the native’s journey through adolescence. If history is any indication, we are in for quite a year



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