"Oh, dear God," you're thinking. "More year-in-review, 'what a great/terrible year we had,' social media narcissism? Is that what we come to your blog for? Are we not even safe from that here, in the secluded, warm, fortress-like confines of your blog?"

You may determine that for yourself when you finish reading this.

2010 was, by all accounts, a year on the Roman calendar by which most peoples on Earth in the 21st century (again, by the Roman calendar) observe the movement of their planet around the sun. It was a bit different than 2009, and even more different from 1999. Still more different was 1739, but I digress. Professionally.

In 2010 there were a lot of wonderful moments which will overshadow, in time, any momentary frustrations or small sadnesses. I hope that's true for everyone.

In 2025, children born from 2005 until 2010 will begin to look back with faux nostaglia at terrible music and popular culture that exists now, things they were too young to actually remember and did not take any part in at the time.

In 2030, you will see "period" entertainments set in 2010, or in the "naughts." I say entertainments instead of films because that word may be archaic by then.

In 2010, I had a good year. I look to do my very best with whatever 2011 throws me.

Happy New Year.