As the year 2006 draws to a close (and on a whimper, judging from my Internet connectivity), I find myself looking back on the choices I have made, could have made, did not make. The path I have walked, the many others I did not. Knowing who I am now, where I am and what I have, would I have changed anything?

As we take stock of our lives and the decisions that have made us what we are, the most important questions are usually the most difficult to ask. Nevertheless, there is seldom a more appropriate time to address them, so that we may begin a new chapter afresh and with stronger convictions.

So, as I stand in my apartment and the year 2006 draws to a close, I have to ask myself… … what was I thinking when I bought that white belt with tassels? Tassels! Did I think I was Elton John? Gawd.

Here’s wishing you a more meaningful retrospective, and a great year ahead.