As 2025 comes to a close, and 2026 stands ready to shine down upon us, I find myself thinking of the year to come. I have thoughts of the year that was to be certain, but for the past few days, the future has been dancing about my head in a game of cerebral hide and seek. In a montage of what was, what could have been and what may yet be, a resolution of New Year worthiness crystalized in my mind.