Happy 2006

We rang in the New Year in Utah this year, starting with Provo's First Night celebration. It was really slow, thanks in part to intermitent rain and partly because it wasn't real exciting. Then the rain really came down and lightning strikes (!) knocked out the power to the band's sound system. So we went to a friend's place to watch television coverage of the Times Square celebration, where Dick Clark, still recovering from the effects of a stroke several years ago, made an appearance. He no longer looks young -- but then, we're home ringing in the new year on television, so we're not teens anymore, either. Happy New Year!

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