The time between the end of the Christmas festivities and the start of the new working year is always a weird one for me.  A time for reflection on the year that has past, and speculation on the year which is to come.  I always maintain that if I had any idea what the new year actually held in store for me I would immediately decide that I was unable to cope and refuse to leave my bed on January 1st.  Certainly, I would have refused to get out of bed for 2007 had I had any inkling of the twists and turns it was going to take. (more…)