12:43PM, 12/21/2009 East 3rd Street between 1st and A

Like the snowstorm of last Saturday, the year is slipping away. 2009 looked good for a moment (here and there) until, like the snow, it turned into a syrupy slush. So,what’s the lesson learned this year?

It was all good.

If we learn from our mistakes, we grow and move on. We don’t whine and complain about the failures; we embrace and discuss the solutions. Why did I relaunch my studio business in the middle of all this? It was time to come back. I make a lousy employee.

2009? No, not a great year by any standards. But a good year nonetheless.

2010? Well, it goes without saying (although I am, aren’t I), it’s going to be a better year by a long shot.