2014

So 2014 was a kaleidoscope, to be frank.There was so much good to counteract the bad that I was left with the sense of it being a balanced, yet colorful, year. I can wish for2015 to bebetter, but I wouldn’t complain too much if it stayed on par.

I lost friends this year, chief among those being C.J. Henderson and Ray Chatterjee. C.J. was a recent acquaintance, having met him only in 2013, but he was a fun guy and a reliable face and friend to have at unfamiliar conventions. If I ever felt lost...