Well, here we go.

The entry where I recap all the things that happened in the year. Except... I just don't do as much interesting stuff anymore. That was a time that passed when I stopped traveling constantly for the charity I volunteered for. Now I just sit at home with my cats most of the time. But, because tradition is tradition, you get what you get...

Finally snapped over faux "Christians" finding a way to use the horrific L.A. fires as fuel to be fucking assholes.

I decided to buy a garage freezer to try and save on insane food costs gone wild.

Found joy in cursive spelling...

I mourned the loss of Farmhouse Mexican Rice, which is a staple in my cooking.

Went to a Valentine party at Disneyland, and completed my Loth-Cat mug collection (I have both Batuu-West and Batuu-East editions)...

Ran across somebody who refreshingly knows how to be funny without punching down on trans persons...

I will never understand parents who are content to let their child die... then double down to say "AND WE'D LET THEM DIE AGAIN!" but here we are...

Fulfilled my lifelong dream of owning a Le Creuset Dutch oven...

Learned that Jake does not like to be interrupted when cleaning his paws...

Paid another visit to Disney's lovely Aulani Hawai‘i resort...

Discovered the sexiest cooking video yet made...

And the most fucking embarrassing video of the most fucking embarrassing parade ever...

Or was this the most fucking embarrassing? It's probably a toss-up...

I learned to be afraid of AI. Be very afraid...

Spent my Summer floatin'...

...and boatin'...

Fell in love with growing my own tomatoes...

I watched the most fun podcast episode of the year, thanks to a very good interview with T-Swift...

Reveled in one of the best super-hero scenes of all time, featuring a super-hero most people have never even heard of in my favorite movie of the year...

Survived the end of the world. Yet again.

Repeated a double-bill concert of Cheap Trick and Heart which I watched... 34 years ago...

Finally realized my dream of drinking around the world (of Epcot) and visiting the new Beak and Barrel Tavern at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom...

Took a cruise onboard the Disney Wish...

And, lastly, I said a sad farewell to one of my oldest friends.

Hope everybody has a safe and happy New Year. See you in 2026.

Which is tomorrow, apparently.