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2018 is finally here and I hope everyone is ready for an exciting year. The new year is shaping up to be annus mirabillis. Some of the major events we can look forward to include:

President Donald Trump of the United States of America doesn't have to run for re-election until 2020. So it's probably a little soon to be sizing up potential contenders, people who might decide that they have the right blend of character, chutzpah, and charisma to challenge the sitting POTUS. I mean, supposedly these pretenders to the throne would also have sound political ideas.

It's a brand new year. A blank slate. A fresh canvas. A new leaf. What do the next 12 months have in store? That's what makes this time of year so exciting and invigorating. There's a great big TBD out there, and it's up to each of us what gets determined over the coming weeks and months. What is the looming "to be determined" element in your life? There's really only one person who can make that decision — and then make it stick.

How was everyone's Thanksgiving? Did you all pack on a pound or two during the once-a-year indulgence of in excess of good food and fantastic deserts? We only do this once per year, right? Smorgasbord City is a nice place to visit, but nobody ever moves in. Everyone is savvy enough to know that we can't just turn every holiday or festive occasion from now until March into an excuse to gorge on calorically dense edibles. Right?

Life is full of surprises. It's not that there's one surprise after another, all day every day, of course. Most of the time, we have a general idea what to expect out of each new day and there aren't a whole lot of crazy variations or breathtaking revelations. Humans are creatures of habit and we actually spend a fair amount of time building predictability and familiarity into whatever constitutes the daily routine for each of us.