Well, I suppose I ought to start the New Year off right. I only did one
thought (at least that I archived) in 1997 and that's not a good record.
So I'll see if I can't set things aright in 1998.

This will be a little late for our Aussie and Kiwi friends, because of
course, it's already Friday there (or will be in an hour and a half). But
it's the 'thot' that counts, eh? At any rate, it's nice to be able to
write to everybody to start a new year.

	Piglet thought they ought to have a reason for writing everybody, like
looking for Small or Organizing an Expotition, if Pooh could think of
something.
	Pooh Could.
	"We'll write because it's Thursday," he said, "and we'll write to wish
everybody a Very Happy Thursday. Come on, Piglet..."

	"We've come to wish you a Very Happy Thursday," said Pooh, when he had
gone in and out once or twice just to make sure he *could* get out again.
	"Why, what's going to happen on Thursday?" asked Rabbit, and when Pooh
had explained, and Rabbit, whose life was made up of Important Things,
said, "Oh, I thought you'd really come about something," they sat down for
a little...

	"The point is," said Piglet...

	"Just what I feel," said Rabbit. "What do you say, Pooh?"
	Pooh opened his eyes with a jerk and said, "Extremely."
	"Extremely what?" asked Rabbit.
	"What you were saying," said Pooh. "Undoubtably."
	Piglet gave Pooh a stiffening sort of nudge, and Pooh, who felt more and
more that he was somewhere else, got up slowly and began to look for
himself.

	"What was Pooh saying?" asked Rabbit. "Any good?"
	"No," said Pooh sadly. "No good."

I think what Pooh was trying to say is that he's really looking forward to
seeing what the new year has in store, and being able to go through it,
for better or for worse, with all of you too.  It's going to be fun to see
where the ZEP goes, and how big our family will grow.

So let's all follow Tigger's lead and bounce into the new year!
Fortunately, Tigger's never get lost... :)

-CR