P.S. (Pre-script ;) I always hesitate to write this kind of thing for fear
of hurting anyone not mentioned. But I said what the heck, hopefully we're
all adults and know that I love each and every one of you and just because
your name isn't in this Thot doesn't mean you're not very important to the
ZEP....right? So here goes:

In keeping with the new year theme, I'm looking ahead to the coming year
to try to anticipate where I want to be when it's over, and how best to
get there in the mean time. Which makes me wonder where this list is
going...

	"We are all going on an Expedition," said Christopher Robin, as he got up
and brushed himself. "Thank you Pooh."
	"Going on an Expotition?" said Pooh eagerly. "I don't think I've ever
been on one of those. Where are we going to on this Expotition?"
	"Expedition, silly old Bear. It's got an 'x' in it."
	"Oh!" said Pooh. "I know." But he didn't really.
	"We're going to discover what Glenda's kids will learn this year.
We're going to follow Ragnhild across strange lands. We're going to
laugh at the antics of one imaginitive little Alexander. We're going
to span the globe from Lyn in Edinburgh to Sarah in N.Z. We're going
to watch Katie and Molly grow up so fast our heads will spin as fast
(almost ;) as Peter's. We're going to laugh at Donna's tech support
woes and learn about A.A. and C.R. from James. We're going to cry
for and support each other through Cancers and Strokes and cheer and
encourage each other through graduations and weddings. We're going to
discover the wonderfulness of belonging to the ZEP family."
	"Oh!" said Pooh again. "What *is* the ZEP family?" he
asked.
	"It's just a thing you discover," said Christopher Robin
carelessly, not being quite sure himself.
	"Oh! I see," said Pooh. "Are bears any good at discovering it?"
	"Of course they are. And Betsy and Jeff and Bonny and Brad and Keira
and Sanders and Jenni and Julie and all of you. It's an Expedition. A long
line of everybody. You'd better tell the others to get ready..."

-CR