Morning Open Thread ❧ a few songs on the last day of the year

“There are better things ahead than any we leave behind.” — C.S. Lewis

Good morning, everyone, and welcome to Tuesday’s Morning Open Thread.

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I’ve come to think of this post as one where you come for the music and stay for the conversation—so feel free to drop a note.

Join us, please.

This is my final Morning Open Thread and I will say it has been a delight to be part of this community. I wish all of you a wonderful 2025.

By the time this post goes live, I will be dispatching some early crews from work and packing up to head to Grand Isle (off the Louisiana coast). I will celebrating the New Year with a few friends (my love who has come in for the celebration) and some very illegal, but noisy, fireworks. 

Cheers everyone. 

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