Happy New Year!

I don’t think it’s too late to say Happy New Year. (I still laugh at the Seinfeld clip where Elaine was disgusted when she “got happy new yeared in February.”)

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I read only one blog* besides my own, which is Tommy Tomlinson’s “The Writing Shed.” (And yes, ironically, he has what would have been the perfect name for my blog.)

Tommy found his way into my heart with his memoir, “The Elephant in the Room” about being overweight in America. His writing is what mine would like to be when it grows up.

Tommy’s new year post included a sign in the Milwaukee airport that says, “Recombobulation Area.” I love this word. 

“The airport director installed that sign in 2008 because he knew how weird and disorienting it can be to go through an airport.” So, he provided a place for folks to stop for a second, take stock, and clear their heads.

My wish for us all in 2026 is to recombobulate.

*The Writing Shed is part of Substack, which is kind of next-level blogging.