Another year has gushed through the culvert of time, leaving behind a scoured gully along with some unexpected and pleasant flotsam.The year 2025 began with my wife and I watching the famous ball drop in Times Square. Not in person, of course. We viewed it on TV, awakening from our prebedtime naps just in time to witness the blizzard of confetti and the singing of “Auld Lang Syne.” T...