Out With the Old, In With the New! The New Year's Thread

[Any Del]

2021 I really fared no better, no worse.

Pros:
A new guy started coming to our church who plays guitar and joined our worship team.
We spent a number of summer evenings on his front porch singing and jamming away. He brought a number of new songs so our repertoire expanded by leaps and bounds.

Still have my health, off dialysis for 20 months now and my kidneys are stronger than they’ve been in a long time.

My wife kept working at CVS while others were furloughed, fired, or quit.

Got to grill every chance I got My dinky little grill saw more burgers, dogs, steaks and corn than some of you will see in your lifetime.

Reunited with a friend of mine I haven’t seen for a few years. He’s my oldest friend, I’ve known since 4th grade.

Cons, nothing in particular, with the notable exception of Biden’s screwup in Afghanistan.
You can accuse Trump all you want, but pulling out the military while leaving American citizens behind, Biden has to own it 100%.

The weather has been about the same. I learned a long time ago not to worry about things you can’t control.
Can you control the weather?
No? Well, neither can I. Next case.

It is a shame Betty White didn’t make her 100th birthday. It would’ve been nice, but it wasn’t meant to be.
Back in 1996, George Burns made it too 100 plus four days, then he kicked the bucket.

Every year celebrities die. Just having a hit tv show or a big movie does not make you immune to a fate we’re all gonna face someday. It’s not the years in your life, it’s the life in your years.

Alex, I’m happy you’re moving soon, so you have something big to look forward to.
Any Del, I know how bad your home life is, but I’m glad your Pros outnumber your Cons.

I'm glad as well too. Besides being done with college, another thing I'm looking forward this year is meeting my favorite furry red monster and Tara Strong via GalaxyCon.

 

[LittleJerry92]

Courtesy of yours truly (for his one on one with Tara)

 

[Muppets02]

Given how we about to enter a new year, I decided to make one final post on this forum reflecting on my thoughts regarding the events of 2024.
Overall, I have mixed feelings about how 2024 went for me, especially given there were issues and challenges that did frustrate me during this year. However, I am still trying to be grateful for all of the blessings that I have in my life, and I am still making an effort to find ways to improve myself as a person.
I will admit I was completely blindsided by the events of 2020, given how I never expected the coronavirus pandemic to happen, which ended changing a lot of aspects of my life at that time.
However, I am trying to be optimistic for 2025, and looking to find more ways to continue to improve myself, and live a productive lifestyle.
It was certainly interesting to make my return to this forum under a new account during this year, even with some of the issues that ended up happening.
Regarding the future of Muppet Central, I cannot say that I am optimistic about it. It has become more than clear at this point which direction this website is going in, and I still stand by my statements during earlier this month that I am done being an active member here.
After all, both Sesame Street and the Muppets are not what they used to be, and I am not pleased with the state of either of those franchises. However, I am still grateful for all of the positive memories that I got to have with watching them over the years.
Anyway, I do hope all of you are doing well. Thank you for your time and consideration.

 

[Fragglemuppet]

Happy New Year 2025! May this year serve to bring the best of the Muppet fan community even closer together!