HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Welcome to 2007, everybody, everybody.

Among other things, I'm hoping this will be the best year yet at Step Onto Liquid.

And speaking of other things, did anybody watch the Rose Bowl? I did. USC finished up a somewhat disappointing season with a loud-and-clear victory over Michigan. It sounds like the "experts" are already putting USC atop the pre-season polls for next season. Yep, 2007 is getting off to a good start.

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