Walk Like an Egyptian

Today is a nothing-special passage of a year in my spouse's life.  He did not clearly move into or out of middle age (although he is almost certainly in the second half of his life).  He is not looking retirement squarely in the eyes.  He did gain a new grandchild this year, which is certainly not our accomplishment but it is very clearly a relatively new role for us, one that we are loving even though we haven't lived as close by as we would like.
None-the-less, it is good to mark the passage of time, and to recount the blessings that we have had in the past year.  We have recently returned from a visit to the ancient world of Egypt, which reminded us that man has been accomplishing great things for thousands of years, hopefully we will be able to reach that level of glory in order to save our planet as a place that is livable for humans. The fires in Australia are the canary in the coal mine for climate deniers, let's hope they see it that way.  In the meantime, it is a happy day in our household, and we hope for many more in the future.