"Writing checks"? How 20th Century!
Happy New Year, Dave! Thanks for keeping 2009 a little lighter & cheerier than it would've been without the snowmen, moose(es? Meese?), bear, & other Alaskan oddities. May 2010 continue to bring you & your's health, happiness, & prosperity.
Here are my two wishes for us all:
1.) May the days ahead be a little kinder than recent years
2.) May it only take us three or four weeks to stop writing "2009" on our checks.