I hope you all had a great night last night and a restful day with the family today. Heidi and I visited some friends for dinner then spent some time with my parents before returning home to see in the New Year. We did this by watching a movie. We could have watched the live firework display from the London Eye but to be honest I am a little over fireworks. I know I sound like a bit of a party pooper, but I really do feel that, as a rule, once you’ve seen one fireworks display, you’ve seen them all.

There just doesn’t seem to have been much progress in the world of the firework. In other areas of life things seem to take huge leaps forward. But, since I was a kid, I can’t remember being blown away by any new, exciting firework. Occasionally you get a particularly big one that makes an almighty noise, but essentially it still just blows up and lets off a colored circle of sparks. Big deal.
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As I am sure many of you will have seen on the news reports that last night a crew member was lost overboard on the Carnival Sensation. I cannot comment on who the crew member was or what happened but I can say that this person was a very popular entertainment team member and our thoughts and prayers are with the family at this terrible time. We must also think of the colleagues left behind and how difficult and emotional it will be for them today.
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