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And so we come to the end. If 2009 were the last chapter of a book, I would probably toss it away in frustration. So this is how it ends! Unfortunately, the real world doesn’t have plots that wrap up neatly by December 31.

What a decade this has been. It has been ten years filled with a lot of violence, tragedy and uncertainty. And I’m a little worried about the upcoming “teen” years of the 21st century, considering that these same years in the 20th and 19th centuries were shaken by world wars that changed the previously accepted order of things. When you look at the forces arrayed against the relative peace and common sense brought about by the American Century, the future looks a bit bleak. I loved how one acquaintance put it “If you didn’t like American power, just see how you like Chinese power!”

I’ve been blessed to have so many good things in my life these past ten years. Family and friends, of course. But how much poorer we would all be in spirit if it hadn’t been a decade for some really good books. With all things digital getting all the attention, I think...