A short talk with the New Year.

Welcome 2013, I hope that you did not have any issues finding us?  The year you are replacing just left in a huff because he was told he had worn out his welcome.  Some ground rules if you are going to stick around for a time:

1. Be gentle with us, we all had a challenging time with 2012 and while it could have been much worse, it was not as good as we had hoped.
2. Understand that this is a temp job - no one gets to stay longer than 366 days (most stay less).
3. We take the 'to every thing there is a season' thing seriously so try to keep them timely and orderly.
4. Lastly, know that we will not be intimidated by your unknown and together we will find a way through whatever you bring with love as our sword, reason as our shield and common sense as our armour.

Sincerely,
Humanity