Still, it seemed worth noting. Milestones (pun intended!) are often a cause for reflection, and this one reminds me how lucky I've been to see so much of the world. Of course, the more I see, the more I appreciate my home.
I wouldn't trade my blue passport for anything. I both appreciate America and get frustrated by how dysfunctional we are. We should be truly a unified country, but we continue to emphasize differences rather than common interests. I don't think I can solve the country's problems here, but can I help promote cooperation within our industry at least? Since this a blog for our association, let me give a shout out here to my friendly competitors who put in time and effort to support the industry as a whole. More, let me express the hope that in the next year we can find more common ground than division. This is truly an international industry, and I hope we can move forward united together to make it ever stronger. We've gone a lot of miles together and there are many more ahead ...
