For Auld Lang Syne

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Looking back on old times, long since passed is what this is all about - and, specifically, the year just gone. I posted 106 discussions in 2016 (not including this) which received, on average, just under 24 responses each and an average of just under 25 likes each - I don't know why many discussions have received more likes than responses. Perhaps some didn't feel they had anything to say at that time or maybe they meant to come back and respond but didn't. Over 5000 responses and likes (not counting the comments and attendant likes to responses I've left on other people's discussions, which must amount to almost as much again) is a bountiful 'cup of kindness' which I shall raise to my lips on the stroke of midnight tonight to toast all my friends at MyLot! "Earnings"? Oh, yes! Some of you would like to know about that! Well, by a very rough calculation, for each response, comment and 'like' people have left on my efforts, MyLot has probably paid me something rather less than half a cent. I hope you can see that it isn't the money that keeps me here. It's the value of the interaction with people whom I know only slightly and the value I hope I can give back - as we all do, according to our lights - from my knowledge, information, sense of humour (sometimes) and experience. Here's to all of you, whether we have 'interacted' this year or not - may we do so in 2017!