<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Happy New Year</TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2523" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV>Wonderful words, David. Thanks.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Dean</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left>-----Original Message----- From: = pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On Behalf Of David Andersen Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 6:00 = PM To: Pianotech Subject: Happy New Year </DIV>Dear all----- A = bit under the weather today, so I’m playing hooky, sitting at my office/garden = window, looking at my hot tub(SO California!) and the backdrop of gray, leaden = skies---O precious rain---feeling incredibly grateful for my life, my = craft, my love of the Creator, the mystery of life, the ability to set my own = schedule, the collegiality of this list and my piano business = partners, the love of my family and friends, the volunteer work I’m able to do, = the music I’m able to play and enjoy, my relative health and healthy frame of = reference even though I’m dealing with rheumatoid arthritis, the beautiful = place I live and work----the list of gifts is almost endless. When I’m = much, much older (hopefully), and at the end, fighting for my last breath, I will = be comforted by the love I  felt and expressed, not the work and = tasks I accomplished or the problems I  solved. Life is fragile, = and precious; it can be swept away in a moment. Savor it; appreciate it. = It’s magic. Have a happy, deep, safe, rich New Year----and don’t = forget to have fun. David Andersen Malibu, CA </BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>