New Year's Resolutions

Nyala Farm

Winter Solstice

Drones

Cedar Tree Neck

Santa Rides the Subway

Thank you, Daniel Penny. And Eric Drooker.

Merriam-Webster's 2024 Word of the Year

Merriam-Webster's 2024 Word of the Year: Polarization

"Merriam-Webster's 2024 Word of the Year is polarization, which happens to be one idea that both sides of the political spectrum agree on. Search volume on Merriam-Webster.com throughout the year reflected the desire of Americans to better understand the complex state of affairs in our country and around the world.

"We define polarization as division into two sharply distinct opposites; especially, a state in which the opinions, beliefs, or interests of a group or society no longer range along a continuum but become concentrated at opposing extremes.' "