Christmas 2025

Is chaos the new normal? I am going to go with “yes”. Now that I have rewritten this article more than 8 times, I’m just going to abandon edits and write freestyle. Blindly dropping notes from inside my skull onto paper without a safety net seems like a sane idea, right? Hokay then.

What an insane year this has been. And I would usually just be talking about my own life, but it seems to have been a global phenomenon in 2025. From potential visitors from another galaxy to the first paralyzed astronaut, to Canada considering building their own military jets and going back to the moon – the stuff I expect my brain to make up when I’m in a creative mood is apparently real and news, and this is just the last few months????

Add to that the insanely fast evolution of AI that I have definite opinions on, as well as the massive shifts in tech development that have reshaped everything you know about IT in the last few months. It is all a little too much, and I will expound on that in future posts, but for now I just need to <breathe>.

This week, I am taking a step back and, aside from publishing this article, plan to take a technology break for a bit. The first step is in the images for this post. The hero image was created by my favourite local artist, specifically for this. She is super talented, and I hope she continues being this creative in the future. More importantly, it might help me stop using AI images in my blog posts, which I hate doing, but has become so crazy convenient. The smaller version is below just because I love it so much.

This is a time to focus on the people and traditions that ground us and connect us. I’ve tried a little harder this year to pay attention to the details in decorations, food, and friendships. Our house looks like a set for a Christmas special, and I love it. So many lights, ribbons and bows. Reds and greens, silvers and golds.

We also took the time to make sure all the woodland creatures in our neighbourhood were well-fed before taking in a local hockey game (Go Flames Go!).

With that in mind, I have to go get an eggnog refill and watch Chevy Chase light up his house. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, from our house to yours. See you in 2026.

~ Tom