Hoppin’ John & Hello 2025 - No. 320

A Gullah story, some wishes for a new year + goodbye Jimmy Carter

TOMORROW MORNING, WE’LL WAKE UP in a new year. And in spite of the dreadful news cycle, 2025 sounds hopeful to me.

I remember when it took a month to leave the old year behind and write the new one on a check instead.

Maybe I still had one foot in that old year. But I can tell you with affirmation that I have not even a baby toe in 2024. And come the stro…