2025 has arrived, and the significance of the days ahead weighs heavily on me (and probably many of you).

Looking back, this was another interesting year on earth for me. When you stop and think about it, aren’t they all?

The first half had me focused on finishing graduate school at ASU. It was the final semester of two of the most challenging years of my adult life, trying to juggle all the chainsaws that come with trying to do this as an adult. I will never forget the deep breath of the desert a...