So often pieces like this feel smug and gloating, and that certainly isn't my intention. This piece was originally on my blog (in a rather different form, with a different introduction, and other elements I've cut from this version), which is a reasonable place to have it. But putting it here, even in revised form, is something I felt conflicted about. It is very hard maintaining the right balance between reasonable publicity for one's work and not overdoing it, because you can end up rubbing people's noses in it, and I hate that. But my wife gave me a nudge, insisting an annual review on Medium was appropriate.

At any rate, I apologise if this article depressed you in any way. Thank you for your kind wishes, and I likewise wish you all the very best in every aspect of your life in the New Year too. And thank you for being such a supportive regular reader of my work. :)