It begins this week with a tip of the cap and an admission of defeat.

I’ve mentioned in my column several times the fact that the team at the Clay County News is here to serve our readers and this area.

So last year at this time, I wrote my column in the vein of worrying less about resolutions, going so far as to call out their superfluous and almost gratuitous existence, understanding that most of the resolutions made carry a very transient, if-it-happens-it-happens nature.

With the holiday season now a memory and new year just beginning, a reflection back on a week of holiday tournament games, fun with friends and a little down time certainly leads all of us who follow teams from Clay County to a beginning of a new year that assures us all many busy days and weeks ahead.