Gaiman's Cabal and new year wishes

Last year, I very much enjoyed reading the entries by Amazon's guest blogger, Neil Gaiman. I especially liked the pictures of his dog Cabal, who manages to look noble and playful at the same time. See here, here, here, here, and here.

And if anyone wants new year greetings that aren't the usual tired phrases, look no further than his last post for 2007. Here it is -

"I wrote this in 2004, quoting myself in 2001. And it feels like a good time to repeat myself one more time. Every three years...

I know it's bad form to repeat yourself, but I was about to list all the things I hope for the readers of this blog in 2005, and I realised I'd already written it back in 2001, when I said...

May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you're wonderful, and don't forget to make some art - write or draw or build or sing or live as only you can. And I hope, somewhere in the next year, you surprise yourself.

And I really still do."