Each year, the various contributors to the estimable Caught By The River website compose a paragraph or two reflecting upon the year that is drawing to a close. My contribution this year largely concerns running around on the moors. I heartily recommend looking on the site's home page at some of the other offerings. Bill Drummond's (he of KLF) "Shadows and Reflections" piece is quite amusing.
http://caughtbytheriver.net/2011/12/shadows-reflections-nick-small