As I type, the sun is literally setting on 2007. Overall, it would be easy to say how much 2007 sucked. It did, in many ways. But, I'm an optimist and refuse to view the glass as half empty no matter what. The empty half had a number of health woes in it. The full half had them all be fully treatable. The empty half had some famial struggles and even legal entanglements from an inept home improvement contractor. The half full had memories to savor and last a lifetime with my daughter who turned three, started school and became fully potty trained this year. She's truly amazing and I couldn't love her more. My family is my strength. Half full - Buffy the Vampire Slayer returned to us in comics. I reconnected with my inner geek and remembered why comics were such a part of my youth, even got Fray from Santa for X-mas. I heard Gene Cernan speak. His central message being "Anything's possible." One of the Apollo astraunaut's mothers or grandmother moved west with her family in a covered wagon and lived to see her son or grandson land on the moon...with less technology than most of us attach nonchallantly to our hip. Half empty - the troops are still deployed in Iraq. Half full - 2008 will end what I have come to call Bush's reign of terror. Half empty - there's a guy names Ron Paul running for office. Half full - I can think of nothing but RuPaul when I think of him.
Though it's hard to look at the last year and call myself lucky, I know I am. I am extremely lucky and I have more than most.
To kind of kick me in the teeth one last time before it goes, 2007 ended with about 9 inches of snow and upon shovelling out, the battery in my car dying. AAA came and attempted to jump start it...but despite all the best efforts it was the battery's time. And so, it was replaced. So, I'll wave good-bye to 2007 and the extra $100 need to the mid-section.
2008, come what may, but please arrive soon.
Happy New Year, one and all. May it be the best year you'll ever have, but not the best year you'll ever have.
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