2008, We Hardly Knew Ye

3rd January 2009

Actually, that title is a misnomer — 2008 seemed to stretch on FOREVER.

Through the course of the year, I made 81 posts on this blog — not a great number, but certainly respectable enough, equaling about a post every 4.5 days. I suspect this was impacted primarily by the shoddiness of my posting frequency earlier in the year, even though I found a reasonably decent rate in the last few months, which I hope to keep up. Ah well, not everyone can be perfect.

I think part of the reason that 2008 seemed so long was the politics and economics that happened; truly a long year of huge amounts of information and mind-slaying by the media.

The hilight of the year was watching my son grow, I think, because from January to December he changed so much and yet is still my wonderful little boy. Children do amaze and confuse in how they grow,that’s for certain.

This next year I don’t have any “resolutions” because I don’t believe in them, but that being said, it never hurts to set some goals. Better health, better concentration at my job, better attention to my family,carving out some time for personal projects, finding something to call my own contribution to the world. I’m not going to get more specific than that because I think it’ll detract from the way life works, which can be, at best, random.

Ah, yes…and keeping up this blog. I hope you’ll hang around with me as we go forth into 2009. I have a slew of postings to get finished and up here and tons of interviews done by some interesting folks. Keep reading and good luck with your new year!