"Defying the gloomy, doomy predictions of its economists, if not its spendthrift politicians, the eat-drink-and-be-merry-makers crowded the city's foreshores to enjoy a show that was flashed across the world's TV screens."
The Sydney Morning Herald, January 1, 2009
Well, I've been battling online connection problems for the past hour, and it's already 2009 in Australia. Next up, according to the news, is Hong Kong.
Clearly, they are way ahead of me.
I'm more than ready for the new year. A year ago today, I was taking antibiotic horsepills for a pesky sinus infection, but thinking nevertheless that 2008 was going to be a year of excitement and unbridled accomplishment. Looking back, I suppose there was some of that. But, not nearly as much as I had expected.
The great thing about hope is that it springs eternal, even after it's been beaten back with a stick. So, today is no different from last December 31 in that respect.
Nobody in the household is sick with anything from the holidays -- at least, not yet. That's a big improvement already.
I don't make lists of resolutions, but I do make big plans. Is that the same thing? I don't know.
If it is the same thing, then I started making resolutions a very long time ago, the turning of the calendar notwithstanding.
Gotta fly now. Got a lotta stuff to do.
For auld lang syne, my dears.
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