In 2008...

So...I am certifiable...or certified...or...whatever. That's besides the point. When I start driving today, I will continue driving for...oh...24 hours or so before I stop again for any length of time. Why am I doing this you might ask? The answer to that probably lies in the first sentence of this post. Anyway, it's new year's day.

I had a glorious evening last night. Got to spend it with a good many of the few people in this world I bother wasting the energy it requires to care about. What did we do? absolutely nothing. Well, ok...we played rummy, apples to apples, and watched some idiot try to kill himself jumping a scale model of the arc'de'triomph.

That said, it's time for...either a resolution or a list...oh wait...you want both? Ok...well let's see...

I resolve to....not get blown up in Iraq in 2009. Yes that still leaves several months open in 2010 for any terrorists who might read this.

Now for the list...hmmm...What should we list...movies...no...songs...maybe...stupid things? Well since the top of the list would be electing the soont o be president perhaps not, as he would doubtlessly list me an enemy of the state upon inauguration...so...here we go...lessons learned.

1. Driving 24 hours straight is madness.
2. Birthday presents are best when they arrive unexpectedly.
3. The simple things in life, backrubs in particular, really are the best.
4. Mountain Dew is essential to my continued existence. (no really...it is.)
5. The minute you vouch for someone is the minute they will leave your neck on the chopping block.
6. The air is never sweeter than when you arrive at home after a long time away...For those of you who have no particular attachment to a specific place, I'm sorry for what you're missing.
7. New life is amazing..so long as that new life can't vomit on me.
8. Women are the most indecisive creatures alive.
9. Politicians, like lawyers...should be shot. On sight.
10. People are stupid. In large groups, they are rabid and dangerous.

Now, some of these lessons may not seem particularly insightful to you. But I assure you, each and everyone is an experience I went through. Some were merely reinforce, some were new. but each was experienced in the now deceased 2008. PEACE!