And so endeth another year, put a yuletide blog on the fire and cast your mind back. It’s a time for the mind to wander (any lame excuse will do!), a time for thought and why not. It still feels strange basking in 80 degree heat when half the world is freezing it’s ass off but I suppose some might call me ungrateful. Not really, just stating a fact. Winter implies it should be cold, never mind all that wrong side of the equator crap. You always want what you can’t have though and a bit of snow would be cool, very cool. I must be old, I can’t remember the last time I had a white Christmas, excluding th dumb ones in Orlando when they have the fake snow. Yeah, like they ever laid on any fake sunshine for me when I was in Manchester.
I must apologize for the lack of blogs the last couple of days but I really have no excuse, Fox soccer channel was ramped up with match after match and like I said, I was thinking. Whatever, I missed you all so I thought I’d say hello.
A New Year beckons and the challenges are there, bring ‘em on! This year was a time to reposition myself but now I’m ready to finally feel like I’ve emigrated. Managing to get my green card was one thing, preparing for what was to come I had no idea. In a weird sort of way I’m not the kind of guy to want it all there on a plate for me, I wanna go get it, make it happen. We make mistakes, but it’s all a learning curve. We weave and we wander but we, or me particularly in this instance come out stronger and wiser. And yes I do say that every year!
And so for a further slob out on the couch and enjoy Boxing Day, or what’s left of it..none if you’re American , they haven’t a clue what I’m talking about. Back to work for them and those that didn’t have to go in may have stumbled in to the malls. You can’t but help feel worried for the retailers though and the Christmas they must have had sitting there and wondering how they are going to shift any excess stock as we stumble in to a horrendous 2009. Some places were offering 90% off and buy one get two free! Everyone is feeling the pinch and battening down the hatches. The world is a worried place but stick around, shit happens.
