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Well, well, well. Here we are once more for another new year, and my dearest
wishes to all of our readers for a wonderful year ahead. We are now officially
in the year 2010. And I must say I have high hopes for this year, not because
of financial forecasts, not because of Governmental promises! But because, it's
a round number. A benchmark if you will.
Looking back on 2009 actually brings more of a smile to my face than one would
have expected. The credit crunch tightened its fingers on the economy and by
God would the media not stop telling us. In our hour of need the Government was
busy playing hopscotch and generally making a fool out of itself to a rather
perplexing degree. Once the allowances scandal came out however then...well.
Let's just say that the popular media's reaction reminded me of a pack of
hyenas on a wounded zebra. Except that the zebra probably deserved it.
There is one other disaster that comes with a new year however and that is
though blooming resolutions. . . I don't even know what to think of these
anymore, are we supposed to follow them for the full year? Because that just
seems bizarre. I much prefer lent, where I can give up chocolate for 40 days
before giving myself chocolate poisoning the day after it ends. Of course one
can always make a rather weak resolution such as “to improve my life” or “do my best” or maybe that should be “do my best to improve my life,” who knows? My resolution is to disown anyone who attempts to tell me of their
own resolutions. Particularly if they boast about how good they are at sticking
to them.
In fact next year I might make the suggestion to my family of pushing Christmas
back until say, January the 15th. This would offer so many advantages over the
current system. Not only would it free us up on the 25th to go and get free
food from a family member's party. We could book a dinner at a restaurant for a
much cheaper rate. And at the same time, we can buy twice as many presents due
to the January sales. As my son would say; “Result.”
Good reading to all of you and may this tenth year of the new millennium bring
you some cheer!
Steve Fisher
Editor