"Joy and pleasure are as real as pain and sorrow and one must learn what they have to teach. . . ." -- Sean Russell, from Gatherer of Clouds

"If you're not having fun, you're not doing it right." -- Helyn D. Goldenberg

"I love you and I'm not afraid." -- Evanescence, "My Last Breath"

“If I hear ‘not allowed’ much oftener,” said Sam, “I’m going to get angry.” -- J.R.R. Tolkien, from Lord of the Rings

Monday, January 01, 2018

It's (Finally) 2018

Everywhere, I think -- I'm not sure how far behind Chicago Honolulu is, but I'll assume the new year has struck there. (It has -- according to this site, Honolulu is only four hours behind Chicago. It seems like it should be more -- it's so far away! -- but it's not.)

So, Happy New Year, World!

Last night I did what I always do on New Year's Eve -- went to bed early. I figure the new year is going to show up whether I'm there to greet it or not. Besides, it's freakin' cold out -- right now it's minus 8, and the high's only supposed to be 8 above today. It wasn't much better last night.

No New Year's resolutions, either -- I get too bummed out when I fail to keep them.

I am, however, determined to make some changes -- the rut has gotten so deep I'm having trouble seeing over it.

So, welcome 2018.


(The image is via Pinterest. I'm sure I have similar images of my own, but they're not in my computer, so we make do.)

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