HECKUVA RIDE

It's all ended with me and mine in a better place than we were at the end of '07...which is nice...but as a creature of habit, I'd rather not make a habit of the kind of scrambling we experienced in the fourth quarter.


I remain a mighty lucky man, this much I know.

Thank you all for your continued readership, patronage and pestering. If your 2009 brings you half the good fortune I've had this year, you'll be doing mighty well indeed.

Sláinte and santé, and long may your big jib draw.

WHAT ARE WE DOING NEW YEAR'S EVE?

You're kidding, right? See the time stamp on this entry? It's about when I've gone to bed for almost my entire non-collegiate life.

I haven't seen a Times Square ball drop live but once* since 1981, and that was only because Noodle was a baby at the time and had woken up needing a diaper change at five 'til midnight.

But you kids have your fun. Just stay safe. Lotsa knuckleheads out there.

* - in 2000 we cheated and watched the St. John's, Newfoundland ball drop at 10:30.