My last Post for old '05.
2005 was a big year for us, our son had his first birthday, we moved back to Michigan after four years in Kentucky. I started this Blog, and I must say I enjoy having a place to vent my opinions and frustrations as well as show off photos of my child. Reading my friends Blogs has been awesome and I hope they continue and that more friends and family start their own. I'm glad to report that I stayed smoke free for 2005, it will be two years next April that I quit. This new year I would like to quit fast food. I travel with my job and I eat out too often. I still have not started running again, its been over ten years. I also have that novel I'm never working on. I plan to get involved in some sort of political campaign in '06. Now that we live in the capital area that should not be too difficult. Maybe I'll go to church tomorrow.
One thing I'm for sure of is I need to see more of my family and friends this year. Hope to see you all soon


I would like to close the Year 2005 with some quotes I stole from Blogs on Huffington Post. (My comments are in parenthesis)

To me, the big event of '05 was George Bush demonstrating that the Era of Small Lies is over.
But not small thinking. Isn't it stupid that he always has to try to appoint a Texan to everything? Attorney General, Supreme Court, education...is Texas where the great minds all are now and I missed it?
I would take some pride in saying "I told you so" to the people who just this year realized what a bonehead he is, but it was so fucking obvious from the beginning that I just can't!
Maybe next election, people will start to think, who gives a damn if I want to have a beer with this guy?
-Bill Maher.

I resolve that I will install a television set in the Oval Office and turn it on and watch in the event of a natural disaster.
-Nora Ehron
(Trouble is, when is Bush in the Oval Office? Better put a T.V. in his Golf Cart. Perhaps he could listen to Fox News while clearing brush at Crawford. If it's not too distracting from all that Vacation.)

From masquerading government propaganda as local news segments to torturing prisoners to illegal wiretapping to lying a nation into war the runaway Bush administration is presenting the American people with two choices, tyranny or liberty. Despite the long odds, I feel that liberty will, eventually, win out.
-Trey Ellis

(I have high hopes for changes in government and policy in 2006. I also hold deep fears toward the approaching new year as I can only expect to learn and witness more of the strip-mining of our nation's promise and integrity by corrupt politicians and corporations.)

(My wife suggests I cheer up.)