New Year Welcome...

This morning I called my elderly father. He sounded terrible. I couldn't understand a word he was saying!

Father lives 200 km away, Fearing the worst, I immediately phoned my sister who lives near him asking her to check up on him right away - which she did. She relayed his response " I didn't have my teeth in, you dumb twit". Yep. He's okay.

This is how the new year starts. My back is complaining bitterly. At work I have been given several high level projects that, due to the financial climate, will be nearly impossible to complete.

Commercial television is horrible. People publicly demeaning themselves for the entertainment of others or for money is, in my opinion, pornography. How did we arrive...?

And...financial chaos looms large: doom doom doom. Whatever that means. (I probably don't want to find out.) To me, the only real money I have is in my pocket.

What are my aspirations for this year? Well, lets just make it through the day first.

Laura by the Lake