2009--it's finally here!

Happy New Year!

I fell asleep last night, watching Carolina play Nevada. My personal idea of heaven is watching the Heels play basketball on New Year's Eve. Why didn't somebody think of this before? Anyhoodles, I neglected to choose the sleep option on the TV, and the poor thing ran all night. (resolution, be more careful about wasting resources this year).

So, I woke up to this espn talk show. I think the guy's name was Colin Cowhip (or something equally unlikely) and the show was the Herd or something. Guy had a very nice voice, so I just lay there, luxuriating in the fact that I had no hang over, no real plans for the day, and nothing that would get me up out of my cozy little nest. Don't you just LOVE mornings like that?

Anyway, the guy started ranting about John Daly, who is evidently this PGA golfer who's been suspended for six months. The guy said Daly had been quoted last week about saying there was only one more day until the new year (or something, I was in a most delightful doze). Then, the guy starts ranting that people like Daly will never change. They make poor life choices and they'll never change unless threatened with death. That defeatist attitude needled into my cozy cocoon like a shaft of cold steel.

Man, that guy was harsh and beyond sanctimonious. It appears his philosophy is that nobody can change and losers will always be losers (not that I know anything about John Daly or his problems. The closest I get to the PGA is frequent rereads of the SEP's with the golf guys. Oh, and did you hear that she's writing a new one with Teddy Beaudine? Yum!, but I digress).

Mr. Cowlick, or whatever, has evidently totally written off hope and redemption for the common man.

I hope he's happy on his Ivory Tower, because if I remember my Greek tragedies correctly, those towers can quickly turn into shafts, if you catch my drift.

So, for all my friends and family, I wish for you hope in the new year. Hope and the chance to seize the opportunity to make changes, if you feel they're necessary. Enjoy the dawning of a day and new year with the potential of endless opportunities... I'm certainly going to.