Buck Rogers and the 25th Century

HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE!!!!!

I can't believe it's 2008 already!!!

I thought about the number two thousand and eight. I said it slowly and heard it aloud. I've concluded that it sounds like some futuristic year in a science fiction novel not the year I'm actually living in now.

When I was a kid in the 80s, my imagination only took me as far as 2000 which, back then, sounded like something out of Buck Rogers and the 25th Century (anyone below 30 won't know this TV show. Anyone below 30 should stop reading because you're only reminding me that I'm NOT below 30!!!)

Anyway, here we are in 2008. I've reached the age (sigh!) when I have a Whole Lot of life to look back on and a whole lot of mistakes to ponder about. I've reached the age when I really, truly understand when people say life is short. I can't believe how short it actually seems to be!

On the other hand, I'm also at the age when I am beginning to appreciate how very lucky we all are to even exist! Life = opportunity. It's a chance to try, a chance to succeed and to fail and to learn from those failures. Life is, after all, a roller coaster ride and I intend to relish every minute of it!

So, here's to a fabulous year that's fun, full-of-laughter and far-less-tears, brimming with blessings and good health. Happy 2008 - cheers!