New Years Eve...Redeux

We all know that Times Square, on New Years Eve, is a mass of bodies all standing around (drunk) waiting for midnight so they can not only welcome in the new year, but they also get to watch the gigantic ball (made of crystal and lights) - which likely costs thousands and thousands of dollars to maintain and operate - drop to signify the changing of the years.

Seeing as how NYC isn't close to us up here in Eastern Maine (and quite frankly, we find nothing fun about being crammed with a couple of million people on a street in New York), we have our own ball drop.

Say what you will....it might be cold up here on New Years Eve, but we still have fun without taking ourselves, or the overrated New Years Eve celebration, too seriously.

Happy New Year!

Have a great 2009 everybody. This year starts to get better by one million on January 20, 2009, the day that George Bush is finally out of office after 8 of the worst years in American history.

It is important, however, to acknowledge the one successful thing that Bush did while in office. He did something that I, quite honestly, never thought any US president could do, and that's make Richard Nixon look like the a great president.