[Attention Surplus Disorder]

I wish I had something hopeful to say about where America is and where I see it going, but I don’t, so I won’t. I’m saying goodnight to a pretty cruddy year with the almost sure knowledge that 2009 will be quite a bit worse. C’est la frickin’ vie.

[Forward the Light Brigade]

I’m hoping that 2009 will be better for my family. We both lost our jobs and can’t find a thing—why? because we can’t speak Spanish. Something will happen—that’s for sure.