2008

Despite the rather blahness that seemed (to me at least) permeate through the last post, being up this late and with the quietness that pervades I tend to reflect.

2008, as I said earlier, for me at least, was the year of the hospital.

However 2008 was also an epic year in other arenas -

on the side that makes me smile:

• the Federal Government finally said sorry to the Stolen Generation (thanks Kevin07);
• those speculators in the financial markets finally found out that betting against prices (interest rates/currencies/weather/etc take your pick)/packaging debt obligations to be onsold etc anything that didn't have a viable asset attached to it is EMPTY! and ta da they created "negative wealth";
• the United States elected its first Black President;
• Morris Iemma finally went ta tas;
• the federal Liberal Party is in disarray and the state branches don't appear to be much better;
• ACDC releasing an album and someone linking this and previous ACDC releases with the declining stock market in the UK...

On the side that makes me snarl:

• the disquiet still going on in East Timor;
• Zimbabwe (where one of my parents were born);
• what is going on in the Gaza Strip;
• Federal Labor Govt and its climate change targets/industrial relations legislation/internet policy;
• poor town planning in Sydney that makes it difficult to cycle without fearing for your life;
• NSW Labor Government for oh so many reasons...

I'm sure there's more but I'm in a semi smiley mood... reflecting seems to have that calming effect.

On reflecting about the coming year, I'm not sure if I will make NY resolutions... I usually don't because the one year that I set resolutions, 2 weeks before the following NY I realised I hadn't done anything I said that I was going to do...