2008 In Review

Another year coming to an end  - but this one feels different. Perhaps it's the new face in the White House - for despite the gloominess of the news about the economy - I am still feeling hopeful. Perhaps it's something more than that - the knowledge that cycles spin and then move on. Perhaps we are at the low end of one cycle and there is no place to go but "up".  For whatever reason - 2009 feels more like a friend than something to be dreaded.  I am actually looking forward to 2009. "Bring It On" I silently shout to no one in particular. Maybe I just like to hear myself talk.