I wasn’t gone but I learned a few things anyway:
1. If you don’t like lamb, and you bought yourself a nice steak because lamb is the main holiday dish, make sure that YOU cook the steak. Otherwise, it “might” get forgotten and then the person who finally cooks it “might” burn it.
Alternatively, you could learn to like lamb. Good luck with that.
2. Friends make better guests than relatives. I won’t shock you with the details.
3. I earned that factual data can be redefined as “opinion” when it doesn’t match a persons ideology. I have my doubts on the legitimacy of this claim, however, I don’t take any meds so relevant data might be hindering my failure to rationalize.
4. Dirty, 25 year-old Japanese cars in your driveway can be transformed from eye-sore to shabby classic with 30 minutes of elbow grease. In the same timeframe, a college student can be transformed from the embarrased owner of a dirty junker to the proud owner of a unique older import that’s in excellent condition for it’s age. Lesson learned: Opinion and reality are very closely linked, but can be radically altered with nothing more than a change in appearances – opinion is not a reflection of reality, it’s a reflection of perception. Chew on THAT for a while.
5. And most importantly, I’ve learned that it takes about 60 years of media and political indoctrination to forget what it’s like to be on the receiving end of genocide. May God help us all.

The pizza sounds delish. Especially if accompanied by the liquid pleasure of one of your other presents. New in-laws-to-be, who give you alcohol–now that’s cool.

Too much government? Yeah, but I get the sense we’re working on that. Promptly. One hitch: I’d like my legislators to have the guts to do it, instead of wimping out and having referenda. I don’t live in California for a reason–they referendum everything. If you referenda everything, who needs the legislature?

Tornadoes in December. The gods are angry at George Bush. They know no other way to lash out. Especially after that pestulance thing kinda got out of hand 15 centuries ago.

Peace.

After reading point 10, I think I need a “cool job.”

Daw-g – me too. We need to get ourselves some microphones and a transmitter. :)

Welcome back Abdul. I think what I have learned over the last few weeks is not many in the media really ever ask tough questions. Some great soft balls you thru out to Mitch Roob in your interview before he boogied over to IEDC. When is someone gonna challenge the gov on his raise? Anyway I am on a rant…. Have a great new years and I have a couple question suggestions for you over on my blog.

Peace

TA, don’t try to use big words if you don’t know how to spell them; you only look stupid. There is no such word as “pestulance.” I believe you were trying to say “pestilence.” You must be an IPS product.

Rampage, is it really necessary to call out someone when you knew what was meant? I hope that 2009 will bring about less of this type of snipe. Lets stay with value adding comments. Peace.

Be careful Abdul. It’s a well known phenomenon that a great quarterback loses his edge when he gets married. At least avoid having too much sex during the legislative session. The team is depending on you.

I suggest carnival cruises for your nexy holiday. That will surely warm things up and you will have a different perspective on Christmas.

very inspiring, i will try your style…

I suggest carnival cruises for your nexy holiday. That will surely warm things up and you will have a different perspective on Christmas.

never heard of that type of pizza dont know if i can do that