It's almost 3:00 a.m. here. Yes, I'm still awake. We got together with two other families to celebrate tonight, as we have been doing for years and years now, and didn't get home until about 1:15. Even the little kids stayed up the whole time; they toasted the New Year with "kiddo wine" (sparkling grape juice) in plastic cups, as we grownups had a very good Mumm's from Napa Valley.
Don't know why I'm still awake now, except I just don't feel tired yet. New Year's Eve, and the promise of a brand new year, unsullied with sorrows or disappointments, is invigorating. Or maybe I'm running on adrenalin from a great evening of dancing (DDR on PlayStation 2; ohmigosh that is fun -- and addictive!) and playing ping pong and foosball.
In any event, here's to the New Year. May God bless us all, in all corners of the world, especially those who are suffering tonight. Please, Lord, no more disasters like the one that closed out 2004.
And on that topic, 133,525 people have donated over $10,000,000 to the Red Cross through Amazon.com. Even in the middle of the night in most of this country, people are still donating; I hit refresh and watched 9 more people added to the total in the past 5 minutes. Amazin'.com, indeed.
Saturday, January 01, 2005
Happy New Year!
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And in thinking about all those people, stop and remember how great this country is that we are able to provide the help we do. How tragic would it be for the world if the United States fell victim to the evil plans of those that wish to destroy our way of life. Our evil way of life that so often bails out those countries strife with war, poverty, natural disasters, tyrannical rulers etc. Thank god we are able, for whom else would be?
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