Stick a Fork In It!

You know you are getting old when New Year's Eve at 8:17 pm you are writing a blog in your underwear listening to Steppenwolf play Born to be Wild. The funny thing is that Emma and the dogs have gone to bed so relatively speaking, I am the wild man!

So with just short of 4 hours left in 2012 it would be a great time to wrap it up. On a scale of 10 I would give the year an 8. The only reason it is even higher than a 5 is because young Nathaniel Crimmins was born on November 5th and it's hard to call any year with a new baby a bad year!

I always start each year full of hope. I see the possibilities before me and usually look forward to challenges to come. 2012 was the transition year back to accounting from running nursing homes so it was really hard to look forward to the challenges because the work I was doing was not very challenging. So other than trying to get a full time job done on part time pay the challenges were few and far between. However I did discover that local politics, like high school, is pretty droll and sparring with County politicians was like getting into an ass kicking contest with a one legged man. Occasionally amusing, often frustrating, rarely challenging. And as if to prove my point the local electorate chose the village idiot and his wife to elected positions. Amazing!

On the positive side I met some great people, had some fun stirring up stuff and put together a great team at work.  We changed churches after years of watching the one we went to die away but found a great little church to replace it. My health would be excellent if I could lose about 100 lbs. Emma is still sticking with me after 38 years and none of my kids hate me.

If the above appears incoherent it is because I am NOT drinking (unless you count Peach Tea).

For 2013 I have plans to continue to stir the pot, sharpen my sarcasm, and take out a few wing nuts. And this time next December 31st I will be another year closer to retirement and, God willing, Emma will not have grown weary of me. If I am still gainfully employed and working my plan it will be a good year.

So as Jerry Lee Lewis plays Great Balls of Fire I will wish you a Happy New Year!